Movies Like Chûshingura

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

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956·1h 45m·★ 7.5·Hiroshi Inagaki

2 shared crewBoth star Toshirō Mifune & Takashi ShimuraDir. Hiroshi Inagaki

Samurai Saga

1959·1h 51m·★ 6.9·Hiroshi Inagaki

3 shared cast incl. Toshirō Mifune & Akira Takarada2 shared crewDir. Hiroshi Inagaki

Incident at Blood Pass

1970·1h 58m·★ 7.1·Hiroshi Inagaki

2 shared crewDir. Hiroshi InagakiThemes: samurai, jidaigeki

Samurai Banners

1969·2h 50m·★ 7.0·Hiroshi Inagaki

2 shared crewDir. Hiroshi InagakiDP: Kazuo Yamada

The Rickshaw Man

1958·1h 43m·★ 7.5·Hiroshi Inagaki

2 shared crewDir. Hiroshi InagakiDP: Kazuo Yamada

The 47 Ronin

1941·3h 43m·★ 7.2·Kenji Mizoguchi

4 shared themes: chushingura, seppuku, samurai...Fans also likedStarring Seizaburō Kawazu

Young Swordsman

1963·1h 48m·★ 7.7·Hiroshi Inagaki

2 shared crewDir. Hiroshi InagakiDP: Kazuo Yamada

The Three Treasures

1959·3h 2m·★ 6.4·Hiroshi Inagaki

3 shared cast incl. Toshirō Mifune & Takashi ShimuraDir. Hiroshi InagakiAction & Drama

Samurai Rebellion

1967·2h 1m·★ 8.3·Masaki Kobayashi

Themes: samurai, jidaigekiDP: Kazuo YamadaFans also liked

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

1954·1h 33m·★ 7.4·Hiroshi Inagaki

Dir. Hiroshi InagakiThemes: samurai, jidaigekiFans also liked

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955·1h 43m·★ 7.3·Hiroshi Inagaki

Dir. Hiroshi InagakiThemes: samurai, jidaigekiFans also liked

Harakiri

1962·2h 15m·★ 8.6·Masaki Kobayashi

4 shared themes: seppuku, samurai, jidaigeki...Fans also likedAction & Drama & History

13 Assassins

2010·2h 21m·★ 7.5·Takashi Miike

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

Samurai Assassin

1965·2h 2m·★ 7.4·Kihachi Okamoto

Themes: samurai, jidaigeki, japanFans also likedDrama & Action & History

New Tale of Zatoichi

1963·1h 31m·★ 7.3·Tokuzō Tanaka

Themes: samurai, jidaigeki, japanFans also likedStarring Seizaburō Kawazu

Seven Samurai

1954·3h 27m·★ 8.6·Akira Kurosawa

Themes: samurai, jidaigeki, japanBoth star Toshirō Mifune & Takashi ShimuraAction & Drama

Ran

1985·2h 40m·★ 8.2·Akira Kurosawa

Themes: seppuku, historical drama, jidaigekiAction & Drama & History

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

2021·2h 18m·★ 7.2·Keishi Otomo

Themes: samurai, jidaigeki, japanFans also likedAction & History & Drama

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

2014·2h 18m·★ 7.5·Keishi Otomo

Themes: samurai, jidaigeki, japanFans also likedAction & Drama

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

2021·2h 18m·★ 7.4·Keishi Otomo

Themes: samurai, jidaigeki, japanFans also likedAction & Drama

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