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Movies Like Tange Sazen : The Jar Worth One Million Ryo

If you liked Tange Sazen : The Jar Worth One Million Ryo (2004), a drama movie directed by Toshio Tsuda, 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. 1The Challenge

    The Challenge (1982)

    ★ 5.9/10Also drama

    Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between two brothers, one who follows the traditional path of the samurai and…

  2. 2Tokyo Family

    Tokyo Family (2013)

    ★ 7.3/10Also drama

    An elderly couple journey to Tokyo to visit their grown children, only to find them preoccupied and self-involved.

  3. 3Chûshingura

    Chûshingura (1962)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.

  4. 4Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy

    Shogun's Samurai: The Yagyu Clan Conspiracy (1978)

    ★ 7/10Also drama

    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 birthmark which undermine his…

  5. 5Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

    Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.

  6. 6The River

    The River (1984)

    ★ 6.4/10Also drama

    Tom and Mae Garvey are a Tennessee farming couple battling violent floods to save their land. In addition to natural disasters, the Garveys fight to stop a selfish land developer and a local corporation from…

  7. 7The Visit

    The Visit (1964)

    ★ 7.2/10Also drama

    Carla Zachanassian had a child by Serge Miller as a teenager. When Serge refused to marry her, she was driven out of town. By her own wit and cunning, she has returned as a multi-millionaire for a visit. The town lays…

  8. 8Intentions of Murder

    Intentions of Murder (1964)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    The neglected common-law wife of a Japanese librarian is repeatedly harassed by a young man with a heart condition who seduces her with the prospect of a better life.

  9. 9House of Bamboo

    House of Bamboo (1955)

    ★ 6.2/10Also drama

    Eddie Kenner is given a special assignment by the Army to get the inside story on Sandy Dawson, a former GI who has formed a gang of fellow servicemen and Japanese locals.

  10. 10Samurai Rebellion

    Samurai Rebellion (1967)

    ★ 8.2/10Also drama

    The 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.

  11. 11Tokyo Fist

    Tokyo Fist (1995)

    ★ 6.8/10Also drama

    A 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…

  12. 12Yojimbo

    Yojimbo (1961)

    ★ 8.1/10Also drama

    A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro Kuwabatake, the ronin…

  13. 13Taboo

    Taboo (1999)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    Set 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…

  14. 14Hands of Stone

    Hands of Stone (2016)

    ★ 6.6/10Also drama

    The legendary Roberto Duran and his equally legendary trainer Ray Arcel change each other's lives.

  15. 15Killing

    Killing (2018)

    ★ 7.1/10Also drama

    In mid-19th century Edo period, a masterless rōnin named Mokunoshin Tsuzuki resides in a peaceful village among those he helps. However, as the prevalent peace and tranquility are sure to be replaced by war and…

  16. 16Girl in the Box

    Girl in the Box (2016)

    ★ 6.7/10Also drama

    The true story of 20-year-old Colleen Stan, a hitchhiking woman abducted by a young couple and held captive for seven years, during which time she's tortured and forced to live as a slave to her captors.

  17. 17The Ballad of Narayama

    The Ballad of Narayama (1983)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    In a small village in a valley everyone who reaches the age of 70 must leave the village and go to a certain mountain top to die. If anyone should refuse they would disgrace their family. Old Orin is 69. This winter it…

  18. 18Goyokin

    Goyokin (1969)

    ★ 7.5/10Also drama

    A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place.

  19. 19My Dinner with Hervé

    My Dinner with Hervé (2018)

    ★ 6.3/10Also drama

    An unlikely friendship evolves over one wild night in LA between a struggling journalist and actor Hervé Villechaize, the world's most famous gun-toting dwarf, resulting in life-changing consequences for both.

  20. 20Afro Samurai: Resurrection

    Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009)

    ★ 6.9/10Also drama

    Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path…

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