Movies Like The Truth of Japanese Fairy Tales
If you liked The Truth of Japanese Fairy Tales (2000), a animation and fantasy movie directed by Soichi Masui, 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.
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Cranston Academy: Monster Zone (2020)
★ 6/10Also animation and fantasyAn intelligent 15-year-old high school student is unexpectedly transferred to a boarding school where he opens a portal of monsters from another dimension.
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Cat Soup (2001)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and animationThe surreal black comedy follows Nyatta, an anthropomorphic kitten, on his travel to the land of the dead and back in an effort to save his sister's soul.
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and fantasyDoraemon and Nobita decide to build a perfect toy robot. However, their creation turns out to be a little more uncanny than an object of appreciation and wonder.
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Doraemon: Nobita's Little Star Wars (1985)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and fantasyAs Nobita, Gian, Shizuka, and Suneo are making their own space movie, a fleeing bug-sized alien president makes his way to Earth, and needs the help of the kids and Doraemon to stop an oppressive dictatorship…
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and fantasyDoraemon and his friends have to rescue the people of Birdopia from the wrongdoing of vengeful former bird troopers before they unleash a wicked ancient dragon.
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Demon City Shinjuku (1988)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and animationTen Years ago, Genichiro Izayoi died trying to stop the sorcerer Rebi Ra, and as a result Shinjuku became a playground for demons. And now, the day approaches when Rebi Ra will complete his decade-long ritual to plunge…
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs (1987)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and fantasyNobita tries to prove to Doraemon and his friends that dinosaurs are still alive, and, after finding an underground cave, discovers a hollow earth civilization of knights and saurian steeds that Suneo must be rescued…
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X (1996)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and fantasyIt's the year of destiny, and 15 year old Kamui Shiro, a powerful psychic, has returned to Toyko after a 6 year absence, having left when he was very young. He wants to be with his childhood friends, Fuma (his best…
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Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights (1991)
★ 7/10Also animation and fantasyShizuka ends up in the fantasy world of the 'Arabian Nights' story. However, Doraemon, Nobita, Suneo, and Jyaian must find her from the imaginary Middle East and bring her back to the real life.
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Legend of the Sun King (2000)
★ 7/10Also animation and fantasyDoraemon and its friends open a hole in the time and they're travel to the Country of Mayana, a lost Mayan civilization in the jungle.
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The Spine of Night (2021)
★ 6/10Also animation and fantasyWhen ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind, a group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs.
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Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn (2019)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and fantasyFirst compilation movie of the TV series which covers episodes 1-8 with new scenes added for the introduction. It covers the period from when Riko descends into the Abyss with her robot companion Reg, reaching the…
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Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend (1993)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and horrorAs the Overfiend slumbers, the mad emperor Caesar rises to power, enslaving a new race of demon beasts. Into this cruel existence is born the Lord of Chaos, the Overfiend's nemesis. As the blood-thirsty beasts capture…
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Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026)
★ 8.1/10Also animation and fantasyIroha'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.
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Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth (1987)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and horrorAkira Fudo is just a normal kid in Tokyo, until an old friend of his, Ryo, shows up and turns his world upside down. An upcoming war of demons on humanity is waiting in the wings, however, the only way for a human to…
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Devilman - Volume 3: Devilman Apocalypse (2000)
★ 7/10Also animation and fantasyFear runs rampant throughout Tokyo with the revelation that demons in fact exist amongst us. Paranoia and the darker side of humanity boils onto the streets as people turn on one another, suspecting that anyone could…
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Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies (2022)
★ 6/10Also animation and fantasyA hand drawn animated short by Studio Ghibli.
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Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and fantasyWith their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the self-proclaimed princess from the Moon…
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JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and fantasyA veil abruptly descends over the busy Shibuya area amid the bustling Halloween crowds, trapping countless civilians inside. Satoru Gojo, the strongest jujutsu sorcerer, steps into the chaos. But lying in wait are…
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Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight (2019)
★ 8.2/10Also animation and fantasySecond compilation movie of the TV series which covers episodes 9-13. Riko and Reg descend to the third and fourth layer where Riko has her first experience of the Curse.