Movies like Winter Spirits
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Winter Spirits (2016)
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Germany
Duration: 74 min.
Story:
In 1920s Japan the boy Akeno lives without his father, but he has a mysterious friend. When Akeno gets kidnapped by soldiers, his friend sets out to return him home. But soon they both realize, something mysterious happened in their lives.
Style:
sincere, rough, touching, captivating, suspense, ambiguous ending, crying, anime
Plot:
fog, father son relationship, travel, loneliness, military, journey, childhood trauma, friend, ghost, violence, soldier, boy, fear, insanity, desperation, tradition, village, world war two, psycho, winter, train, army, snow, cold, ice ...
Place:
japan
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Most similar movies to Winter Spirits
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, captivating, touching and adult animation films with plots about friendship, supernatural, coming of age, family relations, love, teenager and psychological drama mostly in Animation, Drama and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Winter Spirits: The Day of the Crows (2012), Your Name. (2016), The Boy Who Saw the Wind (2000), Rainbow Fireflies (2012), Suzume (2022). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
Story:
One hot summer day a little girl gets lost in an enchanted forest of the mountain god where spirits reside. A young boy appears before her, but she cannot touch him for fear of making him disappear. And so a wondrous adventure awaits...
Style:
anime, touching, sincere, captivating, exciting ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
spirit, childhood, friendship, love, fall in love, supernatural, little girl, nature, folklore, relationships, abrupt ending, forest ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
In a cabin of the deep of the forest, a child and his father leas a wild and hard life in utmost isolation. The child grows up fearing and admiring his father, with the ghosts haunting the forest as his only companions. Until the day he discovers ...
Style:
sentimental, touching, serious, captivating, anime ...
Audience:
family outing, preschool
Plot:
ghost, village, woods, fish out of water, life turned upside down, supernatural, parents and children, isolation, family relations, fall in love, youth, disorder ...
Place:
france
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
High schoolers Mitsuha and Taki are complete strangers living separate lives. But one night, they suddenly switch places. Mitsuha wakes up in Taki’s body, and he in hers. This bizarre occurrence continues to happen randomly, and the two must ...
Style:
anime, touching, melancholic, sweet, romantic ...
Audience:
teens, date night, family outing, kids, teen drama
Plot:
time travel, body swapping, beautiful scenery, plot twist, destiny, school, love story, girl, friendship, schoolgirl, love, memory loss ...
Time:
year 2016, year 2013, 2020s, 2010s
Place:
tokyo, japan, east asia
Similarity:
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 75 min.
Story:
Finally, the day of Mai's high school graduation has arrived. While Sakuta eagerly waits for his girlfriend, an elementary schooler who looks exactly like her appears before him. Suspicious, and for all the wrong reasons... Meanwhile, Sakuta ...
Style:
anime, psychological, captivating, emotional, touching ...
Plot:
supernatural, life, friendship, secret, friend, love, high school, adolescence, relationships, coming of age, high school life, female protagonist ...
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Amon is a boy who can control the wind. Branik, ruler of the Empire of the Golden Snake, wants Amon's power to complete the ultimate weapon and sends his troops to capture the boy. Amon, using his talents, manages to runs away with Maria, one ...
Style:
anime, serious, tense, captivating
Plot:
boy, rescue, superpower, military, friendship, chase, magic, invasion, soldier, death, rebellion, never give up ...
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Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
One year ago, Yūta lost his father from a car accident. Now in the 6th grade, Yūta goes to catch a beetle at a dam on a deep mountain. Yūta often went there with his father. There, Yūta meets a strange old man. Due to heavy rain, Yūta slips and ...
Style:
anime, thrilling, captivating, emotional, poignant ...
Plot:
time travel, travel, summer vacation, childhood, coming of age, family relations, nostalgia, sent to the past, time jump, time paradox, teenager, changing the past or future ...
Similarity:
69%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
"The time of destruction is coming ever closer without a doubt. It cannot be stopped." To know death, to gaze at death, to face death. Makoto and his allies have grown through the many meetings and partings they have experienced. Their ...
Style:
anime, emotional, captivating, sincere, tense ...
Plot:
teamwork, battles, combat, supernatural, spring, showdown, winter, sacrifice, loss, friendship, good versus evil, fight ...
Similarity:
68%
61K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
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 journey to set things right.
Style:
anime, exciting, captivating, touching, visual ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
natural disaster, teenage girl, travel, high school student, rain, disaster, fight, heroes, journey, friendship, earthquake, cat ...
Place:
japan, mount fuji, tokyo
Similarity:
66%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, War
Country: France
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
12 year-old Adama lives in a remote village in West Africa, sheltered by the Cliffs. Out, beyond, lies "the land of breaths", the kingdom of wicked spirits hungry for war. When Samba, his elder brother, suddenly vanishes from the ...
Style:
suspense, touching, psychological, sincere, suspenseful ...
Plot:
boy, frontline, wounded, brother brother relationship, wound, soldier, world war one, journey, children, little boy, black, nurse ...
Time:
1910s
Place:
paris france, africa
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
The movie of Natsume's Book of Friends series.
Natsume has been busy, navigating between humans and Yokai when he coincidentally reunites with an old classmate, Yuki. It brings back painful memories of a certain Yokai. Meanwhile, Natsume also ...
Style:
shoujo, anime, touching, captivating, sincere ...
Plot:
youkai, friendship, japanese mythology, exorcist, supernatural, demon, mythical creature, ghost, friends, love and romance, love, nobody believes ...
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
In the final months of World War II, 14-year-old Seita and his sister Setsuko are orphaned when their mother is killed during an air raid in Kobe, Japan. After a falling out with their aunt, they move into an abandoned bomb shelter. With no ...
Style:
touching, depressing, anime, sad, heartbreaking ...
Audience:
kids, adult
Plot:
world war two, hunger, orphan, war, homelessness, survival, siblings relations, children, desperation, death of child, boy, anti war ...
Time:
1940s, 20th century, year 1988, year 1945, post world war two
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
62%
695K
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Music, Mystery
Country: USA, Mexico
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
Despite his family’s baffling generations-old ban on music, Miguel dreams of becoming an accomplished musician like his idol, Ernesto de la Cruz. Desperate to prove his talent, Miguel finds himself in the stunning and colorful Land of the Dead ...
Style:
touching, feel good, sincere, sweet, atmospheric ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, family friendly, chick flick ...
Plot:
day of the dead, music, afterlife, musician, death, childhood, memory, boy, life after death, betrayal, life & death, dog ...
Time:
2010s, year 2017
Place:
mexico, tibet, north america
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
In 1955 in western Japan, nine-year-old Shinko knows she comes from a family that dates back to over a thousand years. This long genealogy and stories about it feed her daydreams: she invents an imaginary friendship with a young girl in the Japan of ...
Style:
anime, light, feel good, entertaining, captivating ...
Plot:
childhood, friendship, daydreamer, imaginary character, small town, youth, legends and myths, grownups, coming of age, teenager, children, friends ...
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
60%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
A small, lone Kappa miraculously survives over 200 years into modern day Japan, when he is found by young Koichi. Coo, who is secretly adopted by Koichi's family, searches with his new human friend for unpopulated places in hopes of finding any ...
Style:
humorous, anime, adult animation, captivating, sincere ...
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
mythical creature, friendship, journey, supernatural, family relations, guard dog, bicycle, river, kindergarten, television studio, school class, firefly ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
59%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery
Country: Poland, UK, Switzerland, Netherlands, Qatar
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The film brings the paintings of Vincent van Gogh to life to tell his remarkable story. Every one of the 65,000 frames of the film is an oil-painting hand-painted by 125 professional oil-painters who travelled from all across the world to the Loving ...
Style:
adult animation, visually stunning, artsy, period piece, costume drama ...
Plot:
painter, painting, artist, art, suicide, genius, skill, art history, mysterious death, doctor, guilt, death ...
Time:
19th century, year 2017, ancient times, 2010s, year 1990
Place:
paris france, france
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story:
A continuation of the epic adventure of plucky Riko and Reg who are joined by their new friend Nanachi. Together they descend into the Abyss' treacherous fifth layer, the Sea of Corpses, and encounter the mysterious Bondrewd, a legendary White ...
Style:
anime, dark fantasy, suspense, disturbing, exciting ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
brutality, underground, adventurer, supernatural ability, supernatural power, paranormal, travel, teamwork, eaten alive, exploration, journey, child abuse ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Upon being sent to live with relatives in the countryside due to an illness, an emotionally distant adolescent girl becomes obsessed with an abandoned mansion and infatuated with a girl who lives there - a girl who may or may not be real.
Style:
touching, anime, emotional, sentimental, psychological ...
Audience:
family outing, kids, chick flick, teens
Plot:
friendship, self discovery, childhood, dream, countryside, young girl, loneliness, teenage life, asthma, imaginary friend, orphan, magic realism ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
japan, hokkaido, asia, england, tokyo
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy
Country: France
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
A poor miller gets tricked by the Devil and accidentally sells his daughter for a bit of gold. But Satan can't take her because she's too pure and has wept on her hands. So Satan orders the miller to cut her hands off. It's the ...
Style:
adult animation, captivating, psychological, disturbing, fairy tale ...
Plot:
child, devil, poverty, good versus evil, running for your life, runaway, supernatural, family problems, demon, life is a bitch, crow, women's liberation ...
Time:
2010s
Similarity:
54%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
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.
Style:
anime, captivating, disturbing, psychological, mystical ...
Audience:
family friendly
Plot:
supernatural, child, folklore, slice of life, mythology, coming of age, pilgrimage, mother and daughter, japanese mythology, magic realism, family relations, teenage girl ...
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
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. However, fellow magical girl Homura ...
Style:
anime, offbeat, atmospheric, suspense, stylized ...
Plot:
teenage girl, magic, wish come true, hopes, danger, parent child relationship, supernatural, time travel, surrealism, mother daughter relationship, magical girl, schoolgirl ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 126 min.
Story:
Upon reaching the train station to death, a dejected soul is informed that he is lucky and will have another chance at life. He is placed in the body of a 14-year-old boy named Kobayashi Makoto, who has just committed suicide. Watched over by a ...
Style:
anime, serious, adult animation, manga, inspirational ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
suicide, reincarnation, high school life, dealing with death, supernatural, one more chance, suicidal, afterlife, memory loss, everyday life, brother brother relationship, parents and children ...
Time:
2010s, 21st century
Place:
japan, east asia, asia
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery, Romance, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
In Fujisawa, Sakuta Azusagawa is in his second year of high school. Blissful days with his girlfriend and upperclassman, Mai Sakurajima, are interrupted by the appearance of his first crush, Shoko Makinohara.
Style:
anime, sincere, psychological, emotional, touching ...
Plot:
teenage life, love, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, love triangle, ex couple relations, love affair, ex boyfriend ex girlfriend relationship, love and romance, teenage love, couple relations, love interest, love story ...
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 162 min.
Story:
It is mid-december, and SOS Brigade chief Haruhi Suzumiya announces that the Brigade is going to hold a Christmas party in their clubroom, with Japanese hotpot for dinner. The brigade members Kyon, Yuki Nagato, Mikuru Asahina and Itsuki Koizumi ...
Style:
anime, exciting, stylized, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
time travel, high school, danger, space and aliens, save the day, skirt, alternate dimension, christmas, social relations, imaginary, rescue, youth ...
Time:
90s, year 1999, 2010s, future
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
45%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
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 attacked by a fearsome monster ...
Style:
anime, touching, sentimental, captivating, serious ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
dealing with death, parallel world, imaginary, radio, myth, teenage life, escape attempt, mountain, rescue, life & death, spirit, supernatural ...
Time:
2010s, 2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
A pair of working-class brothers flee their Reno Motel after getting involved in a fatal hit-and-run accident.
Style:
road movie, suspense, psychological, realistic, serious ...
Plot:
on the run, motel, sexual fantasy, hit and run, family relations, misfit, introspection, siblings relations, working class, sibling relationship, family problems, social misfits ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
usa, nevada, hawaii, reno nevada
Similarity:
45%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Music
Country: Japan
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
Amamiya Shu transfers to Moriwaki elementary filled with hope and ambition. But it doesn't take long before he gets picked on by the class bullies, and gets involved in a dare to play the mysterious piano in the forest. Igniting his meeting ...
Style:
anime, sincere, disturbing, sentimental, touching ...
Audience:
kids, teens, family outing, pre-teens
Plot:
friendship, talent, children, forest, friendship between boys, rivalry, piano, classical music, prodigy, love, son, grandmother grandson relationship ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 70 min.
Story:
Once upon a time, in a far, faraway place, there were two lands. The world was divided into an inner land and an outer land. People feared the outer land, inhabited by eerie beings, the carriers of curse. One day, on the border to the inner land ...
Style:
anime, dark fantasy, mysterious, disturbing, tense ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
curse, magic, friendship, outsider, fantasy world, magical creature, unlikely friendships, relationships, supernatural being, supernatural, creature, bittersweet ...
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery
Country: UK
Duration: 55 min.
Story:
After a silent, masked individual encounters a man with a television for an arm; horror, euphoria and madness ensue.
Style:
experimental, scary, suspenseful, bleak, tense ...
Plot:
student, fear, surrealism, television, nightmare, filmmaking, art, killing, paranormal investigation, loss, curses spells and rituals, characters in danger ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
england
Similarity:
43%
Genre: Animation, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
After her werewolf lover unexpectedly dies in an accident, a woman must find a way to raise the son and daughter that she had with him. However, their inheritance of their father's traits prove to be a challenge for her.
Style:
anime, heartbreaking, sweet, atmospheric, colorful ...
Audience:
family outing, family friendly, kids, adult
Plot:
werewolf, childhood, children, parents and children, single mother, wolf, female werewolf, death of father, supernatural, school, family relations, wilderness ...
Time:
2010s, year 2012
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
41%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 60 min.
Story:
The side story takes place in 2017 a.t.b., between the rise of the “Black Knights” organization and the return of the supposedly "dead" Zero. The setting is in Europe, where the European Union (E.U.) allied nations are being invaded by ...
Style:
anime, mecha, action packed, captivating, tense ...
Plot:
rescue mission, military, war, battles, battlefield, save the day, warrior, fight, teamwork, life risking, soldier, heroic mission ...
Time:
year 2017
Place:
europe
Similarity:
41%
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