It was a lonely night at an Erol's Video (now gone from our area, don't know if any are left) when my dad picked up some anime for us to watch. I have no idea what they are, just vague images and concepts. Both were movies, both were in space.

One started with a guy as part of a mining group on an asteroid or something like that. They were basically slaves. His uncle (or some other relation) was also in the group. One of the slave drivers beat his uncle almost death. Right before dying, his uncle pointed him towards a rusted hilt (don't know where it came from). Later on in the anime, the guy found that he could form a sword of light from the hilt.

I don't remember much from the second one, but I know how it ended. There was a female robot and a man. Something about the ending had to do with a phoenix and rearranging the universe. The robot was changed into a real woman and the man was changed into a baby in her arms. The end.

These were 16 or 17 years ago on video, probably dubbed. If it sounds familiar to anyone, let me know.