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10 Best Movies Like The Notorious Bored Samurai 7

If you loved The Notorious Bored Samurai 7, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces

K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces

2008★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Notorious Bored Samurai 7 for fans of Action & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

In an alternate version of 1949 Japan in which World War II never happened, the Japanese capital of Teito is home to both an ultra rich upper class and the dirt poor masses. The ci...

#2
Kamui

Kamui

2009★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Notorious Bored Samurai 7 for fans of Action & Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family....

#3
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

1989★ 6.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Notorious Bored Samurai 7 for fans of Action & Drama & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between ...

#4
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

1955★ 7.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Notorious Bored Samurai 7 for fans of Action & Drama & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader...

#5
Double Threat

Double Threat

2023★ 6.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Notorious Bored Samurai 7 for fans of Action & Adventure. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

With ruthless mobsters on her tail, a young woman with a split personality becomes entangled with a man on a pilgrimage across the country to scatter his brother's ashes....

#6
Shogun's Samurai

Shogun's Samurai

1978★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Notorious Bored Samurai 7 for fans of Action & Drama & Adventure. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and...

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