Movies Like The Shogun's Vault I
If you liked The Shogun's Vault I (1981), a history and action movie directed by Tokuzō Tanaka, 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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Chûshingura (1962)
★ 7.1/10Also history and 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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Golden Kamuy -The Abashiri Prison Raid- (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also action and historyAs each group pursues their mission, a fierce battle unfolds over the tattooed prisoners. Who is friend, and who is foe? The fight leads them all to Abashiri Prison, where Noppera-bo, the man who holds all the answers…
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Pokémon: The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon (2006)
★ 6.7/10Also tv movie and actionA Pokémon scientist named Dr. Yung has invented a Mirage System that can recreate extinct Pokémon. Ash, Misty, and Professor Oak are asked to help test it out, but the Mirage System is suddenly taken over by a being…
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Lupin the Third: Island of Assassins (1997)
★ 6.5/10Also action and tv movieLupin is framed for the murder of Inspector Zenigata by a mysterious assailant holding a silver-coloured Walther P38 pistol Lupin himself once owned. Tracking the true killer leads Lupin to the island of the…
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also action and historyIn 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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Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also tv movie and actionWhen a wealthy woman and her son die in a hunting accident, it's up to Conan Edogawa to solve the case. Meanwhile, Lupin the Third is after the Queen Crown, owned by the Vesparand royal family. When these two legendary…
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Walking with the Enemy (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also action and historyRegent Horthy is the leader of Hungary and a German ally, but his favorable standing with Hitler changes as the war comes to an end. Forced to cede Hungary’s power or else witness the execution of his son, Regent…
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Meltdown: Days of Destruction (2006)
★ 6/10Also action and tv movieDespite scientist Nathan's warnings, his boss continues an experiment meant as publicity for his satellite firm: exploding an asteroid. Instead it splits, and the major piece, the size of Iceland, changes course to…
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Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)
★ 7/10Also history and actionA chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
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Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding (2003)
★ 6/10Also action and tv movieMitch Buchannon, believed to have died in a boating accident survived and only has amnesia, he has been recovering in a Los Angeles hospital. His new fiancée, Allison Ford, resembles his old lover, Lt. Stephanie Holden…
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Jack Hunter and the Star of Heaven (2009)
★ 6.4/10Also action and tv movieJack Hunter pursues his arch nemesis Littman across ancient Europe, intent on thwarting his attempt to salvage a deadly artefact.
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Confirmation (2016)
★ 6.9/10Also history and tv movieJudge Clarence Thomas' nomination to the United States' Supreme Court is called into question when former colleague, Anita Hill, testifies that he had sexually harassed her.
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Mumon: The Land of Stealth (2017)
★ 6.4/10Also action and historyRaised suckling poison arrows among the sparring Iga ninja factions, Mumon is a carefree 16th-century mercenary. When the ninja council makes a power play to defeat the young Nobukatsu Oda struggling to step into his…
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Field of Lost Shoes (2015)
★ 6.1/10Also history and actionA group of teenage cadets sheltered from war at the Virginia Military Institute must confront the horrors of an adult world when they are called upon to defend the Shenandoah Valley.
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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
★ 7.5/10Also action and historyIn 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
★ 7.2/10Also action and historyA 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 Substitute 2: School's Out (1998)
★ 6.5/10Also action and tv movieWhen teacher Randall Thomasson is killed during a carjacking, an unexpected visitor shows up at his funeral - his estranged brother, Karl Thomasson. An ex-Green Beret turned mercenary, Karl signs on as a new substitute…
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Blackadder: Back & Forth (1999)
★ 7/10Also history and tv movieWhat was a cunning plan from Lord Edmund Blackadder V to fake a time machine on his gullibly incompetent friends, turns out to be the real thing and hurls him and his imbecile underling, Baldrick, through the course of…
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Samurai Marathon (2019)
★ 6/10Also action and historyWhen feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Yuki secretly joins the race.
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Kagemusha (1980)
★ 7.8/10Also action and historyA feudal epic presenting the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. The impostor becomes comfortable living his life among…