Movies Like Donbe's Story

If you liked Donbe's Story (1981), a animation and tv movie movie directed by Bonjin Nagaki, 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
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Little Star Wars 2021 (2022)
★ 6.6/10Also animation
During summer vacation Nobita picks up a small rocket containing Papi, a palm-sized alien president escaping rebels on his home planet Pirika.
2
Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
After a typhoon hits Nobita's town, he and Doraemon discover a wind sprite who, with some help from Doraemon's 22nd-century tech, takes them and their friends to a fantastic world of wind and storm people. But the wind…
3
Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves (2001)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Doraemon and his friends have to rescue the people of Birdopia from the wrongdoing of vengeful former bird troopers before they unleash a wicked ancient dragon.
4
Doraemon: Nobita and the Steel Troops (1986)
★ 6.7/10Also animation
Doraemon and Nobita decide to build a perfect toy robot. However, their creation turns out to be a little more uncanny than an object of appreciation and wonder.
5
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…
6
Pokémon the Movie: Genesect and the Legend Awakened (2013)
★ 6.4/10Also animation
A group of five Genesect have invaded the big city and pose a threat to the supply of electricity, which attracts the attention of the legendary Pokémon Mewtwo. Satoshi, Pikachu and his friends must come to the rescue…
7
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Invasion!! Alien Shiriri (2017)
★ 7/10Also animation
When the mysterious Shiriri turns his parents into children, Shin-chan must trek across Japan to help return them to adult form.
8
Doraemon: Nobita and the Tin Labyrinth (1993)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Nobita and his friends find a portal to a mysterious resort filled with metal buildings. They soon discover that the person who opened the portal for them has an ulterior motive.
9
Doraemon: Nobita and the Island of Miracles – Animal Adventure (2012)
★ 6.8/10Also animation
Nobita and Doraemon use time tree Mochi and catch a big bird, which has been extinct for 500 years ago. To protect the animal, Nobita and Doraemon go to Beremon Island, overseen by a golden beetle named Herakles.
10
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Sky Utopia (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also animation
Doraemon, Nobita and his friends go to find Utopia, a perfect land in the sky where everyone lives with happiness, using an airship having a time warp function.
11
One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Hand Island Adventure (2012)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and tv movie
As Luffy and the crew were attacked by several marine warships, they were forced to use a Coup de Burst to escape. Crash landing on an island, the crew decided to explore while some repairments are made. Upon meeting…
12
Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Dangerous Honeymoon -The Lost Daddy- (2019)
★ 7/10Also animation
Hiroshi and Misae have never been to a honeymoon trip to a foreign country. One day, Misae discovered an inexpensive and family-friendly holiday package to Australia and the Nohara family decided to make it their first…
13
Chickenhare and the Hamster of Darkness (2022)
★ 7.2/10Also animation
A brave young animal explorer teams up with two trusty friends to find a powerful artifact before his greedy uncle can get his paws on it.
14
Pokémon the Movie: Hoopa and the Clash of Ages (2015)
★ 6.8/10Also animation
Ash, Pikachu, and their friends come to a desert city by the sea. Here they meet the Mythical Pokémon Hoopa, which has the ability to summon things—including people and Pokémon—through its magic rings. After a scary…
15
Girls und Panzer der Film (2015)
★ 6.9/10Also animation
When the Ministry of Education goes back on its promise to keep Ooarai Girls Academy open, the task of saving the five-mile-long Academy Ship from the wreckers falls to Miho and her barely-seasoned tankery team…
16
Doraemon: New Nobita's Great Demon - Peko and the Exploration Party of Five (2014)
★ 6.2/10Also animation
Nobita is followed by a stray dog on his way home and decides to help it find its original owner with the help of Doraemon. They find out that the dog is actually a prince in its homeland in Africa.
17
Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights (1991)
★ 7/10Also animation
Shizuka ends up in the fantasy world of the 'Arabian Nights' story. However, Doraemon, Nobita, Suneo, and Jyaian must find her from the imaginary Middle East and bring her back to the real life.
18
Doraemon: The New Record of Nobita's Spaceblazer (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also animation
Nobita finds a passage to a spaceship in another dimension. With their new friends, he and Doraemon fight the cruel leader of an exploited planet.
19
Pokémon the Movie: Kyurem vs. the Sword of Justice (2012)
★ 6.5/10Also animation
Ash and his two friends Iris and Cilan help a Keldeo battle against a powerful Dragon-type Pokémon named Kyurem its his test to become a Sacred Swordsman.
20
BLAME! (2017)
★ 6.5/10Also animation
In the distant technological future, civilization has reached its ultimate Net-based form. An "infection" in the past caused the automated systems to spiral out of order, resulting in a multi-leveled city structure…