Movies Like Star of the Giants

If you liked Star of the Giants (1982), a animation movie directed by Tadao Nagahama and Satoshi Dezaki, 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
Mind Game (2004)
★ 7.5/10Also animation
Nishi is a loser who has a crush on his childhood girlfriend. After an encounter with the Japanese mafia, he journeys to heaven and back, and ends up trapped in an even more unlikely place.
2
BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI- (2024)
★ 7.6/10Also animation
When apathetic gamer Nagi agrees to join his rich classmate Mikage in soccer, their partnership leads to the famous Blue Lock program — and to changes.
3
Fighting Spirit - Mashiba vs. Kimura (2003)
★ 7/10Also animation
Kimura finally has his championship match. It takes place at the annual champion carnival. But now he must face the intense champion, Mashiba for the Junior Lightweight championship.
4
Origin: Spirits of the Past (2006)
★ 7/10Also animation
It is 300 years into the future. Earth's environment had been devastated by mankind's own foolish plans and humankind is beleaguered by the sentient forests which they have awoken. The world balance is tipped when a…
5
Genius Party (2007)
★ 6.5/10Also animation
The seven short films making up GENIUS PARTY couldn’t be more diverse, linked only by a high standard of quality and inspiration. Atsuko Fukushima’s intro piece is a fantastic abstraction to soak up with the eyes…
6
Stand by Me Doraemon 2 (2020)
★ 7.8/10Also animation
Nobita travels to the future to show his beloved grandma his bride, but adult Nobita has fled his own wedding.
7
Crayon Shin-chan: Action Mask vs. Leotard Devil (1993)
★ 7/10Also animation
Everyone'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?
8
The Anthem of the Heart (2015)
★ 7.6/10Also animation
A young girl had her voice magically taken away so that she would never hurt people with it, but her outlook changes when she encounters music and friendship. Will Naruse be able to convey the anthem of her heart?
9
JUJUTSU KAISEN: Execution (2025)
★ 6.1/10Also animation
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…
10
Naruto: The Lost Story - Mission: Protect the Waterfall Village! (2003)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Naruto and his friends must get back a jug of stolen holy water from a band of higher class ninjas.
11
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also animation
Tanjiro undergoes rigorous training with the Stone Hashira, Himejima, in his quest to become a Hashira. Meanwhile, Muzan continues to search for Nezuko and Ubuyashiki. A recap of Kimetsu no Yaiba episodes 55–56, with…
12
Captain Tsubasa Movie 04: The Great World Competition!! The Junior World Cup (1986)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
Japan and Europe goes continental! This time, they arrange a tournament with 4 teams: Japan, USA, "All-Europe", and "All-South America". South America is rising to the tops of the bracket with their hidden weapon…
13
Pokémon the Movie: Diancie and the Cocoon of Destruction (2014)
★ 6.7/10Also animation
In the underground Diamond Domain, where many Carbink live, the Mythical Pokémon Diancie serves as ruler. The Heart Diamond that sustains the land is beginning to fall apart, and Diancie is not yet strong enough to…
14
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train (2020)
★ 8.2/10Also animation
Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on a new mission…
15
The Last: Naruto the Movie (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also animation
Two years after the events of the Fourth Great Ninja War, the moon that Hagoromo Otsutsuki created long ago to seal away the Gedo Statue begins to descend towards the world, threatening to become a meteor that would…
16
Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game (2017)
★ 7.6/10Also animation
Kuroko reunites with the "Generation of Miracles" when former rivals are humiliated in an exhibition game against a notorious street basketball team.
17
GANTZ:O (2016)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
After 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.
18
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Swordsmith Village- (2023)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
A recap of Kimetsu no Yaiba episodes 43–45, with new footage and special end credits. Together with his comrades, Zenitsu and Inosuke, along with one of the top-ranking members of the Demon Slayer Corps, Tengen Uzui…
19
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Sibling's Bond (2019)
★ 7.9/10Also animation
movie anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoge's Kimetsu no Yaiba by Ufotable. The movie consists of the first 5 episodes of the TV anime adaptation. A two-week theatrical release on 11 theaters began on March 29, 2019, a…
20
Scarlet (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
After failing to avenge her father's murder, Princess Scarlet, wakes up in the "Land of the Dead." In this world filled with madness, if she does not achieve her revenge against her nemesis and reach the "No End…