swap_horiz Samurai Rebellion Alternatives

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Humanity and Paper Balloons

"Humanity and Paper Balloons" is a 1937 Japanese film directed by Sadao Yamanaka, categorized within the samurai film ge...

Pre War Tragedy 1937 Edo Period

9.1 Excellent

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The Crucified Lovers

The Crucified Lovers is a 1954 Japanese historical drama directed by Kenji Mizoguchi and based on a work by the playwrig...

Romance Tragedy 1950S Edo Period

9.0 Excellent

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An Actor's Revenge

Directed by Kon Ichikawa, this 1963 Japanese film stars Kazuo Hasegawa as an onnagata, a male actor who plays female rol...

Japan Revenge Edo Period 1963

8.4 Great

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Goyokin

Goyokin is a 1969 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Hideo Gosha and starring Tatsuya Nakadai. The narrative follows a...

Action Political Edo Period 1969

8.2 Great

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Shura

Shura, internationally known as Pandemonium, is a 1971 Japanese avant-garde film directed by Toshio Matsumoto. The narra...

Avantgarde Tragedy 1971 Edo Period

8.1 Great

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Chushingura (1962)

Chushingura is a 1962 Japanese epic film produced by Toho and directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. The film presents the traditi...

Epic Historical 1960S Inagaki

7.8 Good

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Hitokiri

Hitokiri is a 1969 Japanese historical drama film directed by Hideo Gosha. The narrative is set during the Bakumatsu per...

Historical 1969 Meiji Era Mifune

7.8 Good

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Gonza the Spearman

Gonza the Spearman is a 1986 Japanese period drama directed by Masahiro Shinoda and adapted from a work by the Edo-perio...

Drama 1986 Edo Period Honor

7.6 Good

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Bushido: Samurai Saga

Bushido: Samurai Saga is an alternative English title for Tadashi Imai's 1963 Japanese film also known as Cruel Story of...

Drama Anthology 1963 Imai

7.6 Good

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Samurai Spy

Samurai Spy is a 1965 Japanese period film directed by Masahiro Shinoda. Set during the uneasy political transition at t...

Drama Espionage 1965 Shinoda

7.6 Good

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13 Assassins (1963)

"13 Assassins" is a 1963 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Eiichi Kudo. The narrative follows a group of thirteen samu...

1960S Ensemble Edo Period Jidaigeki

7.5 Good

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Red Lion

Red Lion is a 1969 Japanese historical comedy-drama directed by Kihachi Okamoto and starring Toshiro Mifune. Set during...

Comedy 1960S Meiji Era Mifune

7.4 Good

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Yagyu Clan Conspiracy

*The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy* is a 1978 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It dramatizes a fictionalized...

Political Edo Period 1978 Fukasaku

7.4 Good

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Sword of Desperation

A 2010 Japanese film directed by Hideyuki Hirayama, based on a Shugoro Yamamoto novel, about a respected clan samurai wh...

Drama 2010 Edo Period Honor

7.4 Good

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Kumokiri Nizaemon

Kumokiri Nizaemon is a 1978 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Hideo Gosha, featuring a prominent performance by Tatsuy...

Drama Edo Period Thief 1978

7.3 Good

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Ambush at Blood Pass

Ambush at Blood Pass is a 1970 Japanese jidaigeki, or period swordplay film, directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. It is notable...

Action Edo Period 1970 Mifune

7.1 Good

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Ronin Gai

Ronin Gai is a 1990 Japanese period film directed by Kazuo Kuroki. Set during the late Edo period, it follows impoverish...

Action Drama Edo Period 1990

7.0 Good

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Shogun's Shadow

Shogun's Shadow is a 1989 Japanese historical action film directed by Yasuo Furuhata. Its story follows a group charged...

Action Historical 1989 Edo Period

6.8 Fair

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Band of Assassins

Band of Assassins, also known as A Band of Assassins, is a 1962 Japanese historical action film directed by Satsuo Yamam...

Drama Historical 1962 Edo Period

6.8 Fair

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Samurai Marathon

Samurai Marathon is a 2019 Japanese historical action drama directed by Bernard Rose. The film is based on an 1855 runni...

Drama Historical 2019 Race

6.2 Fair