Movies like Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto: 20 to watch next
If you loved Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) — a drama, action and adventure film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like samurai, jidaigeki and edo period. 5 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple 1955★ 7.2
Shares: Drama, Action, Adventure
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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13 Assassins 2010★ 7.3
Shares: Adventure, 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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The Hidden Fortress 1958★ 8.0
Shares: Drama, Action, Adventure
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends 2014★ 7.7
Shares: Action, Adventure
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.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Samurai Marathon 2019★ 6.0
Shares: Action, Drama
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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13 Assassins 1963★ 7.5
Shares: Adventure, Drama, Action
A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring attention to the crime, the matter is quickly hushed up. Not only will there be no punishment, but because the Daimyo is the Shogun's younger brother, he will soon be appointed to a high political position from which he could wreak even more havoc. Convinced that the fate of the Shogunate hangs in the balance, a plot is hatched to assassinate the Daimyo. The two most brilliant strategic minds of their generation find themselves pitted against each other; one is tasked to defend a man he despises, and has a small army at his disposal. The other is given a suicide mission, and has 12 brave men. They are the 13 Assassins.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Chûshingura 1962★ 7.1
Shares: Drama, Action
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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47 Ronin 2013★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, Action
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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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.
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Kamui 2009★ 6.1
Shares: Drama, Action
A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family.
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril 1972★ 7.2
Shares: Action, Adventure
Ogami Itto is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin and battles Retsudo, head of the Yagyu clan, and his son Gunbei.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance 1972★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, Action, Adventure
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally 1989★ 6.4
Shares: Action, Drama, Adventure
Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation as a deadly defender of the innocent is put to the ultimate test in a series of sword-slashing showdowns.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Sword of Doom 1966★ 7.8
Shares: Drama, Action
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.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail 1952★ 6.6
Shares: Drama, Adventure
A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.
Stream in India on Plex
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Zatoichi 2003★ 7.2
Shares: Adventure, 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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Samurai Assassin 1965★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, Action
Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Zatoichi's Cane Sword 1967★ 7.3
Shares: Adventure, Action, Drama
Zatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the local gangsters attempt to kill him, and the adventure begins. It turns out a blacksmith named Senzo examines Zatoichi's cane sword, and discovers it to be forged by his old mentor. Senzo discovers the sword is at the end of its usefulness and will break when it is used next.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy 1978★ 7.0
Shares: Action, Drama, Adventure
Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother Tadanaga become bitter rivals for the shogunate, and the land is split into factions, eventually erupting into warfare. Iemitsu's mentor, his fencing instructor Yagyu, is fixated upon securing Iemitsu the shogunate and ends up betraying everyone, even his own family, in pursuit of the goal.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno 2014★ 7.6
Shares: Action, Adventure, 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