If you loved Mater and the Ghostlight, try Tokyo Mater

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Tokyo Mater has roughly 3.1× fewer votes than Mater and the Ghostlight — it's a deeper cut, not a mainstream recommendation. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

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Mater and the Ghostlight

2006 · dir. John Lasseter

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Tokyo Mater

2008 · dir. John Lasseter, Rob Gibbs

What they share

Both films are directed by John Lasseter, and they both carry the playful mood tag, and they sit in Animation / Comedy / Family territory. If that's the register that drew you to Mater and the Ghostlight, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

playful

What Tokyo Mater is

Mater takes a wild detour. He gets challenged to a drift race in Tokyo. Mater becomes Tow-ke-O Mater with help from friends.

If you loved Mater and the Ghostlight, try Tokyo Mater

Mater and the Ghostlight

Tokyo Mater

What they share

What Tokyo Mater is

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