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10 Best Movies Like Samurai Assassin

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

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#1
The Hidden Blade

The Hidden Blade

2004★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Samurai Assassin 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...

#2
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno

2014★ 7.6

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

Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshi...

#3
When the Last Sword Is Drawn

When the Last Sword Is Drawn

2003★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Samurai Assassin for fans of Drama & Action & History. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town clan, he is forced by the love fo...

#4
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

2012★ 7.5

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Samurai Assassin for fans of Action & History. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing....

#5
Samurai Marathon

Samurai Marathon

2019★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Samurai Assassin for fans of Drama & Action. 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...

#6
Killing

Killing

2018★ 7.1

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

In mid-19th century Edo period, a masterless rōnin named Ikematsu Sosuke resides in a peaceful village among those he helps. However, as the prevalent peace and tranquility are sur...

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