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Ringing Bell (1978)
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Original name: チリンの鈴
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 47 min.
Story:
Chirin is an innocent though adventurous young lamb whose carefree life on the farm comes to an abrupt end when a wolf murders his mother. Confused and angry, Chirin pursues the wolf into the mountains, seeking revenge. The laws of nature are brutal, however, and hatred alone won't be enough to avenge the loss of his mother. Only the strong survive in the wild, and obtaining that strength may change Chirin forever.
Style:
anime, disturbing, adult animation, 2d animation, cult film
Audience:
kids
Plot:
revenge, tragedy, coming of age, anthropomorphism, dog, wolf, mountain, depression, death, bird, orphan, outcast, rabbit, loss of innocence, sheep, determination, wolf attack, cartoon dog, loss of son, stockings, psychological drama, field, lamb, talking animals
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, 2d animation, touching and adult animation films with plots about friendship, coming of age, dog, death, bird, family relations and love mostly in Animation, Drama and Family genres. Some movies like Ringing Bell: Stormy Night (2005), Sea Prince and the Fire Child (1981), Oseam (2003), Candy Candy (1976), I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (2018). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi
Country: Spain
Duration: 76 min.
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Plot:
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Romance
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kids
Plot:
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japan
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Duration: 75 min.
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 109 min.
Story:
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Style:
anime, sincere, thought provoking, romantic, atmospheric ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
tragedy, friendship, teenage life, teenage girl, teenage boy, fall in love, hospital, bucket list, love story, high school, romantic friendship, love and romance ...
Place:
japan
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25%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Romance
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Duration: 63 min.
Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Style:
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Audience:
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Time:
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24%
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Duration: 83 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Duration: 68 min.
Story:
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Audience:
kids, family outing
Plot:
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23%
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Story:
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Style:
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Country: France, Romania, Belgium
Duration: 92 min.
Story:
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Style:
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Time:
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Country: Japan
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Story:
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Place:
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Style:
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Plot:
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Story:
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Plot:
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21%
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Audience:
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Story:
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Duration: 90 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Country: South Korea
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Time:
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20%
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Duration: 87 min.
Story:
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kids, family outing
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Story:
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Style:
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Plot:
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