Movies Like Priest of Darkness

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

Humanity and Paper Balloons

1937·1h 26m·★ 7.6·Sadao Yamanaka

7 shared cast incl. Chōjūrō Kawarasaki & Kan'emon NakamuraDir. Sadao Yamanaka

The 47 Ronin

1941·3h 43m·★ 7.2·Kenji Mizoguchi

5 shared cast incl. Chōjūrō Kawarasaki & Kan'emon Nakamura

Seven Samurai

1954·3h 27m·★ 8.6·Akira Kurosawa

TMDB recommendsStarring Daisuke Katō

Rashomon

1950·1h 28m·★ 8.1·Akira Kurosawa

TMDB recommendsStarring Daisuke Katō

Yojimbo

1961·1h 50m·★ 8.2·Akira Kurosawa

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12 Angry Men

1957·1h 37m·★ 9.0·Sidney Lumet

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Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

2021·2h 18m·★ 7.2·Keishi Otomo

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The Last Samurai

2003·2h 34m·★ 7.8·Edward Zwick

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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers

2016·1h 43m·★ 7.2·Tetsuro Araki

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Knife in the Water

1962·1h 34m·★ 7.4·Roman Polanski

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Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns

2017·1h 47m·★ 6.6·Tetsuro Araki

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Irreversible

2002·1h 33m·★ 7.3·Gaspar Noé

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Afro Samurai: Resurrection

2009·1h 41m·★ 7.1·Fuminori Kizaki

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New Tale of Zatoichi

1963·1h 31m·★ 7.3·Tokuzō Tanaka

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Zatoichi the Fugitive

1963·1h 26m·★ 7.2·Tokuzō Tanaka

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Naked Weapon

2002·1h 30m·★ 5.5·Tony Ching Siu-Tung

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The Hunted

2003·1h 34m·★ 6.1·William Friedkin

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Miyamoto Musashi

1944·56m·★ 6.3·Kenji Mizoguchi

Both star Chōjūrō Kawarasaki & Kan'emon Nakamura

How Good Is Priest of Darkness?

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