Movies Like Pointy-Headed Gonta: The Story of the Two-Named Dog in the Fukushima Disaster

If you liked Pointy-Headed Gonta: The Story of the Two-Named Dog in the Fukushima Disaster (2022), a animation and drama movie directed by Akio Nishizawa, 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
Suzume (2022)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and drama
Suzume, 17, lost her mother as a little girl. On her way to school, she meets a mysterious young man. But her curiosity unleashes a calamity that endangers the entire population of Japan, and so Suzume embarks on a…
2
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (2006)
★ 7.4/10Also animation
After bringing a fossilized egg back to life with the Time Cloth, Nobita finds himself the owner of a baby dinosaur. Everything is fine until it grows up. Nobita and friends use Doraemon's time machine to return it…
3
Barbie as the Island Princess (2007)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
Young Rosella is saved by a few kind animals after a shipwreck. Now called Ro, she learns to talk to animals. One day, she saves the life of a prince and returns to civilisation to discover her past.
4
Giovanni's Island (2014)
★ 7.5/10Also animation and drama
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…
5
Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
The 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…
6
Doraemon: Nobita's Dinosaur (1980)
★ 6.8/10Also animation
When Suneo does not show Nobita the fossil of a dinosaur claw, he takes up a challenge to find a dinosaur. He digs up a hillside and finds an egg, which later hatches and becomes a dinosaur.
7
Pom Poko (1994)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The…
8
Bubble (2022)
★ 7.3/10Also animation
In an abandoned Tokyo overrun by bubbles and gravitational abnormalities, one gifted young man has a fateful meeting with a mysterious girl.
9
Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026)
★ 9/10Also animation
Avatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong…
10
Once Upon a Forest (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also animation
A young mouse, mole and hedgehog risk their lives to find a cure for their badger friend, who's been poisoned by men.
11
Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna (2020)
★ 8.1/10Also animation
Tai 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…
12
One Piece Episode of East Blue (2017)
★ 7.7/10Also animation
Experience the inspiring moments that launched Luffy and the first four members of his crew on their grand adventure to find the One Piece! It’s all here—from Shanks giving Luffy the straw hat, to Nami facing the…
13
The Pagemaster (1994)
★ 6.4/10Also animation
Rich knows a lot about accidents. So much so, he is scared to do anything that might endanger him, like riding his bike, or climbing into his treehouse. While in an old library, he is mystically transported into the…
14
Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (1993)
★ 6.5/10Also animation
Dr. Raichi is one of the only survivors of the Tuffles, a race that once lived on Planet Plant before the coming of the Saiyans. The Saiyans not only massacred the entire Tuffle race, but also stole their technology…
15
Doraemon: Nobita and the Knights on Dinosaurs (1987)
★ 6.7/10Also animation
Nobita tries to prove to Doraemon and his friends that dinosaurs are still alive, and, after finding an underground cave, discovers a hollow earth civilization of knights and saurian steeds that Suneo must be rescued…
16
Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK (2024)
★ 8.7/10Also animation and drama
A colossal-sized omnibus film bringing together the last two episodes of Attack on Titan in the franchise's first-ever theatrical experience. After venturing beyond the walls and separated from his comrades, Eren finds…
17
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…
18
Fukushima 50 (2020)
★ 6.5/10Also drama
Workers at the Fukushima Daiichi facility in Japan risk their lives and stay at the nuclear power plant to prevent total destruction after the region is devastated by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011.
19
Hurricane Touchdown (2000)
★ 6.8/10Also animation
After 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…
20
Memories (1995)
★ 7.5/10Also animation
Three back-to-back anime films by three different directors make up this sci-fi trilogy three years in the making.