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10 Best Movies Like A Samurai in Time

If you loved A Samurai in Time, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Why Don't You Play in Hell?

Why Don't You Play in Hell?

2013★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Samurai in Time for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In Japan, gonzo filmmakers hatch a three-pronged plan to save an actress's career, end a yakuza war and make a hit movie....

#2
Hana

Hana

2006★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Samurai in Time for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn't an accomplished swordsman however, and he prefe...

#3
The Fable

The Fable

2019★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Samurai in Time for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

The Fable is a legendary yakuza hitman equal to none—but his boss orders him and his sultry associate to lay low and learn how to live a "normal life" in Osaka....

#4
Crayon Shin-chan: Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride

Crayon Shin-chan: Super-Dimension! The Storm Called My Bride

2010★ 7.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Samurai in Time for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Shin-chan is approached by his time-traveling future bride-to-be Tamiko, who asks him to help save his adult self from the ruler of Neo Tokio....

#5
Yo-kai Watch: The Movie

Yo-kai Watch: The Movie

2014★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Samurai in Time for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When the evil Yo-Kai Kin, Gin and Bronzlow makes the Yo-Kai Watch disappear from time so they can help Dame Dedtime prevent humans and Yo-Kai from being friends, Nate Adams finds h...

#6
Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas

Doraemon: Nobita's Great Adventure in the South Seas

1998★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to A Samurai in Time for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Nobita coaxes his friends to join him for a treasure hunt but an eerie event transports them to the past. However, their hunt for treasure is not easy as they come face-to-face wit...

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