He uses a non-lethal, reverse blade sword to atone for his previous murderous lifestyle.
Kenshin (Kenshin Himura of Rurouni Kenshin)
100
This film starring a girl named Chihiro by Hayao Miyazaki became the first Japanese animated film to win an academy award in 2002.
Spirited Away
100
Hey, somebody give me a hand over here.
Midori Days (Midori no Hibi)
100
Ein, Mr. Tadakichi, Menchi
Dogs
100
Baka Go Home by milktub
Baka to Test to Shokanju (Baka and Test - Summon the Beasts)
200
Glasses-wearing samurai accompanied by a "wild" samurai and a young lady.
Jin (Samurai Champloo)
200
Probably one of the most well known films in Western fandom not made by Miyazaki, this cyberpunk movie won Best Theatrical Feature Film at the World Animation Celebration Awards in 1997.
Ghost in the Shell
200
Jeffy, what the heck is up with that giant bell?
Magic User's Club (Mahou Tsukai Tai)
200
Full Metal Panic - Fumoffu, My Otome, Toaru Kagaku no Railgun
Spinoffs or Sequels
200
Fly Me to the Moon by various artists
Neon Genesis Evangelion
300
In this series, a young samurai who's grown up in the mountains is sent down to train at a dojo staffed by four sisters in modern-day Japan.
Samurai Harem (Asu no Yoichi)
300
This movie, featuring a rural family and their adventures in social networking, won Japan Academy's Animation of the Year for 2009.
Summer Wars
300
Yeah, so I'm dragging this kid all over the place, it makes it hard to use my spear.
Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit
300
Sousuke Sagara, Keroro, Lili Stecchin
Military sergeants
300
Rocks by Hound Dog
Naruto
400
What movie features a wandering swordsman named Jubei, forced to defend himself and Japan from demons and other inhuman monsters.
Ninja Scroll
400
This Satoshi Kon film won Best Theatrical Film at the Animation Kobe Awards in 2007, and also served as an inspiration for the US movie Inception.
Paprika
400
One day I woke up as a princess, but went to sleep as a bounty hunter.
Murder Princess
400
Justy Ueki Tylor, Gene Starwind, Holland
Ship captains
400
Red Fraction by Mell
Black Lagoon
500
This movie features Chinese forces chasing after a young boy and his dog who are aided by a samurai named Nanashi?
Sword of the Stranger
500
Although Miyazaki's first movie that he wrote and directed himself was Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind in 1984, he won the Ofuji Noburo Award for his directorial debut for this franchise movie about a thief five years earlier in 1979.
Castle of Cagliostro
500
I may only be able to use magic a few times in my life before I die, but apparently my kids are going to be super powerful, so every hot girl in school wants me.