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Yuki – The Snow Fairy (1981)
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Yuki – The Snow Fairy (1981)
Original name: ゆき
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story: Up in Heaven, Yuki’s grandparents decide that, having turned thirteen years old, she must go down to Earth to a village that is torn by bandits and intervene to save its people. However if she does not succeed within one year she will become as insubstantial as the wind. Down in the village, Yuki is befriended by a group of orphans whose parents have all been killed by the bandits and who now subsist by begging. Yuki amazes them by taming the wild horse Blizzard. She is instrumental in getting the orphans and farmers to stand up to first the warring bandits and then Goemon, the greedy lord that owns the region. But Yuki must face her greatest challenge yet when the displeased Demon God that lives in the volcano emerges to destroy those who live beneath.
Style: anime
Plot: snow, samurai, japanese soldier, feudal japan, female protagonist, deity, good versus evil, medieval
Time: medieval times
Place: japan

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, captivating, exciting and feel good films with plots about friendship, good versus evil, escapades, fantasy world, danger, magic and youth mostly in Adventure, Animation and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Yuki – The Snow Fairy: Taro the Dragon Boy (1979), Alice of Wonderland in Paris (1966), Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017), Blue Exorcist: The Movie (2012), Lapitch the Little Shoemaker (1997). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Taro the Dragon Boy (1979)
Genre: Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Animation
Country: Japan
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Patterned after Japanese art and silk screens, Taro, The Dragon Boy is an animated feature about Japanese mythology and cultures, focusing on Taro, a young boy who has to make a voyage to a distant lake to save his mother, who has been turned into a ...
Style: anime, vintage
Plot: sword and sorcery, witch, demon, mythology, japanese mythology, snake, dragon, young
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
95%
Alice of Wonderland in Paris (1966)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 52 min.
Story: Young Alice, having become a celebrity for her adventures in Wonderland, is in her bedroom dreaming about visiting Paris and sharing adventures with the storybook girl Madeline. While no comment is made as to where this Alice comes from or what time ...
Style: anime, independent film
Plot: alice in wonderland, fantasy world, female protagonist, alice character, dress
Place: paris france, europe, france
⇓ similarity ⇓
72%
Mary and the Witch's Flower (2017)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story: Young Mary follows a mysterious cat into the nearby forest and discovers an old broomstick and a strange flower. Mary finds herself at Endor College -- a school of magic run by headmistress Madam Mumblechook and the brilliant Doctor Dee. But there ...
Style: anime, captivating, entertaining, light, colorful ...
Audience: kids, family friendly, toddlers, preschool
Plot: witch, witchcraft, good versus evil, magic, girl, friendship, female protagonist, magical power, rescue, fantasy world, deception, experiment ...
Time: 2010s
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
Blue Exorcist: The Movie (2012)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story: Rin Okumura is raised by a famous exorcist named Father Fujimoto. After an argument between the two, Rin discovers he is the son of the devil. Rin decides to fight his fate by joining the True Cross Academy to become an exorcist and defeat demons. ...
Style: anime, exciting, suspenseful, captivating, tense ...
Plot: demon, supernatural, good versus evil, parallel world, heroic mission, rivalry, satan, brother brother relationship, exorcism, curses spells and rituals, friendship, danger ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
Lapitch the Little Shoemaker (1997)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Musical
Country: Germany, Croatia
Duration: 83 min.
Story: Fed up with the harsh treatment his master has given him, a brave little mouse (and later his dog, Brewster) sets off on an adventure.
Style: anime
Plot: raccoon, circus, parrot, shoemaker, goose, cartoon mouse, squirrel, good versus evil, rat, mouse, mother, horse
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
The Secret World of Arrietty (2010)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story: 14-year-old Arrietty and the rest of the Clock family live in peaceful anonymity as they make their own home from items "borrowed" from the house's human inhabitants. However, life changes for the Clocks when a human boy discovers ...
Style: anime, fairy tale, touching, visually appealing, scenic ...
Audience: family outing, kids, family friendly, teen drama, preschool
Plot: friendship, midget, little people, cat, mysterious character, daring rescue, friends, tiny, self discovery, magical, tragedy, coming of age ...
Time: 2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place: japan, seattle, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Howl's Moving Castle (2004)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story: When Sophie, a shy young woman, is cursed with an old body by a spiteful witch, her only chance of breaking the spell lies with a self-indulgent yet insecure young wizard and his companions in his legged, walking home.
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Plot: witch, steampunk, magic, supernatural ability, imaginary, fantasy world, self discovery, magical, demon, curses spells and rituals, wizards and magicians, transformation ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Ozma of Oz (1987)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
Country: Canada
Duration: 96 min.
Story: Ozma of Oz is a new, fully animated feature based on the third book in L. Frank Baum's classic "Wizard of Oz" series. Dorothy revisits the Land of Oz and encounters a group of Wheelers (fuzzy creatures with wheels instead of feet) and ...
Style: independent film
Audience: kids
Plot: wizard of oz, fantasy world, surrealism
⇓ similarity ⇓
49%
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Brave Story (2006)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story: Jr. High School Student Wataru and his friends like playing in an abandond building and looking for ghosts. However it seems he is not the only one. Another mysterious student Mitsuru shows Wataru that there is a magical door to another world where ...
Style: anime, exciting, manga, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience: kids
Plot: bravery, parallel world, heroic mission, supernatural, imaginary, young heroes, escapades, danger, rivalry, legends and myths, good versus evil, friendship ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
The Wizard of Oz (1982)
Genre: Animation, Family, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Musical, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 78 min.
Story: An animated version of the classic story of a young farm-girl who is transported to the magical land of Oz.
Style: anime, enigmatic, exciting, captivating, fairy tale ...
Audience: kids, family outing
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⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Yona Yona Penguin (2009)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 87 min.
Story: Rintaro directs a tale of three children who visit a land of wonder. This is the first "3D anime" that Madhouse has produced. Oh, and there are penguins.
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Audience: kids, family outing
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⇓ similarity ⇓
46%
Onigamiden - Legend of the Millennium Dragon (2011)
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Duration: 100 min.
Story: A spectacular journey of an unwilling young hero thrust into a mysterious past full of monsters, dragons, and strange hidden powers. Through a series of out of this world battles and adventures, Jun, a shy middle school boy, is transformed into a ...
Style: anime, exciting, stylized, emotional, serious ...
Audience: teens
Plot: monk, battles, time travel, heroic mission, self discovery, uninhibited rivalry, escapades, danger, rivalry, destiny, imaginary, legends and myths ...
Time: middle ages, 2010s
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
44%
Night on the Galactic Railroad (1985)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 113 min.
Story: Giovanni currently lives a dreary life of near non-stop work. At school, his peers ridicule him incessantly, and his employer at work is distant and cold. As his isolation from society becomes unbearable, he suddenly finds himself on a train heading ...
Style: anime, surreal, psychedelic, comfort
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⇓ similarity ⇓
43%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
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⇓ similarity ⇓
42%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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⇓ similarity ⇓
38%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
36%
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35%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
Magic Tree House (2011)
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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⇓ similarity ⇓
34%
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Dragon Hill (2002)
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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33%
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Country: Japan
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33%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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Style: anime, cult classic, serious, exciting, whimsical ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 420 min.
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⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Digimon Adventure tri. Part 2: Determination (2016)
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
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⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
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32%
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