Movies Like The Princess of Badger Palace

If you liked The Princess of Badger Palace (1958), a fantasy and comedy movie directed by Kōzō Saeki, 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
Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry (2017)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasy
Dragon Cry is a magical artifact of deadly power, formed into a staff by the fury and despair of dragons long gone. Now, this power has been stolen from the hands of the Fiore kingdom by the nefarious traitor Zash…
2
KONOSUBA – God's blessing on this wonderful world! Legend of Crimson (2019)
★ 8/10Also comedy and fantasy
After receiving a warning that Yunyun's hometown is in danger, Kazuma's party is relieved to discover it's only a joke...until it isn't. The Demon King's general has just arrived to obtain The Mage Killer, a weapon…
3
Disenchanted (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasy
Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle turns to the magic of Andalasia for help. Accidentally transforming…
4
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Fast Asleep! The Great Assault on the Dreaming World (2016)
★ 6.6/10Also comedy and fantasy
One night, the Nohara family were enjoying a pleasant dream, when suddenly a big fish appeared in their dreams and ate them. The next morning, Hiroshi read in the newspaper that everybody in another town had the same…
5
Charming (2018)
★ 6.3/10Also comedy and fantasy
Three fairy tale princesses find themselves engaged to the same guy, Prince Charming.
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Fairy Tail: Phoenix Priestess (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and fantasy
The film revolves around a mysterious girl named Éclair who appears before Fairy Tail, the world's most notorious wizard's guild. She lost all of her memories, except for the imperative that she must deliver two…
7
Dragon Quest: Your Story (2019)
★ 6.8/10Also comedy and fantasy
Luca follows in his father's footsteps to rescue his mother from evil Ladja. Finding the heavenly hero who wields the Zenithian sword is his only hope.
8
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Tears of the Azure Sea (2026)
★ 8/10Also fantasy and comedy
After concluding the opening ceremony of the Demon Kingdom Federation Tempest, Rimuru and his companions are invited by the Celestial Emperor Hermesia of the great elven nation – the Magi Dynasty Salion – to visit her…
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Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy and fantasy
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.
10
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
★ 7.5/10Also fantasy and history
In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
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Doraemon: Nobita's Treasure Island (2018)
★ 7/10Also fantasy and comedy
Upon hearing about the story of Treasure Island, Nobita dreams of discovering and exploring his own treasure island, despite the fact all of the Earth has been mapped already.
12
Dragon Ball: Curse of the Blood Rubies (1986)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and fantasy
The great King Gurumes is searching for the Dragon Balls in order to put a stop to his endless hunger. A young girl named Pansy who lives in the nearby village has had enough of the treachery and decides to seek Muten…
13
The Wizards Return: Alex vs. Alex (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and fantasy
While trying to prove to her family she can be mature and responsible, teen wizard Alex Russo conjures up a spell to rid herself of her bad qualities, unintentionally creating a Good and Evil Alex. When Evil Alex gets…
14
Invisible Sister (2015)
★ 6.7/10Also fantasy and comedy
Teenager Cleo's school science project goes quite awry, causing her popular older sister Molly to go invisible.
15
The Monkey King (2023)
★ 6.5/10Also fantasy and comedy
A stick-wielding monkey teams with a young girl on an epic quest for immortality, battling demons, dragons, gods — and his own ego — along the way.
16
Dream 9 Toriko x One Piece x Dragon Ball Z Super Collaboration Special!! (2013)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy and fantasy
A two-part crossover special featuring characters from Dragon Ball Z, One Piece and Toriko.
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In Your Dreams (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also comedy and fantasy
Stevie and her little brother Elliot journey into the wildly absurd landscape of their own dreams to ask the Sandman to grant them the perfect family.
18
Shrek (2001)
★ 7.8/10Also comedy and fantasy
It ain't easy bein' green -- especially if you're a likable (albeit smelly) ogre named Shrek. On a mission to retrieve a gorgeous princess from the clutches of a fire-breathing dragon, Shrek teams up with an unlikely…
19
Sketch (2025)
★ 7/10Also fantasy and comedy
When a young girl’s sketchbook falls into a strange pond, her drawings come to life—chaotic, real, and on the loose. As the town descends into chaos, her family must reunite and stop the monsters they never meant to…
20
Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring (2002)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy and fantasy
The Oscar-winning cat-and-mouse twosome--Tom and Jerry--returns with another adventure. When Tom and Jerry's irrepressible curiosity gets the best of them, the mysterious magic ring that Tom guards with his life ends…