Movies like Kwaidan: 20 to watch next

If you loved Kwaidan (1965) — a horror, fantasy and drama film directed by Masaki Kobayashi — these 20 movies are the closest matches.

The first picks are what fans of Kwaidan most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like samurai, based on novel or book and story teller. 4 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.

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Ugetsu 1953★ 8.0
Shares: Fantasy, Drama
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.
Stream in India on Plex
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Daimajin 1966★ 6.5
Shares: Horror, Fantasy, Drama
A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Deer King 2021★ 6.8
Shares: Drama, Fantasy
Following a brutal war, former soldier Van toils in a mine controlled by the ruling empire. One day, his solitary existence is upended when a pack of wild dogs carrying a deadly and incurable disease attack, leaving only Van and a young girl named Yuna as survivors. Finally free, the pair seek out a simple existence in the countryside but are pursued by nefarious forces. Intent on protecting Yuna at all costs, Van must uncover the true cause of the plague ravaging the kingdom—and its possible cure.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Wrath of Daimajin 1966★ 6.3
Shares: Fantasy, Horror
In a mountainous region of Japan, Lord Arakawa kidnaps the men of nearby villages to use as slave labor, producing gunpowder from his sulfur pits. A band of young boys decide to rescue their enslaved fathers on their own.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Unhealer 2021★ 5.8
Shares: Fantasy, Horror
A botched faith healing bestows supernatural Shaman powers on a bullied teenager. When his lifelong tormentors pull a prank that kills someone he loves, he uses his powers for revenge and goes on a bloody rampage to settle the score.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
6
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid 2023★ 7.7
Shares: Drama, Fantasy
Finally, the day of Mai's high school graduation has arrived. While Sakuta eagerly waits for his girlfriend, an elementary schooler who looks exactly like her appears before him. Suspicious, and for all the wrong reasons... Meanwhile, Sakuta and Kaede's father suddenly calls, saying that their mother wants to see her daughter. She was hospitalized because Kaede's condition had been too much for her to bear, so what could she possibly want now?
Stream in India on Crunchyroll Amazon Channel
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Fate/Grand Order the Movie: Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot 1 Wandering; Agateram 2020★ 7.0
Shares: Drama, Fantasy
The wandering knight, Bedivere, reaches the end of his journey. It is A.D. 1273 in Jerusalem. The Holy Land has been transformed into a massive desert and its people have been forced out of their homes as three major powers wage war with each other in this wasteland. The Knights of the Round Table come together to protect the Holy City and their Lion King. With the whole of his kingdom summoned into a strange land, Ozymandias, the Sun King, quietly plots against the tyranny of this bizarre realm. The mountain people, protectors of those who were stripped of their land, await their chance at rebellion. In order to fulfill his mission, Bedivere heads for the Holy City where the Lion King rules. There he meets humanity’s final Master, Ritsuka Fujimaru, who has come to Jerusalem, accompanied by his Demi-Servant, Mash Kyrielight, in their quest to restore human history.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black 2008★ 7.1
Shares: Fantasy, 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. Stranger still, none of the Soul Reapers remember Ichigo, and they think he’s the one responsible for the destruction. Now on the run, Ichigo is forced into a lonely battle in order to find Rukia and stop the real culprits!
Stream in India on Anime Times Amazon Channel
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Black Butler 2014★ 7.0
Shares: Horror, Fantasy, Drama
Set in the year 2020, following her supposed death, a young woman returns as the son of her noble family to precede the family's prestigious company, with a demon at her side to avenge her parent's murder.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Uzumaki 2000★ 6.0
Shares: Fantasy, Horror
The inhabitants of a small Japanese town become increasingly obsessed with and tormented by spirals.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Twice-Told Tales 1963★ 6.2
Shares: Horror, Fantasy
3 horror stories based on the writings of Nathaniel Hawthorne. In the 1st story titled "Dr. Heidegger's Experiment", Heidegger attempts to restore the youth of three elderly friends. In "Rappaccini's Daughter", a demented father is inoculating his daughter with poison so she may never leave her garden of poisonous plants. In the final story "The House of the Seven Gables", The Pyncheon family suffers from a hundred year old curse and while in the midst of arguing over inheritance, a stranger arrives.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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From Time to Time 2009★ 6.2
Shares: Fantasy, Drama
A haunting ghost story spanning two worlds, two centuries apart. When 13 year old Tolly finds he can mysteriously travel between the two, he begins an adventure that unlocks family secrets laid buried for generations.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King 2012★ 7.3
Shares: Fantasy, Drama
Guts, an immensely strong sword-for-hire, has little direction in his life, simply fighting one battle after the next. However, this all changes suddenly when he meets and is bested by Griffith, a beautiful and charismatic young man who leads the Band of the Hawk mercenary army. After Guts joins the Band and the relationship between the two men begins to blossom, Casca, the tough, lone swordswoman in the Band of the Hawk, struggles to accept Guts and the influence he has on the world around her. While the two men begin to fight together, Griffith continues to rise to power, all seemingly in order to reach his mysterious, prophesied goals. What lengths will Guts and Griffith go to in order to reach these goals, and where will fate take the two men?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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47 Ronin 2013★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Fantasy
Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honour to their homeland, the warriors embark upon a quest that challenges them with a series of trials that would destroy ordinary warriors.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, VI movies and tv
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One Missed Call 2003★ 6.2
Shares: Horror, Fantasy
People mysteriously start receiving voicemail messages from their future selves, in the form of the sound of them reacting to their own violent deaths, along with the exact date and time of their future death, listed on the message log. The plot thickens as the surviving characters pursue the answers to this mystery which could save their lives.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Basilisk: The Serpent King 2006★ 6.2
Shares: Horror, Fantasy
Two millennia ago, a Lybian king has a basilisk (snake-shaped dragon), which petrifies people, subjected to the same fate with a golden scepter during a solar eclipse. Both these and several victims are dug up by modern archaeologist Harrison 'Harry' McColl's expedition. Despite a cryptic warning from tribal locals, everything goes to his Colorado university's museum. It's all exhibited during another eclipse, which leads to the monster reviving. Harry and some of his friends must try to petrify the monster again.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Snow White: A Tale of Terror 1997★ 6.1
Shares: Fantasy, Horror
When young Lili's mother dies in childbirth, her father remarries Lady Claudia, a woman ruled by an evil mirror with the power to make her queen of all living things. After escaping an attempt on her life, Lili finds herself lost in a dark forest, where living happily ever after seems unlikely.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Asphyx 1972★ 6.0
Shares: Fantasy, Horror
Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question...What is the mysterious apparition found in the photographs of his dying subjects?
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Gamera 2: Advent of Legion 1996★ 7.5
Shares: Fantasy, Horror
A strange meteor lands in Japan and unleashes hundreds of insect-like "Legion" creatures bent on colonizing the Earth. When the military fails to control the situation, Gamera shows up to deal with the ever-evolving space adversary. However the battle may result in Gamera losing his bond with both Asagi and humanity.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983★ 6.5
Shares: Horror, Fantasy
An anthology film presenting remakes of three episodes from the "Twilight Zone" TV series—"Kick the Can", "It's a Good Life" and "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet"—and one original story, "Time Out."
Not on subscription streaming in India right now