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10 Best Movies Like Oba: The Last Samurai

If you loved Oba: The Last Samurai, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
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1956★ 5.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oba: The Last Samurai for fans of Music. It captures a similar heartwarming atmosphere.

Billy Bigelow has been dead for 15 years. Now outside the pearly gates, he long ago waived his right to go back to Earth for a day. He has heard that there is a problem with his fa...

#2
The Apology King

The Apology King

2013★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oba: The Last Samurai for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Ryoro Kurojima is the director of a Tokyo apology center. His job is to teach others how to apologize. Ryoro Kurojima solves problems by using his apology techniques on anything fr...

#3
E io non pago: L'Italia dei furbetti

E io non pago: L'Italia dei furbetti

2012★ 4.2

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oba: The Last Samurai for fans of Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Two customs officers undercover, Marshal Remo Signorelli and Brigadier Riccardo Riva, try to stop Massimiliano Grilli, a master of evasion. On one occasion, Remo meets his old frie...

#4
Captain America: Brave New World

Captain America: Brave New World

2025★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oba: The Last Samurai for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After meeting with newly elected U.S. President Thaddeus Ross, Sam finds himself in the middle of an international incident. He must discover the reason behind a nefarious global p...

#5
Joker

Joker

2019★ 8.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oba: The Last Samurai for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

During the 1980s, a failed stand-up comedian is driven insane and turns to a life of crime and chaos in Gotham City while becoming an infamous psychopathic crime figure....

#6
Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Oba: The Last Samurai for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Los Angeles, 1969. TV star Rick Dalton, a struggling actor specializing in westerns, and stuntman Cliff Booth, his best friend, try to survive in a constantly changing movie indust...