Movies Like 13 Assassins

Ranked by shared directors, cast, themes, genre, and era — not just generic recommendations.

For Love's Sake

2012·2h 13m·★ 6.4·Takashi Miike

2 shared crewDir. Takashi MiikeDP: Nobuyasu Kita

Izo

2004·2h 8m·★ 6.0·Takashi Miike

Themes: massacre, samurai, assassinDir. Takashi MiikeStarring Hiroki Matsukata

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

2021·2h 18m·★ 7.2·Keishi Otomo

5 shared themes: samurai sword, bakumatsu, jidaigeki...Fans also likedAction & Adventure & Drama

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

2014·2h 18m·★ 7.5·Keishi Otomo

6 shared themes: samurai sword, bakumatsu, 19th century...Fans also likedAction & Adventure & Drama

Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends

2014·2h 15m·★ 7.5·Keishi Otomo

5 shared themes: samurai sword, bakumatsu, jidaigeki...Fans also likedStarring Yūsuke Iseya

Lumberjack the Monster

2023·1h 59m·★ 5.9·Takashi Miike

2 shared crewDir. Takashi MiikeDP: Nobuyasu Kita

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

2021·2h 18m·★ 7.4·Keishi Otomo

5 shared themes: samurai sword, bakumatsu, jidaigeki...Fans also likedAction & Adventure & Drama

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

1972·1h 21m·★ 7.9·Kenji Misumi

5 shared themes: ronin, edo period, jidaigeki...Fans also likedAction & Drama & Adventure

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

1972·1h 29m·★ 7.5·Kenji Misumi

4 shared themes: jidaigeki, samurai, assassin...Fans also likedDrama & Action & Adventure

Harakiri

1962·2h 15m·★ 8.6·Masaki Kobayashi

8 shared themes: seppuku, ronin, edo period...Fans also likedAction & Drama

47 Ronin

2013·1h 59m·★ 6.2·Carl Rinsch

5 shared themes: ronin, samurai sword, suicide...Fans also likedDrama & Action

Samurai Marathon

2019·1h 45m·★ 6.2·Bernard Rose

5 shared themes: edo period, bakumatsu, 19th century...Fans also likedAction & Drama

Zatoichi

2003·1h 56m·★ 7.4·Takeshi Kitano

Themes: jidaigeki, samurai, japanTMDB recommendsAdventure & Drama & Action

Three Outlaw Samurai

1964·1h 33m·★ 7.6·Hideo Gosha

Themes: ronin, jidaigeki, samuraiFans also likedAction & Drama

The Hidden Blade

2004·2h 12m·★ 7.6·Yoji Yamada

4 shared themes: edo period, bakumatsu, jidaigeki...Fans also liked

Zatoichi the Fugitive

1963·1h 26m·★ 7.2·Tokuzō Tanaka

Themes: jidaigeki, samurai, japanFans also likedAdventure & Action & Drama

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

2002·2h 59m·★ 8.8·Peter Jackson

Themes: mission, battleTMDB recommendsAdventure & Action

Seven Samurai

1954·3h 27m·★ 8.6·Akira Kurosawa

4 shared themes: battle, jidaigeki, samurai...Action & Drama

The Last Samurai

2003·2h 34m·★ 7.8·Edward Zwick

4 shared themes: warrior, 19th century, samurai...Drama & Action

Battle Royale

2000·1h 53m·★ 7.5·Kinji Fukasaku

Themes: battle, suicide, japanStarring Sousuke TakaokaDrama & Action

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