Movies Like Hello! Spank
If you liked Hello! Spank (1982), a animation and comedy movie directed by Shigetsugu Yoshida, 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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Mind Game (2004)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and romanceNishi is a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.
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Kimagure Orange Road: I Want to Return to That Day (1988)
★ 6.9/10Also romance and animationKyousuke and Madoka have finally arrived at the point where they are close to graduation and have to decide where they want to go to college. Naturally, they want to go together, so beside all the studying they also…
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The Relative Worlds (2019)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and dramaShin has shut his heart ever since his mother died when he was young. His childhood friend Kotori has been looking after him ever since. Now that they are in the third year of high school, and it seems like they can…
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Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedyIn the underground Diamond Domain, where many Carbink live, the Mythical Pokémon Diancie serves as ruler. The Heart Diamond that sustains the land is beginning to fall apart, and Diancie is not yet strong enough to…
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Idiots and Angels (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and comedyAngel, a selfish rotter is hanging around in a local bar, groping the wife of the barman and dealing with weapons. One morning he wakes up finding a pair of wings growing at his back. These wings do good deeds against…
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The Anthem of the Heart (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and dramaA young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?
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Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Future (2015)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and dramaThe battle is over, and they can go about their normal lives now... or so they thought. With no time to rejoice after miraculously saving Mirai from Beyond the Boundary, Mirai lost all her memories. Akihito, now a high…
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Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and dramaIt is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The world balance is tipped when a…
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Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 2 Paladin; Agateram (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and dramaThe second part in a two-part anime film project adapting the "Sixth Singularity - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot" story from the game.
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Fighting Spirit - Mashiba vs. Kimura (2003)
★ 7/10Also animation and comedyKimura finally has his championship match. It takes place at the annual champion carnival. But now he must face the intense champion, Mashiba for the Junior Lightweight championship.
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Green Giant Legend (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and comedyA sapling Nobita discovers is turned into a plant-boy with help from Doraemon, and becomes Earth's only hope at passing judgment from the dryadic aliens of the Green Planet.
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Urusei Yatsura: Beautiful Dreamer (1984)
★ 7.2/10Also animation and comedyAs the perpetually lecherous Ataru and his friends prepare for a carnival at Tomobiki High School, they gradually realize the days are literally repeating themselves. Any effort to break the pattern dumps them back…
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Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also animation and comedyNobita finds a passage to a spaceship in another dimension. With their new friends, he and Doraemon fight the cruel leader of an exploited planet.
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Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 1 Wandering; Agateram (2020)
★ 7/10Also animation and dramaThe wandering knight, Bedivere, reaches the end of his journey. It is A.D. 1273 in Jerusalem. The Holy Land has been transformed into a massive desert and its people have been forced out of their homes as three major…
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Beyond the Boundary: I'll Be Here – Past (2015)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and dramaIt all began quite suddenly. Akihito, who appears human but is actually half yomu with the power to quickly heal himself, sees a freshman girl who appears ready to jump from the school rooftop. The girl, Mirai, who has…
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Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and comedyNobita travels to the future to show his beloved grandma his bride, but adult Nobita has fled his own wedding.
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Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil (1993)
★ 7/10Also animation and 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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Saekano the Movie: Finale (2019)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and comedyAfter blessing software announced their first work, Eriri and Utaha leave the group to join popular creator Akane Kosaka in developing a major game called Fields Chronicle. Meanwhile, Tomoya and Megumi join hands with…
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Summer Days with Coo (2007)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and comedyA small, lone Kappa miraculously survives over 200 years into modern day Japan, when he is found by young Koichi. Coo, who is secretly adopted by Koichi's family, searches with his new human friend for unpopulated…
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth (1993)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and comedyNobita and his friends find a portal to a mysterious resort filled with metal buildings. They soon discover that the person who opened the portal for them has an ulterior motive.