Movies like Faces
If Faces's mix of jidaigeki stayed with you, start here. Each film below was picked from what Faces's fans love most, with the reason it belongs on this list.
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Samurai Rebellion
1967 · Directed by Masaki Kobayashi · 121 min8.3
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki · Also a Japanese drama
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.
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The Sword of Doom
1966 · Directed by Kihachi Okamoto · 122 min7.8
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki · Also a Japanese drama
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.
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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 drama
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 II: Kyoto Inferno
2014 · Directed by Keishi Otomo · 138 min7.6
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki · Also a Japanese drama · From the same decade (2010s)
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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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
1972 · Directed by Kenji Misumi · 84 min7.4
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki · Also a Japanese drama
Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.
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13 Assassins
2010 · Directed by Takashi Miike · 141 min7.3
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki · Also a Japanese drama · From the same decade (2010s)
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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Zatoichi
2003 · Directed by Takeshi Kitano · 116 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki · Also a Japanese drama
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.
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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
1954 · Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki · 94 min7.2
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki · Also a Japanese drama
Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.
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Blade of the Immortal
2017 · Directed by Takashi Miike · 140 min6.7
Why you'll like itShares: jidaigeki · Also a Japanese drama · From the same decade (2010s)
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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BLUE LOCK THE MOVIE -EPISODE NAGI-
2024 · Directed by Shunsuke Ishikawa · 91 min7.6
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
When apathetic gamer Nagi agrees to join his rich classmate Mikage in soccer, their partnership leads to the famous Blue Lock program — and to changes.
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The Ballad of Narayama
1983 · Directed by Shōhei Imamura · 130 min7.5
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69.
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Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black
2008 · Directed by Noriyuki Abe · 94 min7.1
Why you'll like itAlso a Japanese drama
A strange disturbance in the World of the Living sends Ichigo and Kon to the Soul Society, where the Seireitei has been devastated by an explosion of reishi and Rukia is missing.