Movies like Harakiri: 20 to watch next

If you loved Harakiri (1962) — a action, drama and history film directed by Masaki Kobayashi — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Harakiri most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like suicide, japan and samurai. 7 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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13 Assassins 2010★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Action
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 into a war-torn future.
Stream in India on Brew
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Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai 2011★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, History
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Killing 2018★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Action
In mid-19th century Edo period, a masterless rōnin named Mokunoshin Tsuzuki resides in a peaceful village among those he helps. However, as the prevalent peace and tranquility are sure to be replaced by war and conflict across the land, the swordsman feels restlessness creeping upon him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
4
Three Outlaw Samurai 1964★ 7.5
Shares: Action, Drama
Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two renegades from the magistrate's guard, Sakura and Kikyo. The three outlaws find themselves in a battle to the death.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Blade of the Immortal 2017★ 6.7
Shares: Action, Drama
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. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine.
Stream in India on Netflix
6
Battle Royale 2000★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Action
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
Stream in India on MUBI, MUBI Amazon Channel
7
Samurai Marathon 2019★ 6.0
Shares: Action, Drama, History
When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Yuki secretly joins the race.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Last Samurai 2003★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, Action
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
Stream in India on Netflix
9
Lady Snowblood 1973★ 7.5
Shares: Action, Drama
A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
10
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final 2021★ 7.7
Shares: Action, History, 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.
Stream in India on Netflix
11
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins 2012★ 7.5
Shares: Action, History
In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
Stream in India on Netflix
12
Taboo 1999★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, History
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering on a handsome young samurai named Sozaburo Kano. The school's stern master can choose to intervene, or to let Kano decide his own path.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno 2014★ 7.6
Shares: Action, Drama
Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left for dead. He survived, and is now in Kyoto, plotting with his gathered warriors to overthrow the new government. Against Kaoru's wishes, Kenshin reluctantly agrees to go to Kyoto and help keep his country from falling back into civil war.
Stream in India on Netflix
14
Female Prisoner Scorpion: Jailhouse 41 1972★ 7.0
Shares: Action, Drama
After being used and betrayed by the detective she had fallen in love with, young Matsu is sent to a female prison full of sadistic guards and disobedient prisoners.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Last Emperor 1987★ 7.6
Shares: Drama, History
A dramatic history of Pu Yi, the last of the Emperors of China, from his lofty birth and brief reign in the Forbidden City, the object of worship by half a billion people; through his abdication, his decline and dissolute lifestyle; his exploitation by the invading Japanese, and finally to his obscure existence as just another peasant worker in the People's Republic.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rising Sun 1993★ 6.2
Shares: Action, Drama
When a prostitute is found dead in a Los Angeles skyscraper occupied by a large Japanese corporation, detectives John Connor and Web Smith are called in to investigate. Although Connor has previous experience working in Japan, cultural differences make their progress difficult until a security disc showing the murder turns up. Close scrutiny proves the disc has been doctored, and the detectives realize they're dealing with a cover-up as well.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Outrage Coda 2017★ 6.8
Shares: Action, Drama
Five years after the all-out war between the Sanno and Hanabishi crime families, former yakuza boss Otomo works in South Korea for Mr. Chang, a noted fixer. When tensions rise between Chang and the Hanabishi, and Chang's life is endangered, Otomo returns to Japan to settle things once and for all.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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ICHI 2008★ 6.8
Shares: Action, Drama, History
Ichi is a blind entertainer that travels the countryside with her traditional Japanese guitar and walking stick. She’s in search for the kind man that brought her up as a child, but because of her beauty she encounters problems every step of the way. Fortunately for Ichi, she is also a gifted swordswoman and carries a lethal blade within her walking stick.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Zatoichi 2003★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Action
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Female Yakuza Tale 1973★ 6.1
Shares: Action, Drama
Ocho is accidentally captured by a drug trafficking cartel who use Chinese women to smuggle drugs into Japan by hiding it in their vaginas. She is tortured, and manages to escape, fighting both the male yakuzas and a gang of female thieves.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now