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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
Harakiri

Harakiri

1962★ 8.4

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

#2
The Sword of Doom

The Sword of Doom

1966★ 7.7

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

Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madn...

#3
Sympathy for the Underdog

Sympathy for the Underdog

1971★ 7.1

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

A yakuza gang gets driven out of Yokohama by a big gang from Tokyo. They relocate to Okinawa to violently start over....

#4
Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles 3: Sacred Book of Sexual Positions

Female Ninjas Magic Chronicles 3: Sacred Book of Sexual Positions

1993★ 5.7

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

The government is worried that the Emperor will have no children because he can’t get an erection. The female ninjas try to find a sacred book that will help him, but they face a s...

#5
Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949★ 6.1

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

An attorney defends a hoodlum of murder, using the oppressiveness of the slums to appeal to the court....

#6
The Godfather

The Godfather

1972★ 8.7

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

Spanning the years 1945 to 1955, a chronicle of the fictional Italian-American Corleone crime family. When organized crime family patriarch, Vito Corleone barely survives an attemp...