swap_horiz Tenchu! Alternatives

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Seven Samurai

Kurosawa’s *Seven Samurai* is a pivotal 1954 film exploring themes of honor, community, and sacrifice in feudal Japan. T...

Classic 1954 Ensemble Kurosawa

9.5 Brilliant

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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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47 Ronin (1941)

Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, this 1941 two-part Japanese film adapts the Chushingura legend, depicting the historical ac...

Classic Loyalty Mizoguchi 1941

8.6 Great

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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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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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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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The Wolves

"The Wolves" is a 1971 Japanese crime film directed by Hideo Gosha. The narrative is set during Japan's Taisho period an...

Action 1971 Edo Period Gosha

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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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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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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Portrait of Hell

Portrait of Hell (Jigokuhen) is a 1969 Japanese horror and historical drama film directed by Shiro Toyoda and distribute...

Artist Supernatural 1969 Toyoda

7.3 Good

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Hunter in the Dark

A 1979 Japanese film directed by Hideo Gosha, starring Tatsuya Nakadai as a yakuza-connected swordsman in an Edo-period...

Action Edo Period 1979 Gosha

7.2 Good

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Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor

Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (Bakumatsu) is a 1969 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Tai Kato. The film chronicles...

Political Toho Shinsengumi 1969

7.2 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

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Sleepy Eyes of Death: Killing Sword

"Sleepy Eyes of Death: Killing Sword" is a 1969 chambara film from Daiei studio, part of the Nemuri Kyoshiro series base...

Chambara 1969 Daiei Nemuri Kyoshiro

7.0 Good

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Samurai Wolf II

A 1967 Japanese chambara sequel directed by Hideo Gosha, continuing the wandering swordsman's story from the first film...

Action Sequel 1960S Ronin

6.7 Fair

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Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

A 2021 Japanese period film tracing the early formation of the Shinsengumi, centering on Isami Kondo and his companions...

Drama 2021 Loyalty Shinsengumi

6.7 Fair

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Izo

Takashi Miike's 2004 Japanese film about an executed Meiji-era assassin resurrected as an unstoppable supernatural kille...

Avantgarde Surreal 2004 Miike

5.2 Mediocre