10 Best Movies Like Ran
If you loved Ran, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.
Harakiri
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ran for fans of Action & Drama & History. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
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 wort...
Ugetsu
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ran for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
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 p...
Throne of Blood
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ran for fans of Drama & History. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Was...
Samurai Rebellion
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ran for fans of Action & Drama & History. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her....
Love and Honor
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ran 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....
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Ran for fans of Action & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.
Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her hea...