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.
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Psychic Kusuo (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyBorn a powerful psychic, high schooler Kusuo Saiki craves the simple life. But the weirdos in his class make it difficult to conceal his abilities.
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Pursuit of the Balls of Darkness (1997)
★ 7.3/10Also comedyThe Noharas get caught between two rival clans when Himawari swallows a pretty bead that turns out to be a mysterious ball with hidden powers.
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The Paper Tigers (2020)
★ 6.7/10Also comedyThree middle aged men polish their martial arts skills to avenge their fallen master.
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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.
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Wrong Cops (2013)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyA group of bad cops look to dispose of a body that one of them accidentally shot.
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Golden Kamuy (2024)
★ 7/10Also comedyOn the Hokkaido frontier, a war veteran and Ainu girl race against misfits and military renegades to find treasure mapped out on tattooed outlaws.
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006)
★ 7.5/10Also comedySomething sinister's afoot in Kasukabe. Shin-chan doesn't know what it is, but he's pretty sure it involves samba-dancing doppelgängers.
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: The Secret Treasure of Buri Buri Kingdom (1994)
★ 7/10Also comedyThe 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!
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Gintama 2: Rules Are Made to Be Broken (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyThe Yorozuya gang returns to protect the country's shogun when the Shinsengumi police force finds itself in a crisis.
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Killer Bean Forever (2008)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyWhen 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.
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: My Moving Story! Cactus Attack! (2015)
★ 7.1/10Also comedyThe Noharas must survive a hoard of man-eating killer cacti after Shin-chan's father relocates the family to Mexico for work.
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Airborne (1993)
★ 6.1/10Also comedyGood-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…
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Action Kamen VS Leotard Devil (1993)
★ 7/10Also comedyEveryone'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?
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Adventures in Public School (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also comedyA socially-awkward, home-schooled kid forces his way into public school against his suffocating, but loving, mother's wishes.
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Old Dads (2023)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyA 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.
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Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also 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.
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Babes (2024)
★ 6/10Also comedyAfter 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.
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The Loud House Movie (2021)
★ 7.2/10Also comedyThe Loud family travel to Scotland and discover they are descendants of Scottish royalty as they move into their giant ancestral castle.
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Thunderstruck (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also comedyAfter 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.