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Movies Like Sword of the Stranger

If you liked Sword of the Stranger (2007), a action and animation movie directed by Masahiro Ando, 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. 1Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon

    Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (1995)

    ★ 7.4/10Also animation and action

    The Z Warriors discover an unopenable music box and are told to open it with the Dragon Balls. The contents turn out to be a warrior named Tapion who had sealed himself inside along with a monster called Hildegarn…

  2. 2Gintama: The Movie

    Gintama: The Movie (2010)

    ★ 7.5/10Also action and animation

    Odd Jobs Gin has taken on a lot of odd work in the past, and when you're a Jack of All Trades agency based in a feudal Japan that's been conquered and colonized by aliens, the term "Odd Jobs" means REALLY ODD jobs. But…

  3. 3Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle

    Dragon Ball: Sleeping Princess in Devil's Castle (1987)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action and animation

    Goku and Kuririn are given an assignment by Kame-Sen'nin: "Retrieve the sleeping princess from Lucifer and I will take you as my students." But the mission proves to be more perilous than originally thought.

  4. 4Kagemusha

    Kagemusha (1980)

    ★ 7.8/10Also action and history

    A 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…

  5. 5One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island

    One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island (2005)

    ★ 7.2/10Also action and animation

    The Straw Hats visit a recreational island, run by Baron Omatsuri, who asks them to complete a series of ordeals if they wish to stay on the island. Luffy accepts and the Straw Hats work together to complete them, but…

  6. 6Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison

    Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison (2011)

    ★ 7.2/10Also animation and action

    After his capture for attempted assassination of the Raikage, leader of Kumogakure, as well as killing Jōnin from Kirigakure and Iwagakure, Naruto is imprisoned in Hōzukijou: A criminal containment facility known as…

  7. 7Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King

    Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King (2012)

    ★ 7.3/10Also animation and action

    Guts, an immensely strong sword-for-hire, has little direction in his life, simply fighting one battle after the next. However, this all changes suddenly when he meets and is bested by Griffith, a beautiful and…

  8. 8Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Yuria

    Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Yuria (2007)

    ★ 6.4/10Also action and animation

    Second part of the new Fist of the North Star movie pentalogy presenting the story from Yuria's perspective, spanning from her childhood, including the day she first met Kenshiro.

  9. 9Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black

    Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black (2008)

    ★ 7.1/10Also action and animation

    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…

  10. 10The Boy and the Beast

    The Boy and the Beast (2015)

    ★ 7.9/10Also action and animation

    Kyuta, a boy living in Shibuya, and Kumatetsu, a lonesome beast from Jutengai, an imaginary world. One day, Kyuta forays into the imaginary world and, as he's looking for his way back, meets Kumatetsu who becomes his…

  11. 11Boruto: Naruto the Movie

    Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015)

    ★ 7.5/10Also action and animation

    The spirited Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto, is a skilled ninja who possesses the same brashness and passion his father once had. However, the constant absence of his father, who is busy with his Hokage…

  12. 12K: Missing Kings

    K: Missing Kings (2014)

    ★ 6.6/10Also animation and action

    The "Academy Island Incident" in which four "kings" cross paths... Since then, Silver Clansmen Kuroh Yatogami and Neko have been searching for their master, Shiro. Without finding any clues to Shiro's whereabouts, the…

  13. 13Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns

    Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns (2017)

    ★ 7.7/10Also animation and action

    In the midst of an industrial revolution, the people of Hinomoto fight hordes of undead creatures, known as Kabane, using powerful armored trains. (Compilation film of the second half of the original TV series.)

  14. 14Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming

    Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming (1994)

    ★ 6.8/10Also animation and action

    A Saiyan Space pod crash-lands on Earth out of which a wounded Saiyan crawls: Broly, the Legendary Super Saiyan. The wounded Broly shouts out in frustration and turns into normal form. The place soon freezes, trapping…

  15. 15Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn

    Dragon Ball Z: Fusion Reborn (1995)

    ★ 7.6/10Also animation and action

    Not paying attention to his job, a young demon allows the evil cleansing machine to overflow and explode, turning the young demon into the infamous monster Janemba. Goku and Vegeta make solo attempts to defeat the…

  16. 16Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans

    Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans (1993)

    ★ 6.5/10Also action and animation

    Dr. Raichi is one of the only survivors of the Tuffles, a race that once lived on Planet Plant before the coming of the Saiyans. The Saiyans not only massacred the entire Tuffle race, but also stole their technology…

  17. 17One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends

    One Piece "3D2Y": Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends (2014)

    ★ 7.1/10Also animation and action

    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…

  18. 18One Piece Episode of East Blue

    One Piece Episode of East Blue (2017)

    ★ 7.7/10Also action and animation

    Experience the inspiring moments that launched Luffy and the first four members of his crew on their grand adventure to find the One Piece! It’s all here—from Shanks giving Luffy the straw hat, to Nami facing the…

  19. 19One Piece: Heart of Gold

    One Piece: Heart of Gold (2016)

    ★ 7.4/10Also animation and action

    A girl named Olga is pursued by both the World Government and a man named Mad Treasure, as she is the only one who knows the location of the Pure Gold, a substance that can buy the entire world. Olga ends up sailing…

  20. 20Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms

    Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006)

    ★ 6.3/10Also animation and action

    A folklore professor becomes unwittingly possessed by the ancient Japanese demons of Thunder and Lightning. But when The Bureau of Paranormal Research & Defense dispatches a team of agents to investigate, a cursed…

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