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10 Best Movies Like Hakkenden

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

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#1
Love and Honor

Love and Honor

2006★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hakkenden for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor....

#2
Samurai Marathon

Samurai Marathon

2019★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hakkenden for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Y...

#3
After the Rain

After the Rain

2000★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hakkenden for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst the trapped travelers....

#4
Radiance

Radiance

2017★ 6.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hakkenden for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

The story follows the social intercourse between a cameraman, Masaya, with a visual impairment, and Misako who disconnects from the world....

#5
The Hidden Blade

The Hidden Blade

2004★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hakkenden for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his new life when he is put to the...

#6
Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight

Even If This Love Disappears from the World Tonight

2022★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Hakkenden for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A high school girl wakes up each day with no memory of the day before. When she agrees to date a shy classmate, Toru, he begins to fall for her—despite her rule against falling in ...

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