Kunihiko Ikuhara
Three animated theatrical feature films based on the original "Sailor Moon" series have been released in Japan: ' in 1993, followed by ' in 1994, and "" in 1995. The films are side-stories that do not correlate with the timeline of the original series. A one-hour television special was aired on TV Asahi in Japan on April 8, 1995. Kunihiko Ikuhara directed the first film, while the latter two were directed by Hiroki Shibata.