swap_horiz Red Lion Alternatives

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Samurai Rebellion

A 1967 Japanese film directed by Masaki Kobayashi, starring Toshiro Mifune as a samurai who defies his feudal lord to pr...

Drama 1960S Edo Period Kobayashi

8.5 Great

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Chushingura (1962)

A 1962 Toho Film epic directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, presenting the Chushingura legend of the 47 ronin with an all-star ca...

Epic Historical 1960S Inagaki

7.8 Good

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Hitokiri

A 1969 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha, starring Shintaro Katsu as a manipulated Bakumatsu-era assassin, with Raiz...

Historical 1969 Meiji Era Mifune

7.8 Good

4

Kill!

1968 Japanese comedy-samurai film directed by Kihachi Okamoto in which a cynical ronin and an aspiring farmer inadverten...

Action Comedy 1968 Ronin

7.8 Good

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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

Directed by Kazuo Ikehiro, this 1966 Japanese chambara film is the fourteenth installment of the Zatoichi series, follow...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.6 Good

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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Directed by Kenji Misumi, this 1965 Japanese chambara film is the twelfth installment in the Zatoichi series, introducin...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.5 Good

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13 Assassins (1963)

A 1963 Japanese chambara film directed by Eiichi Kudo, depicting a group of samurai recruited to assassinate a sadistic...

1960S Ensemble Edo Period Jidaigeki

7.5 Good

8

Samurai Assassin

1965 Japanese samurai film directed by Kihachi Okamoto, starring Toshiro Mifune as a ronin entangled in the conspiracy s...

Historical 1965 Shinsengumi Mifune

7.5 Good

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Samaritan Zatoichi

Released in 1968, this Japanese chambara film directed by Kenji Misumi is the eighteenth installment in the widely popul...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.4 Good

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Yagyu Clan Conspiracy

A 1978 Toei jidaigeki directed by Kinji Fukasaku, starring Sonny Chiba as Yagyu Jubei amid Tokugawa-era political conspi...

Political Edo Period 1978 Fukasaku

7.4 Good

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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

This 1964 Japanese chambara film, directed by Kenji Misumi, is the eighth entry in the Zatoichi franchise and features t...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.3 Good

12

Zatoichi the Fugitive

Directed by Kinuyo Tanaka, this 1963 Japanese film is the fourth installment in the popular Zatoichi series starring Shi...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.2 Good

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Zatoichi's Vengeance

Directed by Tokuzo Tanaka, this 1966 Japanese film is the thirteenth entry in the Zatoichi franchise and explores the bl...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.2 Good

14

Zatoichi Challenged

Directed by Kenji Misumi, this 1967 Japanese chambara film is the seventeenth installment in the Zatoichi franchise, fea...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.2 Good

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Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Directed by Daisuke Ito, this 1964 Japanese chambara film is the sixth entry in the Zatoichi series, focusing on a missi...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.1 Good

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Zatoichi's Cane Sword

Released in 1967 and directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda, this Japanese chambara film is the fifteenth installment in the long-...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.1 Good

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Samurai Saga

1959 Japanese samurai film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki that retells the Cyrano de Bergerac story, transplanting its them...

1959 Jidaigeki Cyrano Adaptation Mifune

7.1 Good

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Ambush at Blood Pass

1970 Japanese samurai film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, notable for featuring both Toshiro Mifune and Shintaro Katsu as...

Action Edo Period 1970 Mifune

7.1 Good

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Zatoichi's Revenge

Directed by Akira Inoue, this 1965 Japanese chambara film is the tenth installment in the long-running Zatoichi series s...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.0 Good

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Samurai Wolf

A 1966 Japanese chambara film directed by Hideo Gosha, following a wandering swordsman and representing Gosha's gritty,...

Action 1960S Ronin Gosha

7.0 Good