Movies like Sekigahara: 20 to watch next
If you loved Sekigahara (2017) — a war, history and drama film directed by Masato Harada — these 20 movies are the closest matches.
The first picks are what fans of Sekigahara most often go on to watch; the rest share its genres and themes like samurai, based on novel or book and siege. 8 of them are streaming in India right now — each entry shows where.
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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins 2012★ 7.5
Shares: War, 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
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Kagemusha 1980★ 7.8
Shares: Drama, History, War
A feudal epic presenting the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. The impostor becomes comfortable living his life among nobility, but his responsibilities to his station grow more demanding the longer he occupies it.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Samurai Assassin 1965★ 7.3
Shares: Drama, History
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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When the Last Sword Is Drawn 2003★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, History
Kanichiro Yoshimura is a samurai and family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the low pay he receives from his small-town clan. He is forced by his love for his family to leave for the city in search of higher pay to support them.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Chûshingura 1962★ 7.1
Shares: History, Drama
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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Samurai Marathon 2019★ 6.0
Shares: 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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11 Rebels 2024★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, History
When the brutal Boshin War breaks out in Japan, a group of inmates on death row unite to defend a fortress against the Imperial army.
Stream in India on Netflix
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Final 2021★ 7.7
Shares: 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
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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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Emperor 2012★ 6.2
Shares: Drama, History, War
As the Japanese surrender at the end of WWII, Gen. Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years earlier in the U.S.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Throne of Blood 1957★ 7.9
Shares: Drama, History
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The 47 Ronin 1941★ 6.9
Shares: Drama, History
In the early 18th-century, Lord Takumi-no-kami Asano, feuding with Lord Kira, tries to kill his opponent in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Asano to seppuku and deprives the palace and lands from his clan, but does not punish Kira. Asano's vassals leave the land and his samurais become ronin and want to seek revenge against the Lord's dishonour. But their leader Kuranosuke Oishi seeks to restore the Asano clan with his brother Daigaku Asano. One year later, the Shogun refuses, and Oishi and 46 rōnin are out for revenge.
Stream in India on Plex
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The Last of the Mohicans 1992★ 7.4
Shares: History, War, Drama
In war-torn colonial America, in the midst of a bloody battle between British, the French and Native American allies, the aristocratic daughter of a British Colonel and her party are captured by a group of Huron warriors. Fortunately, a group of three Mohican trappers comes to their rescue.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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The Bridge on the River Kwai 1957★ 7.8
Shares: Drama, History, War
The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson, the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.
Stream in India on Netflix, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel
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The Patriot 2000★ 7.2
Shares: War, History, Drama
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants nothing more to do with such things, preferring the simple life of a farmer. But when his son Gabriel enlists in the army to defend their new nation, America, against the British, Benjamin reluctantly returns to his old life to protect his son.
Stream in India on Sony Liv, Sony Pictures Amazon Channel, Sonyliv Amazon Channel
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Wife of a Spy 2020★ 6.7
Shares: Drama, War
It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her husband but is beginning to suspect he’s up to something. Soon she allows herself to be drawn into a game in which she enigmatically conceals her intentions.
Stream in India on Amazon Prime Video, Amazon Prime Video with Ads
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Empire of the Sun 1987★ 7.5
Shares: Drama, History, War
Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured with an American sailor, who looks out for him while they are in the camp together. Even though he is separated from his parents and in a hostile environment, Jamie maintains his dignity and youthful spirit, providing a beacon of hope for the others held captive with him.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Buddha: The Great Departure 2011★ 7.4
Shares: Drama, History
Prince Siddhartha is heir to the Shakya kingdom, which is constantly at war with the more powerful Kosala kingdom. His father tries to raise as him as a warrior leader and to shield him from the miseries of the world. Meeting the young outcast girl Migaila, Siddhartha experiences love for the first time but also witnesses the suffering that afflicts humankind. Meanwhile, in Kosala, Chapra rises through the military, despite his lowly origins, to become a hero and general of the army. A final showdown between the two kingdoms forces Siddhartha to re-evaluate the path he is following.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Henry V 1944★ 6.7
Shares: History, Drama, War
In 1415, in the midst of the Hundred Years' War, the young King Henry V of England embarks on the conquest of France.
Not on subscription streaming in India right now
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Field of Lost Shoes 2015★ 6.1
Shares: War, Drama, History
A group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley.
Stream in India on Tubi TV