Movies Like The Great Yokai War: Guardians
If you liked The Great Yokai War: Guardians (2021), a fantasy and family movie directed by Takashi Miike, 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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Hurricane Touchdown (2000)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and fantasyAfter the older DigiDestined are abducted by the mysterious Kokomon, the next generation of kids team up with American DigiDestined Willis to rescue them - only to discover that their enigmatic enemy has an unexpected…
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Spirited Away (2001)
★ 8.5/10Also family and fantasyA young girl, Chihiro, becomes trapped in a strange new world of spirits. When her parents undergo a mysterious transformation, she must call upon the courage she never knew she had to free her family.
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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and familyWhen a young owl is abducted by an evil Owl army, he must escape with new-found friends and seek the legendary Guardians to stop the menace.
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Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Dangerous Honeymoon -The Lost Daddy- (2019)
★ 7/10Also adventure and familyHiroshi and Misae have never been to a honeymoon trip to a foreign country. One day, Misae discovered an inexpensive and family-friendly holiday package to Australia and the Nohara family decided to make it their first…
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The Wonderland (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also fantasy and familyThe story follows Akane, a girl with no self-confidence. On the day before her birthday, she meets a mysterious alchemist, Hippocrates, and his student, Pipo, who both tell her they're on a mission to save the world…
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Pokémon: Giratina and the Sky Warrior (2008)
★ 6.8/10Also family and adventureWhen Giratina is discovered to be able to create parallel dimensions, it's up to Ash and his friends to stop a mysterious stranger from using its powers for evil.
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Monster High: Haunted (2015)
★ 7.5/10Also family and fantasyLurk what's waiting for the Monster High ghouls when they bring their killer fashion to the howlways of the spooktacular Haunted High! When the ghouls of Monster High follow Spectra Vondergeist one day, they discover a…
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A Tooth Fairy Tale (2025)
★ 8.5/10Also fantasy and familyVan, the brave son of a tooth fairy leader, meets the goblins girl Gemma on his first mission. Despite the myths about ancient disputes between fairies and goblins, they share common values. When the greedy Spider…
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The Legend of Ochi (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also family and fantasyIn a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a…
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Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020)
★ 8.1/10Also adventure and fantasyTai is now a university student, living alone, working hard at school, and working every day, but with his future still undecided. Meanwhile, Matt and others continue to work on Digimon incidents and activities that…
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Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and fantasyThe film centers on Asuna, a young girl who spends her solitary days listening to the mysterious music emanating from the crystal radio she received from her late father as a memento. One day while walking home she is…
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Epic (2013)
★ 6.6/10Also adventure and familyA teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their…
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Dragon Rider (2020)
★ 6.9/10Also family and adventureAn unlikely trio of heroes – a dragon, a boy and a forest brownie – embark on an epic adventure to find the “Rim of Heaven” - the mythological safe haven for all dragons.
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Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth (1987)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and horrorAkira Fudo is just a normal kid in Tokyo, until an old friend of his, Ryo, shows up and turns his world upside down. An upcoming war of demons on humanity is waiting in the wings, however, the only way for a human to…
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Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action! (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also family and fantasyWhen Draculaura is led to believe she's the rightful heir to the vampire throne, she and her best ghoulfriends are whisked away to Transylvania for a royal coronation to die for. But they soon discover the hunt for the…
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Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys (2004)
★ 6.7/10Also family and adventureDeoxys, a Pokémon from outer space, terrorizes the high-tech city Ash Ketchum and his friends are visiting.
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Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life (2009)
★ 7.1/10Also family and adventureWhen the creator of the world, Arceus, comes to pass judgement on humanity for the theft of the legendary Jewel of Life, Ash and his friends are sent back in time to possibly reverse the events that led to Arceus'…
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Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and familyA little boy whose dreams transcend reality is sucked into his own fantasy, which is everything he has dreamed of, until he unleashes an old secret that may not only destroy this perfect dream world but reality itself.
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My Oni Girl (2024)
★ 7.2/10Also fantasy and adventureA shy teenage boy's inability to say no is tested when a headstrong girl drags him on a mystical journey amid summer snow to find her missing mom.
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Doraemon: Nobita's New Great Adventure Into the Underworld - The Seven Magic Users (2007)
★ 7.2/10Also family and adventureNobita wishes the world into a magic-reliant one with Doraemon's Moshimo-Box, and, along with his friends, must stop an asteroid from hitting the planet with help from a sorcerer-in-training.