Movies like The Star of Cottonland

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   Ocean Waves

   Strong story similarity

   1993 · 72 min · Animation · Drama · Romance · TV Movie

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   At Kichijōji Station, Tokyo, Taku Morisaki glimpses a familiar woman on the platform opposite boarding a train. Later, her photo falls from a shelf as he exits his apartment before flying to Kōchi Prefecture. Picking it up, he looks at it briefly before leaving. As the aeroplane takes off, he narrates the events that brought her into his life...

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared themes: anime and love
   • shared genre DNA

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   Robot Carnival

   Strong movie match

   1987 · 93 min · Animation · Science Fiction

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   An anthology of various tales told in various styles with robots being the one common element among them.

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   Sailor Moon SuperS: The Movie - Black Dream Hole

   Shared cast

   1995 · 60 min · Action · Animation · Fantasy

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   The wicked Badiyanu has come to capture all Earth's children to gain enough power to absorb the planet in her Black Dream Hole. The Black Dream Hole is in Badiyanu's castle and absorbs the dream energy from children. The more children Badiyanu kidnaps, the larger the dream hole gets. The Sailor Team must save Earth's children and prevent the Black Dream Hole from enveloping the entire planet!

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   • substantial genre overlap
   • a principal cast member

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   Hachiko

   Strong movie match

   1987 · 107 min · Drama · Family · History

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   The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.

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   Taboo

   Strong movie match

   1999 · 100 min · Drama · History · Thriller

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   Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering on a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.

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   5 Centimeters per Second

   Genre overlap

   2007 · 63 min · Animation · Drama · Romance

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   Three moments in Takaki's life: his relationship with Akari and their forced separation; his friendship with Kanae, who is secretly in love with him; the demands and disappointments of adulthood, an unhappy life in a cold city.

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   • substantial genre overlap

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   Mai Mai Miracle

   Strong story similarity

   2009 · 94 min · Adventure · Animation · Drama

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   Inspired by her grandfather's stories, young Shinko embarks on wild flights of fancy about the history of the little town she lives in. But dreams can't fend off the realities of growing up.

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   • strong story and style similarity
   • shared theme: anime

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   Clannad: The Motion Picture

   Shared themes

   2007 · 94 min · Animation · Drama · Romance

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   Plagued by a seemingly endless stream of haunting dreams, Tomoya drifts through life with an almost overwhelming sense of anger and emptiness. Then, one fateful day, he meets the mysterious and beautiful Nagisa, and his world begins to change. While helping Nagisa revive the defunct Drama Club at their high school, Tomoya discovers that she has the same dreams. Their story starts beneath the cherry blossoms, but where will fate lead them?

   Why it connects

   • substantial genre overlap
   • shared theme: anime

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   Cardcaptor Sakura: The Sealed Card

   Similar atmosphere

   2000 · 80 min · Adventure · Animation · Fantasy · Romance

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   All of the Clow Cards have been captured, and Sakura Kinomoto, the new Master of the Cards, is preparing to play the lead in the play for the town festival. However, a new evil force is causing mysterious events all over Tomoeda, including the disappearance of Sakura's cards. With Syaoran's help, Sakura must figure out the cause of these events, and save her town.

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   • strong genre and movie-style overlap

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    Sakura Wars: The Movie

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    2001 · 85 min · Action · Animation · Comedy · Science Fiction

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    Following in the aftermath of a terrible Demon-Human war, turn of the century Japan is preparing a new fighting force in case the demons decide to return. A squadron of giant robots are built to be controlled by the spirit of the pilot, but it is discovered that the only people with sufficient spirit are young women. After recruiting a team of youths from around the world, the Japanese government decides to keep them a secret by disguising them as a theater troupe, thus requiring them to spend as much time memorizing Shakespeare as they do on military training.

    Why it connects

    • shared theme: anime

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