Movies like 鍔鳴浪人
If 鍔鳴浪人's mix of ronin, jidaigeki and edo period stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what 鍔鳴浪人's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
- 1
Harakiri
1962 · Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · 135 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: ronin, jidaigeki, edo period
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce…
- 2
13 Assassins
2010 · Directed by Takashi Miike · 141 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: ronin, jidaigeki, edo period
A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country…
- 3
Yojimbo
1961 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 110 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: ronin, jidaigeki, edo period
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade.
- 4
Samurai Rebellion
1967 · Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · 121 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki, edo period
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her.
- 5
Sanjuro
1962 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 96 min7.9
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki, edo period
In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its…
- 6
The Sword of Doom
1966 · Directed by Kihachi Okamoto · 122 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki, edo period
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.
- 7
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954 · Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki · 94 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki, edo period · From the same decade (1950s)
Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.
- 8
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai
2011 · Directed by Takashi Miike · 128 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: ronin, jidaigeki
A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.
- 9
Blade of the Immortal
2017 · Directed by Takashi Miike · 140 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: ronin, jidaigeki
Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul.
- 10
Kagemusha
1980 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 180 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki, edo period
A feudal epic presenting the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans.
- 11
Zatoichi
2003 · Directed by Takeshi Kitano · 116 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.