Movies like 広重ぶるう
If 広重ぶるう's mix of jidaigeki, edo period and ukiyo-e stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what 広重ぶるう's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Kagemusha
1980 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 180 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki, edo period · Also a Japanese drama
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans.
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Harakiri
1962 · Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · 135 min8.5
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki, edo period · Also a Japanese drama
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…
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Yojimbo
1961 · Directed by Akira Kurosawa · 110 min8.1
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki, edo period · Also a Japanese drama
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.
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13 Assassins
2010 · Directed by Takashi Miike · 141 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki, edo period · Also a Japanese drama
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…
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021 · Directed by Keishi Otomo · 138 min7.7
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki · Also a Japanese historical drama · From the same decade (2020s)
In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.
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Hachiko
1987 · Directed by Seijiro Koyama · 107 min7.8
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
The tragic, true story about Hachikō, an Akita dog who was loyal to his master, Professor Ueno, even after Ueno's death.