swap_horiz Samurai Saga Alternatives

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Samurai Rebellion

Samurai Rebellion is a 1967 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Masaki Kobayashi, featuring acclaimed actor Toshiro Mifu...

Drama 1960S Edo Period Kobayashi

8.5 Great

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13 Assassins (2010)

"13 Assassins" is a 2010 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Takashi Miike, serving as a remake of the 1963 movie by Eii...

Remake Ensemble 2010S Jidaigeki

8.5 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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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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Samurai Assassin

"Samurai Assassin" is a 1965 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Kihachi Okamoto. It stars Toshiro Mifune as a wandering...

Historical 1965 Shinsengumi Mifune

7.5 Good

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Samurai Banners

Samurai Banners is a 1969 Japanese historical epic directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and based on a novel by Yasushi Inoue. It...

Sengoku 1969 Mifune Inagaki

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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The Assassin (1964)

Directed by Masahiro Shinoda, *Assassination* (*Ansatsu*) is a 1964 Japanese jidaigeki film set during the Bakumatsu per...

Drama Thriller Jidaigeki 1964

7.4 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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Destiny's Son

Destiny's Son is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Kenji Misumi and starring Raizo Ichikawa. The story follows...

Drama 1962 Jidaigeki Daiei

7.0 Good

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Incident at Blood Pass

"Incident at Blood Pass" is a 1970 jidaigeki film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and produced by Toho. The film stars Toshi...

Mystery 1970 Ronin Mifune

7.0 Good

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Shinsengumi

Shinsengumi is a 1969 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Tadashi Sawashima. It dramatizes the historical activities of...

Epic Warrior Shinsengumi 1969

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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The Gambling Samurai

The Gambling Samurai is the English title used for Kunisada Chuji, a 1960 Japanese jidaigeki directed by Senkichi Tanigu...

Adventure Jidaigeki 1960 Mifune

6.8 Fair

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Whirlwind

Whirlwind is a 1964 Japanese historical drama directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and produced by Toho. Set in the seventeenth c...

Action Jidaigeki 1964 Mifune

6.8 Fair

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Machibuse

Machibuse, also released internationally as Ambush, is a 1970 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by acclaimed filmmaker Hi...

Ambush 1970 Ronin Mifune

6.8 Fair

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Samurai Pirate

Samurai Pirate is the international title of Daitōzoku, a 1963 Japanese action-adventure fantasy film directed by Senkic...

Fantasy Adventure 1960S Toei

6.8 Fair

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Saga of the Vagabonds

1959 Japanese period film directed by Toshio Sugie, featuring Toshiro Mifune as a wandering swordsman who rallies a band...

Adventure 1959 Sengoku Mifune

6.5 Fair