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Movies Like The Girl from the Other Side

If you liked The Girl from the Other Side (2023), a animation and drama movie directed by Yutaro Kubo and Satomi Maiya, 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. 1Brave Story

    Brave Story (2006)

    ★ 6.4/10Also animation and mystery

    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…

  2. 2Child of Kamiari Month

    Child of Kamiari Month (2021)

    ★ 6.5/10Also animation and drama

    A year after losing her mother, a young girl learns that she must journey across Japan to the annual gathering of gods in the sacred land of Izumo.

  3. 3Mononoke the Movie: The Phantom in the Rain

    Mononoke the Movie: The Phantom in the Rain (2024)

    ★ 7.3/10Also animation and fantasy

    In the chambers of the Edo harem, two newcomers uncover political intrigue, rivalry and a vengeful spirit only one traveling medicine seller can vanquish.

  4. 4Lonely Castle in the Mirror

    Lonely Castle in the Mirror (2022)

    ★ 7.1/10Also animation and drama

    Shy 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…

  5. 5The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 1

    The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 1 (2022)

    ★ 7.7/10Also animation and fantasy

    Tristan, the son of Meliodas and Elizabeth, inherits the power of the Goddess Clan and can heal people’s wounds and injuries, but he often ends up hurting others due to his inability to control his Demon Clan power. To…

  6. 6Okko's Inn

    Okko's Inn (2018)

    ★ 7.2/10Also animation and drama

    12-year-old Oriko Seki, who lost her parents in a car accident, ended up living in her grandmother's Onsen Ryokan "Haru no Ya." With the ghost "Uribou" cohabitating with her and all the other odds, she ended up…

  7. 7Summer Ghost

    Summer Ghost (2021)

    ★ 7.3/10Also animation and drama

    An urban legend says that lighting fireworks at an abandoned airfield will beckon the "summer ghost," a spirit that can answer any question. Three teenagers, Tomoya, Aoi, and Ryo, each have their own reason to show up…

  8. 8Modest Heroes

    Modest Heroes (2018)

    ★ 6.7/10Also animation and fantasy

    Two tiny, aquatic humanoids search for their missing father, a boy battles a lethal allergy to eggs, and an invisible salaryman tries to become a hero.

  9. 9Poupelle of Chimney Town

    Poupelle of Chimney Town (2020)

    ★ 6.5/10Also animation and drama

    The story is about a young boy named Lubicchi and a trashman named Poupelle who meet on a Halloween night in a city that is full of tall chimneys. The chimneys pour out black smoke and the true sky cannot be seen.

  10. 10Mary and The Witch's Flower

    Mary and The Witch's Flower (2017)

    ★ 7.2/10Also animation and fantasy

    Mary Smith, a young girl who lives with her great-aunt in the countryside, follows a mysterious cat into the nearby forest where she finds a strange flower and an old broom, none of which is as ordinary as it seems.

  11. 11The Boy and the Heron

    The Boy and the Heron (2023)

    ★ 7.4/10Also animation and fantasy

    While the Second World War rages, the teenage Mahito, haunted by his mother's tragic death, is relocated from Tokyo to the serene rural home of his new stepmother Natsuko, a woman who bears a striking resemblance to…

  12. 12Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-

    Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- (2024)

    ★ 6.5/10Also animation and fantasy

    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…

  13. 13Spirited Away

    Spirited Away (2001)

    ★ 8.5/10Also animation and fantasy

    A 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.

  14. 14Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings

    Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie Part I: Beginnings (2012)

    ★ 7.6/10Also animation and fantasy

    Madoka Kaname, an ordinary middle-schooler, along with her best friend Sayaka Miki, are offered the chance to have any wish they want granted by the mysterious Kyubey, and become magical girls and fight witches…

  15. 15Jujutsu Kaisen 0

    Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021)

    ★ 8.1/10Also animation and fantasy

    Yuta Okkotsu is a nervous high school student who is suffering from a serious problem—his childhood friend Rika has turned into a curse and won't leave him alone. Since Rika is no ordinary curse, his plight is noticed…

  16. 16Children of the Sea

    Children of the Sea (2019)

    ★ 7.1/10Also animation and fantasy

    Ruka is a young girl whose parents are separated and whose father works in an aquarium. When two boys, Umi and Sora, who were raised in the sea by dugongs, are brought to the aquarium, Ruka feels drawn to them and…

  17. 17Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie

    Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie (1999)

    ★ 7.7/10Also fantasy and animation

    Sakura Kinomoto, a Card Captor, wins a game of chance and is awarded a trip to Hong Kong, along with her best friend Tomoyo and her rival, Syaoran Li. It turns out that the ancient rival of Clow Reed, the creator of…

  18. 18The Imaginary

    The Imaginary (2023)

    ★ 7.6/10Also animation and drama

    Amanda and her imaginary friend Rudger go on thrilling make-believe adventures. But when Rudger finds himself alone, he faces a mysterious threat.

  19. 19The Wonderland

    The Wonderland (2019)

    ★ 6.4/10Also animation and fantasy

    The 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…

  20. 20That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond

    That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime the Movie: Scarlet Bond (2022)

    ★ 7.4/10Also animation and fantasy

    A long-running conspiracy is swirling over a mysterious power wielded by the Queen in Raja, a small country west of Tempest. When a slime who evolved into a Demon Lord named Rimuru Tempest crosses paths with Hiiro, a…

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