Movies Like A contest worth a thousand ryo: In search of a bride
If you liked A contest worth a thousand ryo: In search of a bride (1960), a adventure and comedy movie directed by Shigehiro Ozawa, 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

Crayon Shinchan the Movie: My Moving Story! Cactus Attack! (2015)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and comedyThe Noharas must survive a hoard of man-eating killer cacti after Shin-chan's father relocates the family to Mexico for work.
- 2

Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Secret Treasure of Buri Buri Kingdom (1994)
★ 7/10Also comedy and adventureThe Noharas win a vacation to the Kingdom of Buri Buri -- but the whole thing was just a clever ploy by an evil organization to kidnap Shin-chan!
- 3

Kill! (1968)
★ 7/10Also comedyA pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, a former samurai…
- 4

Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Dangerous Honeymoon -The Lost Daddy- (2019)
★ 7/10Also adventureHiroshi and Misae have never been to a honeymoon trip to a foreign country. One day, Misae discovered an inexpensive and family-friendly holiday package to Australia and the Nohara family decided to make it their first…
- 5

Arctic Dogs (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also adventure and comedyAnimals 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.
- 6

K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also adventureIn an alternate version of 1949 Japan in which World War II never happened, the Japanese capital of Teito is home to both an ultra rich upper class and the dirt poor masses. The city is thrown into a state of panic…
- 7

Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel (2005)
★ 6.8/10Also adventureNaruto, Shikamaru, and Sakura are executing their mission of delivering a lost pet to a certain village. However, right in the midst of things, troops led by the mysterious knight, Temujin, attack them. In the violent…
- 8

Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge (2013)
★ 7.1/10Also adventureOne day, Kurapika spots a child who looks very similar to his childhood friend, Pyro. However, when he catches up to him, the boy steals Kurapika's eyes with some kind of magical power. Gon, Leorio, and Killua promise…
- 9

Golden Kamuy (2024)
★ 7/10Also adventure and comedyOn the Hokkaido frontier, a war veteran and Ainu girl race against misfits and military renegades to find treasure mapped out on tattooed outlaws.
- 10

Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006)
★ 7.1/10Also adventureNaruto Uzumaki, Kakashi Hatake, Sakura Haruno, and Rock Lee are assigned to protect the prince of the Land of the Moon, Michiru, during his world trip; other escorts had been hired, but quit due to being treated…
- 11

One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and adventureThe Straw Hats visit a recreational island, run by Baron Omatsuri, who asks them to complete a series of ordeals if they wish to stay on the island. Luffy accepts and the Straw Hats work together to complete them, but…
- 12

Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and comedyA brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
- 13

Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyRyuzo and his 7 former henchmen are all retired yakuza, but they now live as regular old men. One day, Ryuzo becomes the victim of a phishing fraud. He calls his 7 men together to reform their society.
- 14

Zatch Bell! 101st Devil (2004)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy and adventureWhile the battle to determine the next king of the demon realm has often been fraught, the rules were always clear. 100 demon children partnered with 100 humans would challenge each other, using 100 magical books. What…
- 15

Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015)
★ 7.5/10Also adventure and comedyThe spirited Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto, is a skilled ninja who possesses the same brashness and passion his father once had. However, the constant absence of his father, who is busy with his Hokage…
- 16

One Piece: Defeat the Pirate Ganzack! (1998)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and adventureWhile Luffy and his crew of Zoro and Nami are starving on their small boat, they are attacked by a large monster. Nami is taken away, while Luffy and Zoro wash up on shore. There they meet a young girl, Medaka, and…
- 17

Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also adventureDoraemon, Nobita and his friends go to find Utopia, a perfect land in the sky where everyone lives with happiness, using an airship having a time warp function.
- 18

The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and comedyWhen the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.
- 19

Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010)
★ 7.2/10Also adventureAssigned on a mission to capture Mukade, a missing-nin, Naruto Uzumaki sets out for the once glorious historic ruins of "Ouran", where he pursues and corners the rouge ninja. Mukade's goal is revealed to be a dormant…
- 20

One Piece: Heart of Gold (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure and comedyA girl named Olga is pursued by both the World Government and a man named Mad Treasure, as she is the only one who knows the location of the Pure Gold, a substance that can buy the entire world. Olga ends up sailing…