Movies Like Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation
If you liked Red Peony Gambler: Gambler's Obligation (1968), a drama and crime movie directed by Norifumi Suzuki, 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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Kamui (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also dramaA rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family.
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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)
★ 6.4/10Also dramaOlder, 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…
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Zatoichi (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaBlind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.
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Samurai Rebellion (1967)
★ 8.2/10Also dramaThe mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to rescue her.
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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaStruggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and crimeRepeatedly 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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New Tale of Zatoichi (1963)
★ 7/10Also dramaWishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home.
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Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
★ 7.6/10Also dramaKenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left…
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The Sword of Doom (1966)
★ 7.8/10Also drama and crimeRyunosuke, 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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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
★ 7.2/10Also dramaAfter 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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Female Yakuza Tale (1973)
★ 6.1/10Also crime and dramaOcho 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…
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Taboo (1999)
★ 6.6/10Also dramaSet during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering on a…
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The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
★ 7.3/10Also dramaThe adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
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Zatoichi Challenged (1967)
★ 7/10Also dramaIchi is staying at an inn when a woman dies. Her dying wish is that Ichi take her son to his father, an artist living in a nearby town. After arriving in the town, Ichi finds out that the father has been forced by a…
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Lupin the 3rd: Goemon's Blood Spray (2017)
★ 7.8/10Also crime and dramaA yakuza boss hires Goemon Ishikawa, a modern day samurai, to protect him aboard his cruise ship casino. Everything goes sideways when the famous thief, Lupin the Third, tries to rob the vessel. Lupin's being hunted by…
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Chûshingura (1962)
★ 7.1/10Also dramaAfter 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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Ugetsu (1953)
★ 8/10Also dramaIn 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare. Genjuro's pursuit…
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Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone (2014)
★ 7.4/10Also crimeLupin & Jigen have their sights set on a treasure called the Little Comet, which is located in the heavily fortified country of East Doroa. During the heist, Jigen is almost killed by a sniper named Yael Okuzaki. His…
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Goemon (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also dramaFollow 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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In the Blood (2014)
★ 5.8/10Also crimeWhen her husband goes missing during their Caribbean vacation, a woman sets off on her own to take down the men she thinks are responsible.