Movies Like B.G. monogatari: Ekinyūmon

If you liked B.G. monogatari: Ekinyūmon (1962), a movie directed by Sōkichi Tomimoto, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

1
Golden Kamuy (2024)
★ 7/10
On the Hokkaido frontier, a war veteran and Ainu girl race against misfits and military renegades to find treasure mapped out on tattooed outlaws.
2
Tales of the Black Freighter (2009)
★ 6.6/10
A mariner survives an attack from the dreaded pirates of the Black Freighter, but his struggle to return home to warn it has a horrific cost.
3
One Piece: Dead End Adventure (2003)
★ 7/10
Desperate for cash, the Straw Hat Pirates enter a secret race between pirate crews known as the Dead End Competition. There, they must battle against powerful people, including the bounty hunter who wants to kill…
4
Akira (1988)
★ 7.9/10
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
5
Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug (1991)
★ 6.5/10
A Super Namekian named Slug comes to invade Earth. But the Z Warriors do their best to stop Slug and his gang.
6
My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising (2019)
★ 8.1/10
Class 1-A visits Nabu Island where they finally get to do some real hero work. The place is so peaceful that it's more like a vacation... until they're attacked by a villain with an unfathomable Quirk! His power is…
7
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride (2010)
★ 7.6/10
Shin-chan is approached by his time-traveling future bride-to-be Tamiko, who asks him to help save his adult self from the ruler of Neo Tokio.
8
One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom in the Strange Animal Island (2002)
★ 6.7/10
As the Straw Hat Pirates sail through the Grand Line, a sudden eruption of geysers beneath the Going Merry sends the crew flying over a nearby island. In the chaos, Chopper falls overboard and becomes separated from…
9
One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure (2001)
★ 6.8/10
Relaxing on a cozy beach, the Straw Hat Pirates are taking a rest from their quest. Right until Luffy noticed the Going Merry has been hijacked and sailed off from the beach. This leads them to search the ship and find…
10
Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (1993)
★ 6.5/10
Dr. Raichi is one of the only survivors of the Tuffles, a race that once lived on Planet Plant before the coming of the Saiyans. The Saiyans not only massacred the entire Tuffle race, but also stole their technology…
11
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Storm Called: The Jungle (2000)
★ 7.6/10
The Noharas go on an Action Mask-themed cruise, where all the grown-ups get kidnapped by a gang of monkeys. It's up to the kids to rescue them!
12
One Piece Film: Strong World (2010)
★ 7.4/10
20 years after his escape from Impel Down, the legendary pirate Shiki, the Golden Lion, reappears causing massive upheaval to the Marines. During his long seclusion, he was able to come up with a scheme to bring the…
13
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League (2025)
★ 6.7/10
The Batman family has returned to the present to discover that Japan has disappeared, and a giant island - Hinomoto - is now in the sky over Gotham City. At the top sit the Yakuza, a group of superpowered individuals…
14
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes (2018)
★ 7.9/10
All Might and Deku accept an invitation to go abroad to a floating and mobile manmade city, called 'I-Island', where they research quirks as well as hero supplemental items at the special 'I-Expo' convention that is…
15
Detective Conan: Jolly Roger in the Deep Azure (2007)
★ 6.5/10
The Isle of Koumi, a beautiful island in the Pacific Ocean. On the island, people pass an old legend down from generation to generation that there was the Seabed Palace, an ancient ruin at the bottom of the sea, where…
16
Arctic Dogs (2019)
★ 5.9/10
Animals band together to save the day when the evil Otto Von Walrus hatches a sinister scheme to accelerate global warming and melt the Arctic Circle.
17
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
★ 6.9/10
After the defeat of Majin Buu, a powerful God of Destruction known as Beerus searches for the Saiyan warrior who defeated Frieza. Realizing the threat Beerus poses to Earth, the Z-fighters must stop him. Only Goku…
18
Batman Ninja (2018)
★ 5.9/10
Batman, along with many of his allies and adversaries, finds himself transported to feudal Japan by Gorilla Grodd's time displacement machine.
19
Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! (2003)
★ 7.1/10
Naruto and his friends must get back a jug of stolen holy water from a band of higher class ninjas.
20
One Piece: Stampede (2019)
★ 7.8/10
The world's boldest buccaneers set sail for the great Pirate Festival, where the Straw Hats join a mad-dash race to find Gol D. Roger's treasure. There's just one little problem: An old member of Roger's crew has a…