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OLM, Inc. (株式会社オー・エル・エム, Kabushiki Gaisha Ō Eru Emu), formerly Oriental Light and Magic, is a Japanese animation and film studio headquartered in Setagaya, Tokyo, Japan. Founded in June 1994 by Toshiaki Okuno, Shukichi Kanda, Shoji Ota, Kunihiko Yuyama, Naohito Takahashi, Yuriko Chiba, Moto Sakakibara, Nobuyuki Wasaki and Takaya Mizutani, OLM have worked on several anime series, with Pokémon as their most prominent work. As of 2013, the animation studio is composed of six teams, which are led by Tsukasa Koitabashi, Nobuyuki Wasaki, Yasuteru Kamei, Hiroyuki Kato, Takashi Inoue and Keisuke Miyagawa.
In recent years, OLM has expanded its business into the field of TV drama and live action feature films, producing titles like Shield of Straw.
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(1998)Filmography of OLM (studio) (28 films)
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Yakuza Apocalypse (2015)
, 1h55Directed by Takashi Miike
Genres Fantasy, Action, Horror
Themes Seafaring films, Transport films, Vampires in film, Yakuza films, Gangster films
Actors Hayato Ichihara, Yayan Ruhian, Riko Narumi, Reiko Takashima, Sho Aoyagi, Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Kamiura est un chef Yakuza légendaire. On dit qu'il est immortel, en fait c'est un vampire, un chef Yakuza vampire ! Kageyama est le plus fidèle membre de son clan, mais les autres yakuzas se moquent de lui : sa peau est trop sensible pour être tatouée. Un jour, des hommes arrivent de l'étranger et lui délivrent un ultimatum : Kamiura doit retourner à un syndicat du crime international qu'il a quitté ou mourir. Kamiura refuse et son corps est démembré au terme d'une bagarre féroce. Avant de mourrir, Kamiura arrive à mordre Kageyama, lui transmettant ses pouvoirs. A son réveil Kageyama, va se servir de ces pouvoirs pour venger la mort de son chef et combattre ce syndicat international du crime.
, 1h13Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
Genres Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Films about video games, Films based on video games, Children's films
Actors Rica Matsumoto, Yūki Kaji, Mariya Ise, Mayuki Makiguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, Shin-ichiro Miki
In Dèsser City, around one hundred years ago, a Pokémon named Hoopa Unbound appears boasting how strong it is. It summons Kyogre and Groudon from its interdimensional rings, battling them back and impressing the townspeople, and asking if they were surprised. But when it appears again, summoning Reshiram, Zekrom, and Regigigas, the battle between all the Legendary Pokémon begins to destroy the town. The townspeople cry out to stop, but Hoopa Unbound is too determined to show off. Suddenly, a man appears, an Arceus necklace around his neck, holding an item called the Prison Bottle. Hoopa Unbound is sucked into the bottle, saving the town and halting its rampage.
, 1h37Genres Animation
Themes Time travel films, Films based on video games
Actors Haruka Tomatsu, Tomokazu Seki, Etsuko Kozakura, Yūki Kaji
, 1h15Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
Genres Drama, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Films about video games, Films based on video games, Children's films
Actors Rica Matsumoto, Yūki Kaji, Mariya Ise, Mayuki Makiguchi, Megumi Hayashibara, Shin-ichiro Miki
In a country called "Diamond Domain" (ダイヤモンド鉱国, Daiyamondo Kōkoku) lies the powerful Heart Diamond (聖なるダイヤ, Seinaru Daiya, "Holy Diamond"), which has served as the kingdom's source of energy and maintained the Ore Country for centuries. Many Carbink live in Diamond Domain, including their princess - the Jewel Pokémon, Diancie, who created the Heart Diamond. Diancie no longer has the power to control the Heart Diamond and her country is falling into chaos as a result.
Kamisama no iu tōri (2014)
, 1h57Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Action, Horror
Actors Nao Ōmori
Takahata Shun trouve son quotidien désespérément ennuyeux : toujours les mêmes cours, les mêmes copains, les mêmes conversations : il n’en peut plus de la routine. Il aimerait vivre quelque chose de plus palpitant ! Mais il déchante bien vite lorsqu’un jour, la tête de son professeur explose. C’est le signal de départ pour un « 1, 2, 3 soleil » meurtrier auquel toute la classe se retrouve bientôt obligée de participer par un daruma. En quelques minutes, Shun devient le seul survivant ! Il s’aperçoit que toutes les classes ont subi le même sort. Alors que les rescapés tentent d’échapper à la mort, tous se demandent : qui est l’instigateur de ces jeux sanglants ? Que cherche-t-il à faire en massacrant les lycéens ?
Shield of Straw (2013)
, 2h5Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Thriller, Crime
Actors Takao Ōsawa, Nanako Matsushima, Tatsuya Fujiwara, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Masatō Ibu, Kimiko Yo
A billionaire sets a bounty on the murderer of his granddaughter. The killer is apprehended and faces attacks on his life from various citizens. A group of police are tasked with transporting him unharmed to police HQ in Tokyo.
, 1h11Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Films about video games, Films based on video games, Children's films
Actors Sarah Natochenny, Kōichi Yamadera, Rica Matsumoto, Reiko Takashima, Ikue Ōtani, Jason Anthony Griffith
The Genesect Army comes to a mountainous, snowy area that used to be their home. However, three hundred million years have passed, and it is no longer habitable. Suddenly, an avalanche occurs, but Mewtwo arrives and manages to save four of the five Genesect. Mewtwo peers into the mind of the Douse Drive Genesect and learns what they are looking for: their home. The Red Genesect, whom Mewtwo was unable to save, then appears and attacks Mewtwo, and the Genesect Army flies off. Later, they see the skyline of a large city and mistake it for their home, leading them to travel there.
, 1h11Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
Origin Japon
Genres Science fiction, Fantasy, Action, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Films about video games, Films based on video games, Children's films
Actors Jason Anthony Griffith, Rica Matsumoto, Ikue Ōtani, Mamoru Miyano, Aoi Yūki, Sarah Natochenny
The film follows Keldeo, who wishes to become a member of the Swords of Justice, but before it must learn the move Secret Sword so that it will become part of the group.
Themes Sports films, Association football films, Films based on video games
As Shinsei Inazuma Japan was about to have a match with Inazuma Legend Japan, a mysterious attack of a person and a swarm of robots interrupted, and another mysterious girl's power drove the world into another dimension. As the world of Inazuma Eleven Go and Danball Senki W met, the two teams must work together to find out what happened to their worlds.
, 2h8Directed by Takashi Miike
Origin Japon
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Ichikawa Ebizō XI, Eita, Kōji Yakusho, Hikari Mitsushima, Naoto Takenaka, Takehiro Hira
Hanshiro, un samouraï sans ressources, demande au clan Ii l'autorisation de commettre le suicide rituel des samouraïs (Seppuku) au sein de leur résidence. Il est reçu par l'intendant Kageyu qui tente de l'en dissuader en lui racontant l'horrible histoire d'un jeune rōnin qui s'était présenté à eux avec la même demande.
, 1h35Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
Genres Drama, Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Films about video games, Films based on video games, Children's films
Actors Jason Anthony Griffith, Rica Matsumoto, Aoi Yūki, Mamoru Miyano, Michele Knotz, Nana Mizuki /
The two films follow a similar plot with some major and minor changes, notably the Pokémon that appear, Reshiram and Zekrom swapping roles. In the opening scenes, a man named Damon approaches a remote village with the intention of revitalising the land of the People of the Vale. A natural disaster occurs, but Damon summons either Reshiram or Zekrom to save the villages.
, 1h35Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Films about video games, Films based on video games, Children's films
Actors Rica Matsumoto, Megumi Toyoguchi, Takanori Jinnai, Kōichi Yamadera, Yūji Ueda, Natsuki Katō
Ash Ketchum, Brock and Dawn are at a Pokémon Center watching a Pokémon Baccer match on TV. Ash and crew are intrigued by the match and decide to head to Crown City to watch the Pokémon Baccer World Cup.
, 1h30Directed by Masakazu Hashimoto
Origin Japon
Genres Animation
Themes Jeu, Films about video games, Films based on video games
Actors Yo Oizumi, Maki Horikita, Mamiko Noto, Nana Mizuki /, Iemasa Kayumi, Saki Aibu
Not long after the events of Professor Layton and the Curious Village, archaeologist and puzzle master Professor Layton and his young apprentice Luke Triton reminisce over one of their earliest adventures together from three years ago: Layton is invited by his former student Janice Quatlane to watch her perform in an opera at the Crown Petone opera house, which is built on the White Cliffs of Dover. The performance centers on the legendary lost land of Ambrosia and the secret of eternal life it holds, which will be rediscovered when its queen returns. Janice believes recent strange occurrences are somehow connected to the opera: girls have disappeared from London and the opera's composer, Oswald Whistler, has recently adopted a young girl who has claimed to be his deceased daughter Melina. Whistler plays the entire opera on the Detragon, an elaborate one-man orchestra machine. Once the performance is complete, a mystery man informs the audience that they are to play a game, the winner of which will receive the secret of eternal life.
, 1h34Directed by Kunihiko Yuyama
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Animation
Themes Films about computing, Jeu, Time travel films, Films about video games, Films based on video games, Children's films
Actors Rica Matsumoto, Megumi Toyoguchi, Yūji Ueda, Shin-ichiro Miki, Etsuko Kozakura, Megumi Hayashibara
Ash Ketchum, Dawn, Brock and their Pokémon arrive in Michina Town. As the group relaxes in a nearby river, some watermelons suddenly float towards them. While enjoying the watermelons with their Pokémon, a boy named Kato and his sister Kiko appear who justify that the watermelons were theirs and were kept to cool in the flow of the river. Kato and Kiko then challenge Ash for a tag battle in return of the watermelons. Ash and Dawn thus plan for a tag Pokémon battle against them using Ash's Pikachu and Dawn's Piplup against Kako's Heracross and Kiko's Beautifly. Ash and Dawn win the battle with good teamwork and also request Kato and Kiko to join for eating watermelons. After that, Kato and Kiko suggest Ash and the gang visit the local temple ruins. Whilst visiting a lake, a typhoon suddenly strikes up, but siblings named Sheena and Kevin summon Dialga who ends the typhoon. Giratina arrives, but Sheena uses her ability to communicate with a Pokémon's heart to quell their conflicts with each other, sending Giratina back to its dimension. Palkia then arrives to save Dialga from another typhoon, and Sheena, once again, uses her ability to sync with the two to thank them. Taking the kids to the temple, Sheena and Kevin explain that they investigate disruptions in time and space, and worry that Arceus, the creator of the dimensions, is to awaken, and that he is responsible for the encounters between Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina.
Yatterman (2009)
, 1h59Directed by Takashi Miike
Genres Comedy, Action
Actors Sho Sakurai, Saki Fukuda, Kyōko Fukada, Sadao Abe, Anri Okamoto, Katsuhisa Namase
In Tokyoko, a fictional city sporting various homages of Tatsunoko Production works, the Doronbo Gang have seemingly destroyed a large part of the city. The heroic Yatterman duo make their entrance with Yatterwoof (Yamadera, voice), a sentient dog-shaped mecha and Toybotty (Takahashi, voice), their robot sidekick. After a series of slapstick combat scenes, the Doronbo trio flee back to their mecha to defeat Yatterwan. Cheering at their first victory, the villains accidentally hit the mecha's self-destruct button. When the chaos clears, a teenage girl emerges from the ruins with a blue object in her hands.