Movies Like Embracing Love: A Cicada in Winter
If you liked Embracing Love: A Cicada in Winter (2005), a animation movie directed by Yoshihisa Matsumoto, 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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Girls und Panzer der Film (2015)
★ 6.9/10Also animationWhen the Ministry of Education goes back on its promise to keep Ooarai Girls Academy open, the task of saving the five-mile-long Academy Ship from the wreckers falls to Miho and her barely-seasoned tankery team…
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Crayon Shin-chan: The Legend Called: Dance! Amigo! (2006)
★ 7.5/10Also animationSomething 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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Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also animationAfter a typhoon hits Nobita's town, he and Doraemon discover a wind sprite who, with some help from Doraemon's 22nd-century tech, takes them and their friends to a fantastic world of wind and storm people. But the wind…
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Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil (1993)
★ 7/10Also animationEveryone'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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Sword of the Stranger (2007)
★ 7.6/10Also animationPursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. The unlikely companions form a bond over saving the dog from a poison attack…
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Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also animationAsh and his two friends Iris and Cilan help a Keldeo battle against a powerful Dragon-type Pokémon named Kyurem its his test to become a Sacred Swordsman.
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One Piece: Chopper's Kingdom in the Strange Animal Island (2002)
★ 6.7/10Also animationAs the Straw Hat Pirates sail through the Grand Line, a sudden eruption of geysers beneath the Going Merry sends the crew flying over a nearby island. In the chaos, Chopper falls overboard and becomes separated from…
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Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also animationDuring summer vacation Nobita picks up a small rocket containing Papi, a palm-sized alien president escaping rebels on his home planet Pirika.
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One Piece: Curse of the Sacred Sword (2004)
★ 6.8/10Also animationThe Straw Hat Pirates landed at Asuka Island, home of the most valuable sword in the world: The Seven Star Sword. Which was said to curse anyone who takes it in possession. When they got back to the Going Merry, they…
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One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005)
★ 7.2/10Also animationThe Straw Hats visit a recreational island, run by Baron Omatsuri, who asks them to complete a series of ordeals if they wish to stay on the island. Luffy accepts and the Straw Hats work together to complete them, but…
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PAW Patrol: Jet to the Rescue (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animationA royal relative steals a gem with the power to make things fly, the Paw Patrol takes to the skies to stop him and save Barkingburg.
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One Piece: Clockwork Island Adventure (2001)
★ 6.8/10Also animationRelaxing on a cozy beach, the Straw Hat Pirates are taking a rest from their quest. Right until Luffy noticed the Going Merry has been hijacked and sailed off from the beach. This leads them to search the ship and find…
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Koati (2021)
★ 7.1/10Also animationThree unlikely heroes - Nachi, a free-spirited coati; Xochi, a fearless monarch butterfly and Pako, a hyperactive glass frog - embark on an adventure to stop wicked coral snake Zaina from destroying their rain forest…
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Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also animationA group of five Genesect have invaded the big city and pose a threat to the supply of electricity, which attracts the attention of the legendary Pokémon Mewtwo. Satoshi, Pikachu and his friends must come to the rescue…
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Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison (2011)
★ 7.3/10Also animationAfter his capture for attempted assassination of the Raikage, leader of Kumogakure, as well as killing Jōnin from Kirigakure and Iwagakure, Naruto is imprisoned in Hōzukijou: A criminal containment facility known as…
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One Piece: Giant Mecha Soldier of Karakuri Castle (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also animationThe Straw Hats visits an island, known as Mecha Island, where a fisherman sings an old folk song about a Golden Crown. Searching for that mysterious treasure, they find a hidden entrance into the island. The island's…
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Demon City Shinjuku (1988)
★ 6/10Also 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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Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle (1993)
★ 6.9/10Also animationTerry is fighting abroad when a boy named Tony, who wants to be Terry's student, follows him despite his mother and Terry's wishes. When Terry Bogard is defeated by a foe more powerful than he's ever seen before, Terry…
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City Hunter: .357 Magnum (1989)
★ 6.4/10Also animationA beautiful pianist comes to Tokyo for a charity concert - and City Hunter is there. But music isn't his forte. He wants lessons in the language of love. Desperation is the word as bodies start dropping. A foreign…
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The Willoughbys (2020)
★ 7.1/10Also animationWhen the four Willoughby children are abandoned by their selfish parents, they must learn how to adapt their Old-Fashioned values to the contemporary world in order to create something new: The Modern Family.