Movies Like The Microcosmic War of Dejima

If you liked The Microcosmic War of Dejima (2020), a movie directed by Tani Takaya, 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
Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)
★ 8.1/10
Iroha's life gets knocked off its orbit when Kaguya, a carefree runaway from the Moon, moves in and convinces her to perform in a virtual world together.
2
Interstella 5555: The 5tory of the 5ecret 5tar 5ystem (2003)
★ 7.8/10
Four talented alien musicians are kidnapped by a record producer who disguises them as humans. Shep, a space pilot in love with bass player Stella, follows them to Earth. Reprogrammed to forget their real identities…
3
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Earth Symphony (2024)
★ 6.8/10
When a malevolent entity intent on eradicating music from the world surfaces, Nobita and his friends must unite with supernatural companions to safeguard the planet.
4
Blue Giant (2023)
★ 7.8/10
High school student Dai Miyamoto has his life is turned upside down the day he discovers jazz. Picking up a saxophone and leaving his sleepy hometown for the bustling nightclubs of Tokyo, Dai will find that the life of…
5
Royal Space Force - The Wings of Honneamise (1987)
★ 6.9/10
On a future Earth, war between the Kingdom of Honneamise and its rival, The Republic, is inevitable. As evolving technology creates new ways to wage war, a small group seeks to propel mankind into space in their…
6
Barbie and the Diamond Castle (2008)
★ 7.5/10
Liana and Alexa are best friends who share everything, including their love of singing. Upon meeting a girl inside a mirror, the duo embark on a journey that will put their friendship to the ultimate test.
7
Love & Pop (1998)
★ 7.7/10
Tokyo schoolgirl Hiromi and her friends engage in a practice known as enjo kosai, or "compensated dating", where older men pay young girls for dates. Hiromi plunges deeper into this world to raise money for an…
8
UglyDolls (2019)
★ 6.6/10
In the adorably different town of Uglyville, weirdness is celebrated, strangeness is special and beauty is embraced as more than meets the eye. After traveling to the other side of a mountain, Moxy and her UglyDoll…
9
Tokyo Tribe (2014)
★ 6.5/10
In an alternate Japan, territorial street gangs form opposing factions collectively known as the Tokyo Tribes. Merra, leader of the Wu-Ronz tribe of Bukuro, joins forces with heavy-hitting gangster Buppa of Buppa Town…
10
Help! (1965)
★ 6.9/10
An obscure Eastern cult that practices human sacrifice pursues Ringo after he unknowingly puts on a ceremonial ring (that, of course, won't come off). On top of that, a pair of mad scientists, members of Scotland Yard…
11
From Beyond (1986)
★ 6.5/10
The Resonator, a powerful machine that can control the sixth sense, has killed its creator and sent his associate into an insane asylum. When a psychiatrist becomes determined to continue the experiment, she…
12
Paprika (2006)
★ 7.8/10
Dr. Atsuko Chiba is a research psychologist who uses a device called the DC Mini to enter her patients' dreams, wherein she adopts the alter-ego "Paprika". When the device is stolen, she must stop rogue elements from…
13
Gantz (2010)
★ 6.5/10
After trying to rescue a man on the subway tracks, two teens wake up in a room dominated by a mysterious black sphere that sends them to hunt down and kill aliens hiding on Earth.
14
Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
★ 6.6/10
Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo meets his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and encounters the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian.
15
Barbie: The Princess & the Popstar (2012)
★ 7.2/10
Tori is a blonde princess who is bored of living her royal life, and has dreams of becoming a popstar. Keira, on the other hand, is a brunette popstar who dreams of being a princess. When the two meet, they magically…
16
Hello World (2019)
★ 7.3/10
A shy high schooler in Kyoto meets a man claiming to be his future self, who tells him he’s hacked into the past to save their first love.
17
COLORFUL STAGE! The Movie: A Miku Who Can't Sing (2025)
★ 8.2/10
Ichika is a high school musician who can enter a mysterious place called “SEKAI,” where she and her friends express their innermost emotions through music alongside Hatsune Miku. One day after giving a live…
18
Inuyashiki (2018)
★ 7.7/10
A middle-aged office worker encounters aliens and is gifted with alien technology and limitless powers.
19
Gintama (2017)
★ 6.8/10
In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, a young samurai finds work however he can.
20
Godzilla 2000: Millennium (1999)
★ 6.9/10
An independent group of researchers called the Godzilla Prediction Network (GPN) actively track Godzilla as he makes landfall in Nemuro. Matters are further complicated when a giant meteor is discovered in the Ibaragi…