swap_horiz Sanjuro Alternatives

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Harakiri

Harakiri is a 1962 Japanese film set during the Edo period under the Tokugawa shogunate. It depicts the rōnin Hanshirō T...

Action Drama Japan Historical

9.67 Brilliant

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Seven Samurai

Akira Kurosawa's 1954 film Seven Samurai follows a farming village that recruits samurai to defend it against bandits in...

Classic 1954 Ensemble Kurosawa

9.50 Brilliant

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The 47 Ronin

Kenji Mizoguchi's The 47 Ronin presents the Ako revenge story through formal compositions and restrained pacing. Release...

Classic Loyalty 1940S Mizoguchi

8.73 Great

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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

8.55 Great

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Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot

A pot associated with a hidden fortune drives the comedy in Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot, directed by Sadao Yamanaka...

Classic Satire Comedy 1930S

8.55 Great

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Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo

This 1935 Japanese film, directed by Sadao Yamanaka, is a comedic chanbara featuring Tange Sazen, a one-eyed, one-armed...

Classic Pre War 1935 Yamanaka

8.25 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

7.77 Good

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The Loyal 47 Ronin

The Loyal 47 Ronin is a 1958 Japanese historical drama directed by Kunio Watanabe. It adapts the Chushingura tradition,...

Classic 1950S Loyalty Toei

7.68 Good

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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

7.54 Good

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Tenchu!

Tenchu! is a 1969 Japanese historical drama directed by Hideo Gosha and set in the Bakumatsu, the turbulent final years...

Political Assassination 1969 Gosha

7.45 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

7.35 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

7.32 Good

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Satan's Sword

Satan's Sword is a 1960 Japanese chanbara film directed by Kenji Misumi. It adapts the well-known Japanese novel Daibosa...

Epic 1960S Manga Adaptation Betrayal

7.31 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

7.25 Good

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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

7.18 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

7.15 Good

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The Loyal 47 Ronin (1958)

The Loyal 47 Ronin (Chushingura) is a 1958 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Kunio Watanabe. It is one of numerous cin...

Classic Revenge Loyalty 1958

7.10 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

6.95 Fair

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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

6.95 Fair

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Cruel Story of Bushido

Cruel Story of Bushido is a 1963 Japanese historical drama directed by Tadashi Imai. The film traces successive generati...

Drama Historical 1963 Imai

6.95 Fair