Movies Like Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the Shadows
If you liked Saga from Chichibu Mountains - Sword Cuts the Shadows (1967), a action movie directed by Motomu Ida, here are 20 movies with a similar feel, based on TMDB's recommendations. Each one links to its cast, trailer and where it's streaming.
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Lady Snowblood (1973)
★ 7.5/10Also actionA strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.
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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
★ 7.2/10Also actionStruggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.
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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
★ 7.2/10Also actionAfter 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 of the region's finest school of…
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Shootfighter: Fight to the Death (1993)
★ 6.6/10Also actionNick and Ruben are hoodwinked into a "shootfighter" (no-holds-barred, to the death) martial arts match by the evil Mr. Lee, who has a grudge against world shootfighter champ(and teacher of Nick and Ruben) Shingo.
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
★ 7.3/10Also actionRepeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog…
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Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also actionShishio sets sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the government. In order to stop him, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.
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Fatal Fury 2: The New Battle (1993)
★ 6.9/10Also actionTerry is fighting abroad when a boy named Tony, who wants to be Terry's student, follows him despite his mother and Terry's wishes. When Terry Bogard is defeated by a foe more powerful than he's ever seen before, Terry…
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Golden Kamuy (2024)
★ 7/10Also actionOn the Hokkaido frontier, a war veteran and Ainu girl race against misfits and military renegades to find treasure mapped out on tattooed outlaws.
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Goemon (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also actionFollow the infamous ninja bandit named Ishikawa Goemon in an epic story. One night while looting treasure from Nanban, Goemon finds a mysterious box hidden inside a secret grave. A forgotten relic from the past…
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K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also actionIn 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 city is thrown into a state of panic…
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Jigen Daisuke (2023)
★ 6.8/10Also actionFeeling unhappy with his gun, Jigen is looking for the world’s best gunsmith. He finally finds out that Chiharu, who runs a watch shop, is the person he’s been seeking. Then, Jigen meets Oto, who comes to Chiharu’s…
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Chûshingura (1962)
★ 7.1/10Also actionAfter their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
★ 7.2/10Also actionA humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful…
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The Sword of Doom (1966)
★ 7.8/10Also actionRyunosuke, 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 madness.
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Tokyo Fist (1995)
★ 6.8/10Also actionA businessman, Tsuda, runs into a childhood friend, Kojima, on the subway. Kojima is working as a semiprofessional boxer. Tsuda soon begins to suspect that Kojima might be having an affair with his fiancée Hizuru…
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also actionIn 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.
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K: Missing Kings (2014)
★ 6.6/10Also actionThe "Academy Island Incident" in which four "kings" cross paths... Since then, Silver Clansmen Kuroh Yatogami and Neko have been searching for their master, Shiro. Without finding any clues to Shiro's whereabouts, the…
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Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)
★ 7/10Also actionFollowing 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 birthmark which undermine his…
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Street Fighter Alpha: Generations (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also actionWhen Ryu returns to pay homage to his deceased mentor, Gouken, he is tormented by disturbing memories of his master's killer (Gouki). In a quest to become a true martial arts master, he sets out to hone his street…
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Showdown (1993)
★ 6.2/10Also actionKen has just moved from Kansas with his mother. He talks to a girl named Julie, not knowing that her boyfriend Tom is very possessive of her. Tom is learning karate from Lee, a sensei whose brother was killed by a…