Movies Like Tenchu!

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

Onimasa: A Japanese Godfather

1982·2h 26m·★ 6.9·Hideo Gosha

2 shared crewDir. Hideo GoshaDP: Fujio Morita

Heat Wave

1991·1h 46m·★ 6.6·Hideo Gosha

2 shared crewDir. Hideo GoshaDP: Fujio Morita

The Geisha

1983·2h 24m·★ 6.9·Hideo Gosha

2 shared crewDir. Hideo GoshaDP: Fujio Morita

Gate of Flesh

1988·1h 59m·★ 6.2·Hideo Gosha

2 shared crewDir. Hideo GoshaDP: Fujio Morita

Death Shadows

1986·1h 55m·★ 6.1·Hideo Gosha

2 shared crewDir. Hideo GoshaDP: Fujio Morita

The Oil-Hell Murder

1992·1h 55m·★ 6.5·Hideo Gosha

2 shared crewDir. Hideo GoshaDP: Fujio Morita

Yakuza Ladies

1986·2h·★ 6.3·Hideo Gosha

2 shared crewDir. Hideo GoshaDP: Fujio Morita

Harakiri

1962·2h 15m·★ 8.6·Masaki Kobayashi

Themes: bakumatsu, edo periodFans also likedAction & Drama & History

11 Rebels

2024·2h 35m·★ 6.2·Kazuya Shiraishi

Themes: 1860s, bakumatsuFans also likedAction & Drama & History

Samurai Assassin

1965·2h 2m·★ 7.4·Kihachi Okamoto

Themes: bakumatsu, edo periodFans also likedDrama & Action & History

13 Assassins

2010·2h 21m·★ 7.5·Takashi Miike

Themes: bakumatsu, edo periodFans also likedDrama & Action

Samurai Rebellion

1967·2h 1m·★ 8.3·Masaki Kobayashi

Fans also likedDrama & History & ActionStarring Tatsuya Nakadai

Samaritan Zatoichi

1968·1h 24m·★ 7.2·Kenji Misumi

DP: Fujio MoritaStarring Shintarō KatsuAction & Drama

Zatoichi in Desperation

1972·1h 32m·★ 6.8·Shintarō Katsu

DP: Fujio MoritaStarring Shintarō KatsuAction & Drama

Zatoichi at Large

1972·1h 28m·★ 6.8·Kazuo Mori

DP: Fujio MoritaStarring Shintarō KatsuAction & Drama

Sword of the Beast

1965·1h 25m·★ 7.5·Hideo Gosha

Fans also likedDir. Hideo GoshaAction & Drama

Downfall

2004·2h 35m·★ 8.2·Oliver Hirschbiegel

TMDB recommendsDrama & History

Fate/strange Fake -Whispers of Dawn-

2023·56m·★ 7.6·Takahito Sakazume

TMDB recommendsAction & Drama

The Last Samurai

2003·2h 34m·★ 7.8·Edward Zwick

TMDB recommendsDrama & Action

The Bourne Identity

2002·1h 59m·★ 7.8·Doug Liman

TMDB recommendsAction & Drama

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