Movies Like New Tale of Zatoichi

If you liked New Tale of Zatoichi (1963), a action and drama movie directed by Tokuzō Tanaka, 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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The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure and action
The 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 the Fugitive (1963)
★ 6.9/10Also adventure and action
After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. He's drawn into a trap, but after hearing of the slaying of a former love, Ichi furiously fights his way…
3
Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper (2014)
★ 6.8/10Also action and drama
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…
4
Detective Conan: The Last Wizard of the Century (1999)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure and drama
Kaitou Kid dares to challenge the police once more, setting his sights on the Russian Imperial Easter Egg. With the date, time, and place, the Osaka police force scrambles to stop him. But this time, Kid may have…
5
Detective Conan: Captured in Her Eyes (2000)
★ 7.4/10Also drama and adventure
Police officers around Tokyo are being murdered by an unknown assailant. When Ran witnesses an attempt on the life of one of her friends in the police, she loses her memory. Now, Conan and Inspector Megure must find…
6
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training- (2024)
★ 6.5/10Also action and adventure
Tanjiro undergoes rigorous training with the Stone Hashira, Himejima, in his quest to become a Hashira. Meanwhile, Muzan continues to search for Nezuko and Ubuyashiki. A recap of Kimetsu no Yaiba episodes 55–56, with…
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Bleach the Movie: Fade to Black (2008)
★ 7.1/10Also action and drama
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…
8
One Piece Episode of East Blue (2017)
★ 7.7/10Also action and adventure
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…
9
Tokyo Revengers (2021)
★ 7.8/10Also action and drama
An unemployed man learns that his ex-girlfriend was murdered. He suddenly finds himself travelling through time to his middle school years and has chance to change the future and save the girl. He aims to rise to the…
10
47 Ronin (2013)
★ 6.2/10Also drama and action
Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honour to their homeland, the…
11
K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also action and adventure
In an alternate version of 1949 Japan in which World War II never happened, the Japanese capital of Teito is home to both an ultra rich upper class and the dirt poor masses. The city is thrown into a state of panic…
12
Scarlet (2025)
★ 6.9/10Also action and drama
After failing to avenge her father's murder, Princess Scarlet, wakes up in the "Land of the Dead." In this world filled with madness, if she does not achieve her revenge against her nemesis and reach the "No End…
13
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
★ 8/10Also drama and action
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who guides them to a fortress hidden in the mountains.
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Ran (1985)
★ 8/10Also action and drama
Shakespeare's King Lear is reimagined as a singular historical epic set in sixteenth-century Japan where an aging warlord divides his kingdom between his three sons.
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11 Rebels (2024)
★ 6.9/10Also action and drama
When the brutal Boshin War breaks out in Japan, a group of inmates on death row unite to defend a fortress against the Imperial army.
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Unforgiven (2013)
★ 7/10Also action and drama
An old swordsman, his former comrade and a young braggart are hired by prostitutes to track down bandits who mutilated one of the women.
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Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and action
Assigned on a mission to capture Mukade, a missing-nin, Naruto Uzumaki sets out for the once glorious historic ruins of "Ouran", where he pursues and corners the rouge ninja. Mukade's goal is revealed to be a dormant…
18
Batman Begins (2005)
★ 7.7/10Also drama and action
Driven by tragedy, billionaire Bruce Wayne dedicates his life to uncovering and defeating the corruption that plagues his home, Gotham City. Unable to work within the system, he instead creates a new identity, a symbol…
19
Black Butler: Book of Murder (2014)
★ 7.8/10Also adventure 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…
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Dragon Ball GT: A Hero's Legacy (1997)
★ 7/10Also adventure and action
Son Goku Jr. is the great-great-grandson of the legendary martial artist Son Goku. However, unlike his predecessor he's not a brave fighter. He's constantly picked on by school bullies, his grandmother Pan sees this…