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Movies Like Jirocho's Surprise: Haikagura, Kiso's Fire Festival

If you liked Jirocho's Surprise: Haikagura, Kiso's Fire Festival (1958), a comedy movie directed by Nobuo Aoyagi, here are 19 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.

  1. 1Psychic Kusuo

    Psychic Kusuo (2017)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Born a powerful psychic, high schooler Kusuo Saiki craves the simple life. But the weirdos in his class make it difficult to conceal his abilities.

  2. 2Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness

    Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997)

    ★ 7.3/10Also comedy

    The Noharas get caught between two rival clans when Himawari swallows a pretty bead that turns out to be a mysterious ball with hidden powers.

  3. 3The Paper Tigers

    The Paper Tigers (2020)

    ★ 6.7/10Also comedy

    Three middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.

  4. 4Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen

    Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    Ryuzo 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.

  5. 5Wrong Cops

    Wrong Cops (2013)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    A group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.

  6. 6Golden Kamuy

    Golden Kamuy (2024)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy

    On the Hokkaido frontier, a war veteran and Ainu girl race against misfits and military renegades to find treasure mapped out on tattooed outlaws.

  7. 7Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo!

    Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006)

    ★ 7.5/10Also comedy

    Something sinister's afoot in Kasukabe. Shin-chan doesn't know what it is, but he's pretty sure it involves samba-dancing doppelgängers.

  8. 8Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Secret Treasure of Buri Buri Kingdom

    Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Secret Treasure of Buri Buri Kingdom (1994)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy

    The 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!

  9. 9Gintama 2: Rules Are Made to Be Broken

    Gintama 2: Rules Are Made to Be Broken (2018)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy

    The Yorozuya gang returns to protect the country's shogun when the Shinsengumi police force finds itself in a crisis.

  10. 10Killer Bean Forever

    Killer Bean Forever (2008)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    When things go bad in Beantown, top assassin Killer Bean is called to clean-up the mess. Detective Cromwell finds himself in the middle between Killer Bean and mob boss Cappuccino.

  11. 11Crayon Shinchan the Movie: My Moving Story! Cactus Attack!

    Crayon Shinchan the Movie: My Moving Story! Cactus Attack! (2015)

    ★ 7.1/10Also comedy

    The Noharas must survive a hoard of man-eating killer cacti after Shin-chan's father relocates the family to Mexico for work.

  12. 12Airborne

    Airborne (1993)

    ★ 6.1/10Also comedy

    Good-natured teen surfer Mitchell Goosen finds himself staying with his aunt and uncle in Cincinnati, Ohio when his parents head to Australia for work. There he meets his cousin, Wiley, and together they try to…

  13. 13Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Action Kamen VS Leotard Devil

    Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Action Kamen VS Leotard Devil (1993)

    ★ 7/10Also comedy

    Everyone's favorite TV superhero Action Mask shows up in Kasukabe, and he's trying to get something from Shin-chan -- but what could it be?

  14. 14Adventures in Public School

    Adventures in Public School (2018)

    ★ 6.3/10Also comedy

    A socially-awkward, home-schooled kid forces his way into public school against his suffocating, but loving, mother's wishes.

  15. 15Old Dads

    Old Dads (2023)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    A cranky middle-aged dad and his two best friends find themselves out of step in a changing world of millennial CEOs and powerful preschool principals.

  16. 16Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness

    Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    A 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.

  17. 17Babes

    Babes (2024)

    ★ 6/10Also comedy

    After getting pregnant from a one-night stand, a single woman leans on her married best friend and mother of two to guide her through gestation and beyond.

  18. 18The Loud House Movie

    The Loud House Movie (2021)

    ★ 7.2/10Also comedy

    The Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.

  19. 19Thunderstruck

    Thunderstruck (2012)

    ★ 6.2/10Also comedy

    After NBA star Kevin Durant switches talent with 16 year old Brian, the teenager becomes the star of his high school team, but Durant starts struggling and eventually learns an important lesson.

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