Movies Like The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

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

Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two

1945·1h 23m·★ 6.0·Akira Kurosawa

4 shared cast incl. Denjirō Ōkōchi & Susumu Fujita2 shared crewDir. Akira Kurosawa

Drunken Angel

1948·1h 38m·★ 7.6·Akira Kurosawa

2 shared crewDir. Akira KurosawaDP: Takeo Itō

No Regrets for Our Youth

1946·1h 51m·★ 7.1·Akira Kurosawa

4 shared cast incl. Susumu Fujita & Denjirō ŌkōchiDir. Akira Kurosawa

Sanshiro Sugata

1943·1h 20m·★ 6.7·Akira Kurosawa

4 shared cast incl. Denjirō Ōkōchi & Susumu FujitaDir. Akira Kurosawa

The Hidden Fortress

1958·2h 19m·★ 8.0·Akira Kurosawa

Both star Susumu Fujita & Takashi ShimuraDir. Akira KurosawaDrama & Adventure

The Bad Sleep Well

1960·2h 30m·★ 7.9·Akira Kurosawa

Both star Masayuki Mori & Takashi ShimuraDir. Akira KurosawaDrama & Thriller

Rashomon

1950·1h 28m·★ 8.1·Akira Kurosawa

Both star Takashi Shimura & Masayuki MoriDir. Akira Kurosawa

The Idiot

1951·2h 46m·★ 7.1·Akira Kurosawa

Both star Masayuki Mori & Takashi ShimuraDir. Akira Kurosawa

Seven Samurai

1954·3h 27m·★ 8.6·Akira Kurosawa

TMDB recommendsStarring Takashi ShimuraDir. Akira Kurosawa

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

2021·2h 18m·★ 7.2·Keishi Otomo

TMDB recommendsAdventure & History & Drama

Zatoichi on the Road

1963·1h 27m·★ 7.1·Kimiyoshi Yasuda

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Drama & History

Chûshingura

1962·3h 27m·★ 7.5·Hiroshi Inagaki

Fans also likedStarring Takashi ShimuraHistory & Drama

Zatoichi

2003·1h 56m·★ 7.4·Takeshi Kitano

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Drama

New Tale of Zatoichi

1963·1h 31m·★ 7.3·Tokuzō Tanaka

TMDB recommendsDrama & Adventure

Zatoichi the Fugitive

1963·1h 26m·★ 7.2·Tokuzō Tanaka

TMDB recommendsAdventure & Drama

High and Low

1963·2h 22m·★ 8.4·Akira Kurosawa

Starring Takashi ShimuraDir. Akira KurosawaDrama & Thriller

Yojimbo

1961·1h 50m·★ 8.2·Akira Kurosawa

Starring Takashi ShimuraDir. Akira KurosawaDrama & Thriller

Throne of Blood

1957·1h 48m·★ 8.0·Akira Kurosawa

Starring Takashi ShimuraDir. Akira KurosawaDrama & History

Stray Dog

1949·2h 2m·★ 7.8·Akira Kurosawa

Starring Takashi ShimuraDir. Akira KurosawaDrama & Thriller

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

1972·1h 24m·★ 7.6·Kenji Misumi

Fans also likedDrama & Adventure & Thriller

How Good Is The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail?

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