Movies Like Gegege no Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast

If you liked Gegege no Kitaro: The Great Sea Beast (1996), a animation and fantasy movie directed by Tomoharu Katsumata, 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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Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island (2004)
★ 7.6/10Also fantasy and animation
The mysterious island of Houraijima has reappeared after 50 years, and with its reappearance has brought the attack of four gods, the Shitoushin, who have their eyes set on the powers that protect and sustain the…
2
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and fantasy
With their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the self-proclaimed princess from the Moon…
3
Inuyasha the Movie 3: Swords of an Honorable Ruler (2003)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and fantasy
Inuyasha and his brother, Sesshomaru, each inherited a sword from their father after his death. However, their father had a third sword, named Sounga, that he sealed away. Seven hundreds years after his death, Sounga…
4
Bleach the Movie: Memories of Nobody (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also fantasy and animation
In Karakura Town, unidentifiable spirits begin appearing en mases. While attempting to deal with these strange souls, Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki meet Senna, a mysterious shinigami who wipes out most of them…
5
Yu Yu Hakusho: The Movie - Poltergeist Report (1994)
★ 7.6/10Also animation and fantasy
When the Spirit World is flooded due to an unusual rainfall which overflows the River Sanzu (aka the River Styx), Lord Koenma senses an extremely powerful enemy. He entrusts Death God Botan, to deliver to Spirit…
6
X (1996)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and fantasy
It's the year of destiny, and 15 year old Kamui Shiro, a powerful psychic, has returned to Toyko after a 6 year absence, having left when he was very young. He wants to be with his childhood friends, Fuma (his best…
7
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)
★ 6/10Also animation and horror
Legend has it that the human race is not the only dominant civilization living on Earth. Two other races exist in this world: the Makai (a demon race) and the Jujinkai (a half-man, half-beast race). Once every 3,000…
8
Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and fantasy
InuYasha is a half-demon who was trapped in the Legendary Tree and was set free by Kagome, a girl who traveled 500 years through time. This time, both of them will have to face Menomaru, a Chinese demon whose father…
9
The Garden of Sinners: Epilogue (2010)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and fantasy
March 1999: Mikiya Kokutou meets Shiki Ryougi again at the same place where he met her for the first time four years ago...
10
Devilman - Volume 1: The Birth (1987)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and horror
Akira 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…
11
Demon City Shinjuku (1988)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and animation
Ten 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…
12
Cat Soup (2001)
★ 7.1/10Also fantasy and animation
The surreal black comedy follows Nyatta, an anthropomorphic kitten, on his travel to the land of the dead and back in an effort to save his sister's soul.
13
K: Missing Kings (2014)
★ 6.6/10Also animation and fantasy
The "Academy Island Incident" in which four "kings" cross paths... Since then, Silver Clansmen Kuroh Yatogami and Neko have been searching for their master, Shiro. Without finding any clues to Shiro's whereabouts, the…
14
JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and fantasy
A veil abruptly descends over the busy Shibuya area amid the bustling Halloween crowds, trapping countless civilians inside. Satoru Gojo, the strongest jujutsu sorcerer, steps into the chaos. But lying in wait are…
15
Monster High: Scaris City of Frights (2013)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and fantasy
The Monstruitas of Monster High are obsessed with going to Scaris, The City of Frights for Fashion international competition where the winner will become the apprentice of the world famous Madame Ghostier designer.
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Devilman - Volume 3: Devilman Apocalypse (2000)
★ 7/10Also animation and fantasy
Fear runs rampant throughout Tokyo with the revelation that demons in fact exist amongst us. Paranoia and the darker side of humanity boils onto the streets as people turn on one another, suspecting that anyone could…
17
Blue Exorcist: The Movie (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and fantasy
The atmosphere in True Cross Academy is lively and boisterous in the days leading up to the grand festival held once every 11 years. During this time, Okumura Rin is entrusted with the responsibility of suppressing the…
18
Monster High: Haunted (2015)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and fantasy
Lurk 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…
19
The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine (2008)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and fantasy
June 1998: After spending two years in a coma caused by a traffic accident, Shiki Ryougi awakens with amnesia. She is visited by Touko Aozaki, a wizard and proprietor of a studio called Garan no Dou. Shiki has lost not…
20
Brave Story (2006)
★ 6.4/10Also animation and fantasy
Jr. High School Student Wataru and his friends like playing in an abandond building and looking for ghosts. However it seems he is not the only one. Another mysterious student Mitsuru shows Wataru that there is a…