Movies Like Japan Sinks: 2020 Theatrical Edition
If you liked Japan Sinks: 2020 Theatrical Edition (2020), a animation and drama movie directed by Masaaki Yuasa, 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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Suzume (2022)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and dramaSuzume, 17, lost her mother as a little girl. On her way to school, she meets a mysterious young man. But her curiosity unleashes a calamity that endangers the entire population of Japan, and so Suzume embarks on a…
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Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs (1987)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and science fictionNobita tries to prove to Doraemon and his friends that dinosaurs are still alive, and, after finding an underground cave, discovers a hollow earth civilization of knights and saurian steeds that Suneo must be rescued…
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GANTZ:O (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and science fictionAfter being brutally murdered in a subway station, a teen boy awakens to find himself resurrected by a strange computer named Gantz, and forced to fight a large force of invading aliens in Osaka.
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Bubble (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and science fictionIn an abandoned Tokyo overrun by bubbles and gravitational abnormalities, one gifted young man has a fateful meeting with a mysterious girl.
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A Wind Named Amnesia (1990)
★ 6/10Also animation and dramaA wind has swept the Earth taking all the memories from everyone. No one knows who they are, how to speak, or how to use the tools of modern civilization. Two years later, a young man who has been re-educated travels…
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Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and dramaShy outcast Kokoro has been avoiding school for weeks when she discovers a portal in her bedroom mirror. She reaches through and finds herself transported to an enchanting castle where she is joined by six other…
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Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK (2024)
★ 8.7/10Also animation and dramaA colossal-sized omnibus film bringing together the last two episodes of Attack on Titan in the franchise's first-ever theatrical experience. After venturing beyond the walls and separated from his comrades, Eren finds…
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Memories (1995)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and science fictionThree back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making.
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My Hero Academia: You're Next (2024)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and science fictionIn a society devastated by the effects of an all-out war between heroes and villains, a mysterious giant fortress suddenly appears, engulfing towns and people one after another. Then, a man reminiscent of All Might…
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Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel (2016)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and science fictionAsh meets the Mythical Pokémon Volcanion when it crashes down from the sky, creating a cloud of dust—and a mysterious force binds the two of them together! Volcanion despises humans and tries to get away, but it’s…
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Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance (2009)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and science fictionUnder constant attack by monstrous creatures called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind, U.N. Special Agency NERV introduces two new EVA pilots to help defend the city of Tokyo-3: the mysterious Makinami Mari…
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Akira (1988)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and science fictionA secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.
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Kaiju No. 8: Mission Recon (2025)
★ 8/10Also animation and science fictionIn a Kaiju-filled Japan, Kafka Hibino works in monster disposal. After reuniting with his childhood friend Mina Ashiro, a rising star in the anti-Kaiju Defense Force, he decides to pursue his abandoned dream of joining…
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Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone (2007)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and science fictionAfter the Second Impact, Tokyo-3 is being attacked by giant monsters called Angels that seek to eradicate humankind. The child Shinji’s objective is to fight the Angels by piloting one of the mysterious Evangelion…
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Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods (2013)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and science fictionAfter the defeat of Majin Buu, a powerful God of Destruction known as Beerus searches for the Saiyan warrior who defeated Frieza. Realizing the threat Beerus poses to Earth, the Z-fighters must stop him. Only Goku…
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Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and science fictionDr. Raichi is one of the only survivors of the Tuffles, a race that once lived on Planet Plant before the coming of the Saiyans. The Saiyans not only massacred the entire Tuffle race, but also stole their technology…
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Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and dramaA strange disturbance in the World of the Living sends Ichigo and Kon to the Soul Society, where the Seireitei has been devastated by an explosion of reishi and Rukia is missing. Stranger still, none of the Soul…
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Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (1997)
★ 7.4/10Also animation and dramaOriginally a collection of clips from the Neon Genesis Evangelion TV series, Death was created as a precursor to the re-worked ending of the series. Rebirth was intended as that re-worked ending, but after production…
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Pokémon the Movie: Black - Victini and Reshiram (2011)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and dramaThe Kingdom of the People of the Earth once ruled over the land, but now all that remains is the Sword of the Earth. in the city of Eindoak. Satoshi, Iris, and Dent arrive in Eindoak during a harvest festival's Pokémon…
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Attack on Titan: Chronicle (2020)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and dramaIn the fourth recap movie, episodes 1 to 59 of the anime are retold, compiling the first three seasons of Attack on Titan.