Movies like Goemon
If Goemon's mix of samurai, hero and sword stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Goemon's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Final
2021 · Directed by Keishi Otomo · 138 min7.7
Why you'll like itWith Yosuke Eguchi · Shares: samurai, sword, katana · Also a Japanese action film
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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Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends
2014 · Directed by Keishi Otomo · 135 min7.7
Why you'll like itWith Yosuke Eguchi · Shares: samurai, katana · Also a Japanese action film
Shishio sets sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the government. In order to stop him, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.
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Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
2014 · Directed by Keishi Otomo · 138 min7.6
Why you'll like itWith Yosuke Eguchi · Shares: samurai, katana · Also a Japanese action film
Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government.
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13 Assassins
2010 · Directed by Takashi Miike · 141 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: samurai, katana · 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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Blade of the Immortal
2017 · Directed by Takashi Miike · 140 min6.7
Why you'll like itWith Erika Toda · Shares: samurai · Also a Japanese action film
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.
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Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time
2001 · Directed by Toshiya Shinohara · 99 min7.5
Why you'll like itShares: sword · Also a Japanese action film · From the same decade (2000s)
InuYasha is a half-demon who was trapped in the Legendary Tree and was set free by Kagome, a girl who traveled 500 years through time.
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Mortal Kombat II
2026 · Directed by Simon McQuoid · 116 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: ninja · Also action and fantasy
The fan favorite champions—now joined by Johnny Cage himself—are pitted against one another in the ultimate, no-holds barred, gory battle to defeat the dark rule of Shao Kahn that threatens the very existence of the…
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Kill Bill: Vol. 1
2003 · Directed by Quentin Tarantino · 111 min8.0
Why you'll like itShares: sword, katana · From the same decade (2000s)
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
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Blade of the 47 Ronin
2022 · Directed by Ron Yuan · 106 min6.4
Why you'll like itShares: samurai · Also fantasy and action
A new class of warriors emerges among the Samurai clans to keep a sought-after sword from falling into the wrong hands.
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Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train
2020 · Directed by Haruo Sotozaki · 117 min8.2
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese action film
Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on a new mission…
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Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent
2013 · Directed by Toshiyuki Kubooka · 110 min7.7
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese action film
One year has passed since Guts left the Band of the Hawk and Griffith was imprisoned by the Kingdom of Midland for treason. In the dead of night, at a camping site where they hide, the Band of the Hawk is attacked by…
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Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura
2024 · Directed by Toshiki Hirano · 60 min7.7
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese action film
It's the ultimate showdown. The toughest fighters from "Baki Hanma" and "Kengan Ashura" clash in this unprecedented, hard-hitting martial arts crossover.