Movies Like A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

If you liked A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era (1957), a comedy movie directed by Yūzō Kawashima, 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
The Magic Hour (2008)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy
A hustler who gets in trouble with a gang boss in the port town of Sukago agrees to make good with the don by putting him in contact with a mysterious hitman — an assassin the hustler has no idea how to contact…
2
City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes (2019)
★ 6.4/10Also comedy
When gorgeous model Ai Shindo finds herself stalked by mysterious men, she comes to Ryo and his crew for protection. While he tries to hunt down the potential assassins (and maybe score a little nookie in the process)…
3
Kuroko's Basketball the Movie: Last Game (2017)
★ 7.6/10Also comedy
Kuroko reunites with the "Generation of Miracles" when former rivals are humiliated in an exhibition game against a notorious street basketball team.
4
Gintama: The Very Final (2021)
★ 8.2/10Also comedy
The countdown to destruction has begun! Gintoki and the others set out to fulfill the wishes of their teacher Shoyo and thwart Utsuro's plans. Shinpachi, Kagura, the Shinsengumi, members of the Kabuki District, and…
5
Gintama 2: Rules Are Made to Be Broken (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
The Yorozuya gang returns to protect the country's shogun when the Shinsengumi police force finds itself in a crisis.
6
The Castle of Cagliostro (1979)
★ 7.5/10Also comedy
After a successful robbery leaves famed thief Lupin the Third and his partner Jigen with nothing but a large amount of expertly crafted counterfeit bills, he decides to track down the forgers responsible—and steal any…
7
One Piece Film: GOLD (2016)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy
The glittering Gran Tesoro, a city of entertainment beyond the laws of the government, is a sanctuary for the world’s most infamous pirates, Marines, and filthy rich millionaires. Drawn by dreams of hitting the…
8
Adrift in Tokyo (2007)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
A thug offers to pay a law student's gambling debt if the student will accompany him on a trip across Tokyo.
9
A-Haunting We Will Go (1942)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
Stan and Ollie get involved with con men, crooks, a genial magician, and two interchangeable coffins with disastrous but funny results.
10
Ryuzo and the Seven Henchmen (2015)
★ 6.2/10Also comedy
Ryuzo and his 7 former henchmen are all retired yakuza, but they now live as regular old men. One day, Ryuzo becomes the victim of a phishing fraud. He calls his 7 men together to reform their society.
11
Golden Slumber (2010)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
When easy-going Aoyagi meets an old friend for a fishing trip, he ends up drugged, framed for the Prime Minister's assassination, and on the run from corrupt cops. It's only the beginning of what quickly becomes the…
12
The Geisha Boy (1958)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Gilbert Wooley is a second-rate magician who is sent to entertain the troops in the pacific. During his time in Japan he becomes attached to a little orphan boy.
13
Welcome to Collinwood (2002)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
Five hapless inner-city low-lifes attempt to burgle a pawnbroker's safe, but end up being plagued by bad luck.
14
The Ladykillers (1955)
★ 7.3/10Also comedy
Five oddball criminals planning a bank robbery rent rooms on a cul-de-sac from an octogenarian widow under the pretext that they are classical musicians.
15
One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends (2014)
★ 7.1/10Also comedy
The special takes place during the two year before the Straw Hats reunite on Sabody. Luffy is currently in Rusukaina training to get stronger to take on the New World. However the training is interrupted when Hancock's…
16
Topkapi (1964)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
Arthur Simon Simpson is a small-time crook biding his time in Greece. One of his potential victims turns out to be a gentleman thief planning to steal the emerald-encrusted dagger of the Mehmed II from Istanbul's…
17
The Cocoanuts (1929)
★ 6.5/10Also comedy
During the Florida land boom, the Marx Brothers run a hotel, auction off some land and thwart a jewel robbery.
18
Ghost Killer (2025)
★ 7.2/10Also comedy
After being possessed by the ghost of vengeful hitman Kudo, college student Fumika Matsuoka agrees to help him finish his quest for revenge from beyond the grave.
19
Black Sheep (1996)
★ 6.1/10Also comedy
When dignified Albert Donnelly runs for Governor, his team moves to keep his slow-witted and klutzy younger brother, Mike, out of the eye of the media. To baby-sit Mike, the campaign assigns sarcastic Steve, who gets…
20
Saint☆Young Men (2013)
★ 7.7/10Also comedy
Jesus Christ and Gautama Buddha, the founders of Christianity and Buddhism, are living together as roommates in a Tokyo apartment while taking a vacation on Earth. The comedy often involves jokes about Christianity…