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Mushi-Shi (2005)
 8.5
 14K
Mushi-Shi (2005)
Original name: 蟲師
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: They are neither plants nor animals. They differ from other forms of life such as the micro-organisms and the fungi. Instead they resemble the primeval body of life and are generally known as "Mushi". Their existence and appearance are unknown to many and only a limited number of humans are aware of them. Ginko is a "Mushi-shi" who travels around to investigate and find out more about the "Mushi". In the process, he also lends a helping hand to people who face problems with supernatural occurances which may be related to the "Mushi".
Style: anime, manga, psychological, atmospheric, serious, philosophical, bleak, inspirational, psychedelic, mysterious ...
Plot: mysterious character, nature, legends and myths, supernatural, youkai, supernatural power, danger, imaginary, good versus evil, japanese mythology, countryside, spirit, tragedy, journey, folklore, environmentalism, heroes, doctor, supernatural ability, magical, enlightenment, darkness, mature, dying, alternative present ...
Place: japan

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, serious, suspenseful and manga films and TV series with plots about supernatural, danger, supernatural power, imaginary, rivalry, supernatural ability and murder mostly in Animation, Mystery and Drama genres. Some movies like Mushi-Shi: Natsume's Book of Friends (2008), XXXHOLiC (2006), Serial Experiments Lain (1998), Mononoke (2007), Haibane Renmei (2002). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Natsume's Book of Friends (2008)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him.
Style: anime, serious, suspenseful, captivating, adult animation ...
Plot: spirit, friendship, ghost, supernatural, exorcist, japanese culture, orphan, youkai, supernatural power, human animal relationship, folklore, japanese mythology ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Mushishi Tokubetsu-hen: Hihamukage (2014)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 44 min.
TV show
Story: A powerful mushi appears during an eclipse, drawing other mushi to form a huge shadow that blocks the sun over a small village. Looking for clues about the mushi, Ginko meets a child who is afflicted by a strange disease that manifests itself when ...
Style: anime, philosophical, psychotronic
Plot: supernatural, slice of life, rural setting, edo period, village, sun, forest, nature, walking, wanderer, solar eclipse, illness ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Mushi-Shi: The Next Chapter - Drops of Bells (2015)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 47 min.
TV show
Story: On a warm summer day, a boy heard the sound of bells ringing, as if in celebration, in the mountain near his home. Several years later in that same mountain, the mushishi Ginko stumbles upon a young girl in a mountain with branches and leaves ...
Style: anime, seinen, atmospheric, inspirational, bleak
Plot: supernatural, slice of life, supernatural power, mysterious character, wanderer, good versus evil, legends and myths, life is a bitch, forest, imaginary, nature, danger ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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XXXHOLiC (2006)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Kimihiro Watanuki, a high-schooler, is troubled by monsters and spirits who are magically attracted to him. However, nobody else can see them but him. One day, Watanuki stumbles into a shop that grants wishes, and encounters Yuko Ichihara, a ...
Style: anime, stylized, semi serious, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience: kids
Plot: supernatural, mysterious character, supernatural ability, ghost, danger, encounter, stranger, porn, clairvoyant, haunting, murder, bromance ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Serial Experiments Lain (1998)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 316 min.
TV show
Story: Strange events begin to occur as a withdrawn girl named Lain becomes obsessed with interconnected virtual realm of "The Wired".
Style: psychological, anime, surreal, mind bending, serious ...
Plot: suicide, computer, cyberspace, society, fictional reality, parallel world, cyberpunk, computers and web, mature, hacker, distopia, internet ...
Time: future
Place: asia, tokyo, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Mononoke (2007)
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Mononoke is a spin-off of the Bakeneko story arc of Ayakashi - Japanese Classic Horror. It follows the Medicine Seller as he deals with various spirits or "Mononoke" in feudal Japan. Just like in the Bakeneko story, he combats with a ...
Style: anime, suspense, tense, captivating, deep ...
Plot: japanese mythology, magic, mysticism, spirit, vengeful ghost, demon, supernatural, evil spirit, supernatural ability, ghost, ghost hunter, social criticism ...
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Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: A dream of falling from the sky...and then birth. Rakka is born from a large cocoon into the Old Home, greeted by a group of females with small wings on their backs and shining halos above their heads. Soon Rakka’s own wings grow, a halo is placed ...
Style: anime, touching, emotional, serious, psychological ...
Audience: teens
Plot: salvation, suicide, parallel world, angel, youth, tragedy, countryside, haunted by the past, teenage life, friendship, rules and policies, imaginary ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.4
 2K
Ghost Hunt (2006)
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Ghost Hunt, originally titled Akuryō Series, is a light novel series written by Fuyumi Ono. It follows the adventures of the Shibuya Psychic Research Center as they investigate mysterious occurrences all over Japan with a team of other ...
Style: anime, suspenseful, disturbing, captivating, offbeat ...
Plot: danger, paranormal activity, clergy, ghost, monk, supernatural, exorcism, supernatural ability, paranormal phenomena, paranormal, mysticism, paranormal investigation ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Psychic Detective Yakumo (2010)
Genre: Animation, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: In order to help a friend possessed by a spirit, Ozawa Haruka knocks on the door of her university's movie research association. There she meets Saitou Yakumo, a rude, unkempt young man with a red left eye, who is said to have spiritual powers. ...
Style: anime, serious, suspenseful, stylized, captivating ...
Plot: supernatural, supernatural ability, ghost, investigation, danger, mysterious place, uncover truth, life is a bitch, college, college life, student life, murder ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Pet Shop of Horrors (1999)
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
TV show
Story: Welcome to the most magnificent pet shop in Chinatown! Operated by the shadowy Count D, the shop specializes in rare and hard to come by pets... but with each sale comes a contract. And if that contract is broken, watch out! Detective Orcott has ...
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Plot: police, mature, darkness, mermaid, supernatural, tragedy, anthropomorphism, cookie, curse
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales (2006)
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
The Ancient Magus' Bride (2017)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story: Chise Hatori, 15 years old. Lost, without hope, and without family, she is bought for money – not by another person, but by a non-human sorcerer named Elias. Though she hesitates, she begins life anew as his apprentice and future wife.
Style: anime, enigmatic, romantic, captivating, dark fantasy ...
Plot: drastic change of life, changing lives, first love, supernatural, friendship, dragon, magic, young girl, fairy, life is a bitch, life & death, mysterious stranger ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Over the Garden Wall (2014)
Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 11 min.
TV show
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Plot: folk horror, siblings relations, beast, getting home, forest, danger, brother brother relationship, child protagonist, children, imaginary, brothers, travel ...
Time: 2010s, 80s
⇓ similarity ⇓
68%
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Duration: 30 min.
TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
 7.4
 2K
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TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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ERASED (2016)
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TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
60%
 8.7
 43K
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TV show
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Time: 70s, 80s, 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: germany, europe, czech republic
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Requiem from the Darkness (2003)
Genre: Animation, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story: Momosuke is a young man with a dream: to travel Japan and collect one hundred stories. He journeys from place to place, searching for tales of the paranormal and bizarre, hoping to collect tales to publish in his book. However, the calm of ...
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Audience: kids
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Time: 19th century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Tactics (2004)
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Country: Japan
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⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
 7.5
 2K
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Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Duration: 24 min.
TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
31%
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50%
 8.2
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⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 7.3
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Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
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⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
 7.6
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⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
29%
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Country: USA, Japan
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Audience: kids, teens
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⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
 6.6
 212
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Country: Japan
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⇓ similarity ⇓
28%
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