swap_horiz Satan's Sword 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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Chushingura

Chushingura is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and also known as Chushingura: Hana no Maki, Y...

Epic Ensemble 1962 Toei

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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Fall of Ako Castle

Fall of Ako Castle is a 1978 Japanese historical film directed by Kinji Fukasaku, also known by the Japanese title Akō-j...

Epic Historical 1970S Toei

7.7 Good

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Zatoichi's Pilgrimage

Zatoichi's Pilgrimage is a 1966 Japanese chambara film directed by Kazuo Ikehiro and produced by Daiei. It is the fourte...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.6 Good

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Zatoichi and the Chess Expert

Zatoichi and the Chess Expert is a 1965 Japanese chambara film directed by Kenji Misumi and produced by Daiei. It is the...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.5 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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The Fall of Ako Castle

"The Fall of Ako Castle" is a 1978 Japanese historical drama produced by the Toei Company and directed by Kinji Fukasaku...

Epic Historical 1978 Fukasaku

7.5 Good

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Samaritan Zatoichi

*Samaritan Zatoichi* is a 1968 Japanese chambara film directed by Kenji Misumi and starring Shintaro Katsu. It is the ei...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.4 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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Fight, Zatoichi, Fight

Fight, Zatoichi, Fight is a 1964 Japanese chambara film directed by Kenji Misumi and starring Shintaro Katsu as Zatoichi...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.3 Good

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Shogun's Samurai

Shogun's Samurai is a 1978 Japanese jidaigeki, or historical period film, directed and co-written by Kinji Fukasaku for...

Epic Edo Period Clan War 1978

7.3 Good

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Sleepy Eyes of Death: The Mask of the Princess

Sleepy Eyes of Death: The Mask of the Princess is a 1966 Japanese samurai film starring Raizo Ichikawa as Nemuri Kyoshir...

Sequel Royal 1960S Nemuri Kyoshiro

7.3 Good

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Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron

Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron is a 1978 Japanese chanbara film directed by Hideo Gosha. The story examines the consequenc...

Epic 1970S Robbery Gosha

7.3 Good

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Zatoichi the Fugitive

Zatoichi the Fugitive is a 1963 Japanese period film and the fourth entry in the Zatoichi series. Shintaro Katsu plays Z...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.2 Good

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Zatoichi's Vengeance

Zatoichi’s Vengeance is a 1966 Japanese period action film directed by Tokuzo Tanaka and the thirteenth film in the Zato...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.2 Good

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Zatoichi Challenged

Zatoichi Challenged is a 1967 Japanese chambara film directed by Kenji Misumi and starring Shintaro Katsu as the blind m...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.2 Good

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Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold

Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold is a 1964 Japanese chambara film directed by Daisuke Ito and the sixth entry in the Zatoi...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.1 Good

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Zatoichi's Cane Sword

Zatoichi’s Cane Sword is a 1967 Japanese chambara film directed by Kimiyoshi Yasuda and released by Daiei Film. It is th...

1960S Blind Swordsman Zatoichi Daiei

7.1 Good

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Heaven and Earth (1990)

Heaven and Earth is a 1990 Japanese historical film directed by Haruki Kadokawa. Set during the Sengoku, or Warring Stat...

Epic Historical 1990S Kadokawa

7.1 Good