Movies Like The Little Flying Fish Gets Sick

If you liked The Little Flying Fish Gets Sick (1982), a animation and history movie directed by Noriyuki Itaya and Kazuya Miyazaki, 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
When the Wind Blows (1986)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and war
With the help of government-issued pamphlets, an elderly British couple build a shelter and prepare for an impending nuclear attack, unaware that times and the nature of war have changed from their romantic memories of…
2
Barefoot Gen (1983)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and war
A story about the effect of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on a boy's life and the lives of the Japanese people.
3
The Incredible Mr. Limpet (1964)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and war
Milquetoast Henry Limpet experiences his fondest wish and is transformed into a fish. As a talking fish he assists the US Navy in hunting German submarines during World War II.
4
Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
★ 6.9/10Also war and history
There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley…
5
The Thin Red Line (1998)
★ 7.4/10Also history and war
The story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows…
6
The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959)
★ 8.2/10Also war and history
Kaji, sent to the Japanese army labeled Red, witnesses cruelties in the army and revolts against the abusive treatment against a fellow recruit. He also sees his friend Shinjô defecting to the Russian border, and he…
7
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
★ 7.2/10Also war and history
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot…
8
In This Corner of the World (2016)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and war
Japan, 1943, during World War II. Young Suzu leaves her village near Hiroshima to marry and live with her in-laws in Kure, a military harbor. Her creativity to overcome deprivation quickly makes her indispensable at…
9
Sgt. Stubby: An American Hero (2018)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and history
The true story of the most decorated dog in American military history - Sgt. Stubby - and the enduring bonds he forged with his brothers-in-arms in the trenches of World War I.
10
Giovanni's Island (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and history
In the aftermath of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan became part of the Sakhalin Oblast... and on the unhealed border in this remote corner of the world…
11
The Sky Crawlers (2008)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and war
Youngsters called Kildren, who are destined to live eternally in their adolescence. The Kildren are conscious that every day could be the last, because they fight a war as entertainment, organized and operated by…
12
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
★ 7.8/10Also history and war
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the…
13
Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence (1983)
★ 7.3/10Also history and war
Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel John Lawrence, who has a profound knowledge of Japanese culture, and…
14
Barefoot Gen 2 (1986)
★ 6.9/10Also animation and war
Three years after the Hiroshima bombing, a teenager helps a group of orphans to survive and find their new life.
15
The Man Who Never Was (1956)
★ 7/10Also war and history
The true story of a British effort to trick the Germans into weakening Sicily's defenses before the 1943 attack. A dead soldier is dressed as a British officer and outfitted with faked papers showing that the Allies…
16
Emperor (2012)
★ 6.2/10Also history and war
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years…
17
Beneath Hill 60 (2010)
★ 6.8/10Also history and war
The true story of Australia's cat-and-mouse underground mine warfare—one of the most misunderstood, misrepresented and mystifying conflicts of WW I. It was secret struggle BENEATH the Western Front that combined daring…
18
The Zookeeper's Wife (2017)
★ 7.3/10Also history and war
The account of keepers of the Warsaw Zoo, Jan and Antonina Zabinski, who helped save hundreds of people and animals during the Nazi invasion.
19
The Human Condition I: No Greater Love (1959)
★ 8.2/10Also war and history
After handing in a report on the treatment of Chinese colonial labor, Kaji is offered the post of labour chief at a large mining operation in Manchuria, which also grants him exemption from military service. He accepts…
20
Cat Shit One (2010)
★ 5.9/10Also animation and war
The war against terrorism has gone private. War has always been a profitable business, so having private corporations field their own armies to fight against terrorism is just good business. Who else could protect…