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10 Best Movies Like Shogun Assassin

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

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#1
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

1972★ 7.4

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

Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son,...

#2
Guilty as Sin

Guilty as Sin

1993★ 5.6

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

Before a criminal lawyer knows what has happened, she is forced to defend a wife killer she knows is guilty....

#3
Crying Fist

Crying Fist

2005★ 7.3

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

Jobless, besieged by creditors, and abandoned by his wife, the once silver medalist Tae-shik has sunk to street hustling, becoming a human punching bag. Meanwhile, young Sang-hwan'...

#4
Don't Go in the House

Don't Go in the House

1979★ 5.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Shogun Assassin for fans of Horror. It captures a similar spine-chilling atmosphere.

As a child, Donald was tormented by his mother who used fire as a punishment. Now a deranged adult, Donald stalks women at clubs, then takes them home where he kills them with a fl...

#5
Commuting to School Series On the Way to School

Commuting to School Series On the Way to School

2015★ 6.2

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

Yuki is introverted and not very good with love. She has a crush on somebody, but he already has a girlfriend. Kou is in the same art club as Yuki and has feelings for her....

#6
Alps

Alps

2011★ 6.2

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

A nurse, a paramedic, a gymnast and her coach offer a service for hire wherein they stand in for dead people by appointment, hired by relatives, friends or colleagues of the deceas...