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Movies Like Chushingura: The Truth

If you liked Chushingura: The Truth (1928), a movie directed by Shōzō Makino, 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 47 Ronin

    The 47 Ronin (1941)

    ★ 6.9/10

    In the early 18th-century, Lord Takumi-no-kami Asano, feuding with Lord Kira, tries to kill his opponent in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Asano to seppuku and deprives the palace and lands…

  2. 213 Assassins

    13 Assassins (2010)

    ★ 7.3/10

    A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country…

  3. 3Harakiri

    Harakiri (1962)

    ★ 8.5/10

    Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce…

  4. 4Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

    Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai (2011)

    ★ 7.2/10

    A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.

  5. 5Demons

    Demons (1971)

    ★ 7.7/10

    Gengobe Satsuma, an exiled samurai cast out as an Asano clan retainer, is given a second chance to join his brothers in arms to become the 48th Ronin against the Shogunate. His faithful servant gathers the 100 ryo…

  6. 6Three Outlaw Samurai

    Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)

    ★ 7.5/10

    Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two…

  7. 7Kagemusha

    Kagemusha (1980)

    ★ 7.8/10

    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…

  8. 8Kubi

    Kubi (2023)

    ★ 6.9/10

    Lord Oda Nobunaga plans to control Japan where rival warlords battle by waging war against several clans. His vassal Araki Murashige stages a rebellion and promptly disappears.

  9. 947 Ronin

    47 Ronin (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10

    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…

  10. 10Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

    Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)

    ★ 7.4/10

    Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must eliminate a traitor who plans to sell his clan's secrets to the Shogunate.

  11. 11Death Note: L Change the WorLd

    Death Note: L Change the WorLd (2008)

    ★ 6/10

    "The human whose name is written in the Death Note shall die." After making the hardest decision ever, another serious case confronts L. There are only 23 days left and without his best partner Watari, L has to solve…

  12. 12Batman: Soul of the Dragon

    Batman: Soul of the Dragon (2021)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Bruce Wayne faces a deadly menace from his past, with the help of three former classmates: world-renowned martial artists Richard Dragon, Ben Turner and Lady Shiva.

  13. 13Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

    Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)

    ★ 7.4/10

    Official Shogunate executioner Ogami Itto has been framed for disloyalty to the Shogunate by the Yagyu clan, against whom he now is waging a one-man war, along with his infant son, Daigoro.

  14. 14Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)

    ★ 7.2/10

    A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful…

  15. 15Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

    Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)

    ★ 7.1/10

    With most of his family already dead at Ogami Itto's hands, Retsudo launches one final plot to destroy him, and when that fails, unleashes the fury of every remaining member of the Yagyu clan.

  16. 1613 Assassins

    13 Assassins (1963)

    ★ 7.5/10

    A sadistic Daimyo (feudal lord) rapes a woman and murders both her and her husband, but even when one of his own vassals commits suicide to bring attention to the crime, the matter is quickly hushed up. Not only will…

  17. 17Chûshingura

    Chûshingura (1962)

    ★ 7.1/10

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

  18. 18Sanjuro

    Sanjuro (1962)

    ★ 7.9/10

    In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its…

  19. 19Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

    Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annual conference with the Lord, it is dictated that a competition--a fight to the death--will take place between the five…

  20. 20Izo

    Izo (2004)

    ★ 6/10

    Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the…

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