Movies Like Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger

If you liked Zenigata Heiji Case Files: Enma's Nightly Ledger (1961), a mystery and history movie directed by Kunio Watanabe, 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
Detective Conan: Black Iron Submarine (2023)
★ 7.1/10Also action and mystery
While visiting Hachijo-jima, Conan sneaks aboard a security boat heading to the Pacific Buoy, an off-shore facility constructed near the coasts built to connect surveillance cameras used by police forces around the…
2
Outlaws - For Greater Glory (2012)
★ 7/10Also history and action
A chronicle of the Cristeros War (1926-1929), which was touched off by a rebellion against the Mexican government's attempt to secularize the country.
3
Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (2022)
★ 6.5/10Also action and mystery
Shibuya, Tokyo, is bustling with the Halloween season. A wedding is being held at Shibuya Hikarie, where Detective Miwako Sato of the Metropolitan Police Department is dressed in a wedding dress. While Conan and the…
4
Walking with the Enemy (2014)
★ 6.3/10Also action and history
Regent 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…
5
Black Butler: Book of Murder (2014)
★ 7.8/10Also mystery and action
At the Queen’s request, Ciel and the demon butler Sebastian host an extravagant dinner party for the who’s who of the London underground. But an evening that begins with the promise of unmatched elegance quickly…
6
Overdrive (2017)
★ 6.1/10Also action and mystery
Master car thieves square off against French gangsters in the South of France with money, women and lives all on the line.
7
Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)
★ 6.6/10Also action and mystery
Summoned by the black sphere, Kei and Masaru fight against extraterrestrials until Masaru grows tired of fighting and refuses to continue.
8
Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also action and mystery
A rash of sniper attacks leaves the streets of Tokyo empty and the public terrified to go outside. It’s up to Conan and his friends to find the culprit, but the case goes deeper than it seems. Military cover-ups…
9
Golden Kamuy -The Abashiri Prison Raid- (2026)
★ 7.5/10Also action and history
As 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…
10
Trigger Point (2021)
★ 6.2/10Also action and mystery
Nicolas Shaw is a retired U.S. special operative who becomes part of an elite 'invisible' team that quietly takes out the worst villains around the world.
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The Engineer (2023)
★ 5.9/10Also action and mystery
As Israel is rocked by a series of terrorist bombings, a US senator's daughter is killed in one bloody explosion. Now, ex-Mossad agent Etan must lead an elite, covert team of agents and mercenaries to find the man…
12
Another Gantz (2011)
★ 6.9/10Also action and mystery
Before finding out the Perfect Answer, discover Another Gantz. Aired on Nippon Television network before the theatrical release of Gantz: The Perfect Answer, this film is an alternate perspective version of the first…
13
Last Man Down (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also action and mystery
After civilization succumbs to a deadly pandemic and his wife is murdered, a special forces soldier abandons his duty and becomes a hermit in the Nordic wilderness. Years later, a wounded woman appears on his doorstep…
14
The Legion (2020)
★ 6.2/10Also history and action
Noreno, a half-Roman, is entrusted with the mission of crossing the snowy mountains of Armenia, swarming with Parthian patrols, to seek help for his slowly dying men.
15
Ajin: Demi-Human (2017)
★ 7.3/10Also action and mystery
Kei Nagai dies in a car accident, but realises he is a type of immortal known as Ajin. Hunted by humans, Ajin is eventually found by the government and used as a subject in cruel experiments. He finds fellow…
16
Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare (2016)
★ 6.8/10Also mystery and action
On a dark night, the Japanese police is raided by a spy. Different countries' intelligence agencies - such as England's MI6, Germany's BDN, and America's CIA - as well as the FBI's secret files are going to be taken…
17
The Black Book (2023)
★ 6.7/10Also action and mystery
After his son is wrongly accused of kidnapping, a deacon who has just lost his wife takes matters into his own hands and fights a crooked police gang to clear him.
18
Stowaway (2022)
★ 6/10Also action and mystery
A tenacious party girl fights to survive after three thieves commandeer her luxury yacht. Unable to escape and trapped on the yacht at high seas, the prey becomes the hunter as she turns the tables on the intruders and…
19
Golden Slumber (2010)
★ 7.1/10Also action and mystery
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…
20
Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword (2009)
★ 7.6/10Also mystery and action
The Mystery Inc. gang takes a trip to Japan and finds themselves circling Asia and the Pacific in a treasure hunt, racing against the vengeful Black Samurai and his Ninja warriors to find the legendary Sword of Fate…