Movies Like Ninja Resurrection

If you liked Ninja Resurrection (1997), a animation and adventure movie directed by Yasunori Urata, 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
X (1996)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and fantasy
It's the year of destiny, and 15 year old Kamui Shiro, a powerful psychic, has returned to Toyko after a 6 year absence, having left when he was very young. He wants to be with his childhood friends, Fuma (his best…
2
Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie (2020)
★ 7/10Also animation and adventure
The assassin Deathstroke tries to save his family from the wrath of H.I.V.E. and the murderous Jackal.
3
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
★ 7.5/10Also adventure and fantasy
In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
4
Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
★ 6.2/10Also fantasy and horror
An aerobics instructor becomes a ruthless assassin after being possessed by a slain ninja's spirit, leading to a showdown with a martial arts expert.
5
Inuyasha the Movie 2: The Castle Beyond the Looking Glass (2002)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and adventure
With their most formidable foe vanquished, Inuyasha and his comrades begin returning to their everyday lives. But their peace is fleeting as another adversary emerges: Kaguya, the self-proclaimed princess from the Moon…
6
Ninja Scroll (1993)
★ 7.8/10Also fantasy and animation
Jubei is a masterless ninja who travels the land alone, lending his services to those with gold—or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a plot to overthrow the government threatens to end…
7
Predator: Killer of Killers (2025)
★ 7.8/10Also animation and science fiction
While three of the fiercest warriors in human history—a Viking raider, a ninja in feudal Japan, and a WWII pilot—are killers in their own right, they are merely prey for their new opponent: the ultimate killer of…
8
Demon City Shinjuku (1988)
★ 6/10Also fantasy and animation
Ten Years ago, Genichiro Izayoi died trying to stop the sorcerer Rebi Ra, and as a result Shinjuku became a playground for demons. And now, the day approaches when Rebi Ra will complete his decade-long ritual to plunge…
9
The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and adventure
A nationwide manhunt for Hank Venture leads to untold dangers and unexpected revelations, while The Monarch is literally out for Dr Venture's blood. An imposing evil from the past reemerges to wreak havoc on the…
10
Heavy Metal (1981)
★ 6.5/10Also animation and science fiction
The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.
11
Legend of the Galactic Heroes: My Conquest Is the Sea of Stars (1988)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and science fiction
For the past 150 years, humanity’s two greatest nations have been deadlocked in a meaningless war. In what is hoped to be a miraculous victory, the Alliance embarks on a battle to break through the Empire’s frontline…
12
DC Showcase Original Shorts Collection (2010)
★ 7/10Also animation and adventure
An anthology of DC Showcase stories consisting of a new Superman/Shazam feature and extended versions of older shorts.
13
Night of the Animated Dead (2021)
★ 6.1/10Also animation and horror
An animated retelling of ‘Night of the Living Dead’, in which a group of people in a rural farmhouse struggle to survive the threat of bloodthirsty zombies.
14
Inuyasha the Movie 4: Fire on the Mystic Island (2004)
★ 7.6/10Also fantasy and animation
The mysterious island of Houraijima has reappeared after 50 years, and with its reappearance has brought the attack of four gods, the Shitoushin, who have their eyes set on the powers that protect and sustain the…
15
Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League (2025)
★ 6.7/10Also animation and science fiction
The Batman family has returned to the present to discover that Japan has disappeared, and a giant island - Hinomoto - is now in the sky over Gotham City. At the top sit the Yakuza, a group of superpowered individuals…
16
Baki Hanma VS Kengan Ashura (2024)
★ 7.7/10Also animation and fantasy
It's the ultimate showdown. The toughest fighters from "Baki Hanma" and "Kengan Ashura" clash in this unprecedented, hard-hitting martial arts crossover.
17
Hulk vs. Wolverine (2009)
★ 7.1/10Also animation and science fiction
Department H sends in Wolverine to track down a mysterious beast known by the US Military as the Hulk, who is rampaging across the Canadian wilderness. Surveying the extent of the damage to a destroyed town, Wolverine…
18
Injustice (2021)
★ 7.3/10Also animation and science fiction
When Lois Lane is killed, an unhinged Superman decides to take control of the Earth. Determined to stop him, Batman creates a team of freedom-fighting heroes. But when superheroes go to war, can the world survive?
19
The Empire of Corpses (2015)
★ 6.2/10Also animation and horror
The story takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent. However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"—human corpses that are…
20
Akira (1988)
★ 7.9/10Also animation and science fiction
A secret military project endangers Neo-Tokyo when it turns a biker gang member into a rampaging psychic psychopath that only two teenagers and a group of psychics can stop.