Movies like Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014) is a action movie directed by Keishi Otomo. The list below collects the movies that people who loved it enjoyed most, best known first.
1. 13 Assassins (2010)
★ 7.3 · 1,329 votes · Adventure, Drama, Action
A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.
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2. The Last Samurai (2003)
★ 7.6 · 7,840 votes · Drama, Action, War
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the samurai's way of life in the name of modernization and open trade, Algren decides to become an ultimate warrior himself and to fight for their right to exist.
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3. Harakiri (1962)
★ 8.5 · 1,303 votes · Action, Drama, History
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.
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4. Sanjuro (1962)
★ 7.9 · 756 votes · Drama, Action, Comedy
In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear.
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5. Seven Samurai (1954)
★ 8.5 · 4,410 votes · Action, Drama
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
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6. Blade of the Immortal (2017)
★ 6.7 · 664 votes · Action, Fantasy, Adventure
Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine.
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7. Zatoichi (2003)
★ 7.2 · 1,001 votes · Adventure, Drama, Action
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.
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8. Kagemusha (1980)
★ 7.8 · 776 votes · Action, Drama, History
A feudal epic presenting the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. The impostor becomes comfortable living his life among nobility, but his responsibilities to his station grow more demanding the longer he occupies it.
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9. Ugetsu (1953)
★ 8.0 · 674 votes · Fantasy, Drama, Mystery
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit of both riches and the mysterious Lady Wakasa, as well as Tobei's desire to become a samurai, run the risk of destroying both themselves and their wives, Miyagi and Ohama.
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10. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003)
★ 8.0 · 19,564 votes · Action, Crime
An assassin is shot by her ruthless employer, Bill, and other members of their assassination circle – but she lives to plot her vengeance.
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11. Lady Snowblood (1973)
★ 7.5 · 445 votes · Action, Crime, Drama
A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.
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12. The Wolverine (2013)
★ 6.4 · 10,630 votes · Action, Sci-Fi, Adventure
Wolverine faces his ultimate nemesis - and tests of his physical, emotional, and mortal limits - in a life-changing voyage to modern-day Japan.
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