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Movies Like Straw Hat of Itako

If you liked Straw Hat of Itako (1961), a adventure and drama movie directed by Akira Inoue, 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.

  1. 1Falcon Rising

    Falcon Rising (2014)

    ★ 6.3/10Also adventure

    Chapman is an ex-marine in Brazil's slums, battling the yakuza outfit who attacked his sister and left her for dead.

  2. 2Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower

    Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010)

    ★ 7.2/10Also adventure

    Assigned on a mission to capture Mukade, a missing-nin, Naruto Uzumaki sets out for the once glorious historic ruins of "Ouran", where he pursues and corners the rouge ninja. Mukade's goal is revealed to be a dormant…

  3. 3The Outsider

    The Outsider (2018)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    A former American G.I. joins a yakuza family after his release from prison in post-World War II Osaka.

  4. 4Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom

    Naruto the Movie: Guardians of the Crescent Moon Kingdom (2006)

    ★ 7.1/10Also adventure

    Naruto Uzumaki, Kakashi Hatake, Sakura Haruno, and Rock Lee are assigned to protect the prince of the Land of the Moon, Michiru, during his world trip; other escorts had been hired, but quit due to being treated…

  5. 5Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally

    Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama and adventure

    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 two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation…

  6. 6Tekkonkinkreet

    Tekkonkinkreet (2006)

    ★ 7.4/10Also adventure

    Two penniless orphans, Black and White, struggle to survive on the mean streets of Treasure Town. When a megacorporation threatens to tear down the town to build an amusement park, Black and White engage in the fight…

  7. 7Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass

    Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)

    ★ 7.7/10Also adventure

    With their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the self-proclaimed princess from the Moon…

  8. 8Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time

    Inuyasha the Movie: Affections Touching Across Time (2001)

    ★ 7.5/10Also adventure

    InuYasha is a half-demon who was trapped in the Legendary Tree and was set free by Kagome, a girl who traveled 500 years through time. This time, both of them will have to face Menomaru, a Chinese demon whose father…

  9. 9Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman

    Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)

    ★ 6.8/10Also adventure and drama

    Zatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After discovering who the guilty parties are -- an accomplished Chinese martial…

  10. 10ICHI

    ICHI (2008)

    ★ 6.8/10Also adventure and drama

    Ichi is a blind entertainer that travels the countryside with her traditional Japanese guitar and walking stick. She’s in search for the kind man that brought her up as a child, but because of her beauty she encounters…

  11. 11Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima

    Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    Repeatedly 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…

  12. 12Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Dangerous Honeymoon -The Lost Daddy-

    Crayon Shinchan the Movie: Dangerous Honeymoon -The Lost Daddy- (2019)

    ★ 7/10Also adventure

    Hiroshi and Misae have never been to a honeymoon trip to a foreign country. One day, Misae discovered an inexpensive and family-friendly holiday package to Australia and the Nohara family decided to make it their first…

  13. 13Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black

    Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black (2008)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    A strange disturbance in the World of the Living sends Ichigo and Kon to the Soul Society, where the Seireitei has been devastated by an explosion of reishi and Rukia is missing. Stranger still, none of the Soul…

  14. 14Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission

    Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission (2013)

    ★ 7/10Also adventure

    Isaac Netero is the chairman of the Hunter Association. Decades ago he sealed away Jed, a Hunter who had mastered the use of On, the dark "shadow" of Nen. Now On users have reappeared at the Heaven's Arena "Battle…

  15. 15Graveyard of Honor

    Graveyard of Honor (2002)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    A barkeeper saves a yakuza boss' life and thus makes his way up in the organization. However, his fear of nothing soon causes problems.

  16. 16Female Yakuza Tale

    Female Yakuza Tale (1973)

    ★ 6.1/10Also drama

    Ocho is accidentally captured by a drug trafficking cartel who use Chinese women to smuggle drugs into Japan by hiding it in their vaginas. She is tortured, and manages to escape, fighting both the male yakuzas and a…

  17. 17The Warrior

    The Warrior (2001)

    ★ 6.3/10Also adventure and drama

    In feudal India, a warrior who renounces his role as the longtime enforcer to a local lord becomes the prey in a murderous hunt through the Himalayan mountains.

  18. 18Sympathy for the Underdog

    Sympathy for the Underdog (1971)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

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

  19. 19Samaritan Zatoichi

    Samaritan Zatoichi (1968)

    ★ 6.8/10Also adventure and drama

    Zatoichi is forced to kill a young man who owes a debt to a yakuza boss. Moments later, his sister Osode arrives with the money she earned (prostituting herself) to pay his debts. The bosses true motives are revealed…

  20. 20Picnic

    Picnic (1996)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama and adventure

    Believing that the world will end that very day, three mental patients Coco, Tsumuji, and Satoru set out upon a journey. Walking upon the tops of the walls of the city, they seek to find a picnic spot with the best…

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