Movies like Princess Mononoke (1997)

Name: Princess Mononoke
Released: 1997

10 films to watch after Princess Mononoke, ranked by how well they match its tone — not just its genre.

Ashitaka, a prince of the disappearing Emishi people, is cursed by a demonized boar god and must journey to the west to find a cure. Along the way, he encounters San, a young human woman fighting to protect the forest, and Lady Eboshi, who is trying to destroy it. Ashitaka must find a way to bring balance to this conflict.

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Wolfwalkers (2020)

Fit 80%

Shares Animation, Adventure and Fantasy with Princess Mononoke.

In a time of superstition and magic, when wolves are seen as demonic and nature an evil to be tamed, a young apprentice hunter comes to Ireland with her father to wipe out the last pack. But when she saves a wild native girl, their friendship leads her to discover the world of the Wolfwalkers and transform her into the very thing her father is tasked to destroy.
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Big Fish & Begonia (2016)

Fit 74%

Shares Animation, Adventure and Fantasy with Princess Mononoke.

Beyond the human realm, there is a magical race of beings who control the tides and the changing of the seasons. One of these beings, a young girl named Chun, seeks something more—she wants to experience the human world! At sixteen, she finally gets her chance and transforms into a dolphin in order to explore the world that has her fascinated. But she soon discovers that it's a dangerous place and nearly gets killed in a vortex. Luckily, her life is spared when a young boy sacrifices himself to save her. Moved by his kindness and courage, she uses magic to bring him back to life only to learn that this power comes at a serious price. On a new adventure, she’ll have to make her own sacrifices in order to protect his soul until it is ready to return to the human world.
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Children Who Chase Lost Voices (2011)

Fit 73%

Shares Animation, Adventure and Fantasy with Princess Mononoke.

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 and saved by a mysterious boy named Shun. However, Shun disappears and Asuna embarks on a journey of adventure to the land of Agartha with her teacher Mr. Morisaki to meet a Shun again. Through her journey she comes to know the cruelty and beauty of the world, as well as loss.
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Pom Poko (1994)

Fit 71%

Shares Adventure, Animation and Fantasy with Princess Mononoke.

The Raccoons of the Tama Hills are being forced from their homes by the rapid development of houses and shopping malls. As it becomes harder to find food and shelter, they decide to band together and fight back. The Raccoons practice and perfect the ancient art of transformation until they are even able to appear as humans in hilarious circumstances.
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Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026)

Fit 57%

Shares Animation, Adventure and Fantasy with Princess Mononoke.

Avatar Aang, the world's last Airbender, learns of an ancient power that could save his culture from extinction. With the help of his friends, he embarks on a global quest to find it before it falls into the wrong hands and threatens to upend the peace they sacrificed everything to achieve.
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Epic (2013)

Fit 48%

Shares Animation, Adventure and Fantasy with Princess Mononoke.

A teenager finds herself transported to a deep forest setting where a battle between the forces of good and the forces of evil is taking place. She bands together with a rag-tag group characters in order to save their world—and ours.
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Ainbo: Spirit of the Amazon (2021)

Fit 48%

Shares Adventure, Animation and Fantasy with Princess Mononoke.

An epic journey of a young hero and her Spirit Guides, 'Dillo' a cute and humorous armadillo and "Vaca" a goofy oversized tapir, who embark on a quest to save their home in the spectacular Amazon Rainforest.
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My Oni Girl (2024)

Fit 42%

Shares Animation, Fantasy and Adventure with Princess Mononoke.

A shy teenage boy's inability to say no is tested when a headstrong girl drags him on a mystical journey amid summer snow to find her missing mom.
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Brotherhood of the Wolf (2001)

Fit 40%

Shares Adventure with Princess Mononoke.

In 18th century France, the Chevalier de Fronsac and his Native American friend Mani are sent by the King to the Gevaudan province to investigate the killings of hundreds by a mysterious beast.
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The Legend of Ochi (2025)

Fit 40%

Shares Fantasy and Adventure with Princess Mononoke.

In a remote village on the island of Carpathia, a shy farm girl named Yuri is raised to fear an elusive animal species known as ochi. But when Yuri discovers a wounded baby ochi has been left behind, she escapes on a quest to bring him home.