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Movies Like The Empire of Corpses

If you liked The Empire of Corpses (2015), a animation and horror movie directed by Ryotaro Makihara, 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. 1Vampire Hunter D

    Vampire Hunter D (1985)

    ★ 6.6/10Also animation and horror

    In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.

  2. 2Demon City Shinjuku

    Demon City Shinjuku (1988)

    ★ 6/10Also animation and horror

    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…

  3. 3Night of the Animated Dead

    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.

  4. 4Mad God

    Mad God (2021)

    ★ 6.8/10Also animation and horror

    A silent figure known as The Assassin travels through a nightmare underworld of tortured souls, ruined cities and wretched monstrosities forged from the primordial horrors of the unconscious mind of Phil Tippett, the…

  5. 5Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie

    Deathstroke: Knights & Dragons - The Movie (2020)

    ★ 7/10Also animation and science fiction

    The assassin Deathstroke tries to save his family from the wrath of H.I.V.E. and the murderous Jackal.

  6. 6Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend

    Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989)

    ★ 6/10Also animation and horror

    Legend has it that the human race is not the only dominant civilization living on Earth. Two other races exist in this world: the Makai (a demon race) and the Jujinkai (a half-man, half-beast race). Once every 3,000…

  7. 7Wicked City

    Wicked City (1987)

    ★ 6.7/10Also animation and horror

    A peace treaty between the Earth and the Black World, a parallel universe of demons, is coming to an end. Two cops, Taki, a human male, and Maki, a female demon, are assigned to protect a diplomat who will help secure…

  8. 8The Spine of Night

    The Spine of Night (2021)

    ★ 6/10Also animation and horror

    When ancient dark magic falls into sinister hands and unleashes ages of suffering onto mankind, a group of heroes from different eras and cultures must band together in order to defeat it at all costs.

  9. 9Dead Space: Downfall

    Dead Space: Downfall (2008)

    ★ 6.7/10Also animation and horror

    On a deep space mining mission to a remote planet, an ancient religious relic - thought to be proof of the existence of God - is unearthed and brought aboard. When the unholy artifact unleashes a long-dormant alien…

  10. 10X

    X (1996)

    ★ 6.2/10Also animation and horror

    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…

  11. 11Kite

    Kite (1998)

    ★ 6.6/10Also animation and thriller

    Sawa, orphaned as a child by murderous thugs, now targets the scourge of society as a trained killer for a mercenary syndicate. Coquettish and capable of unimaginable violence, she's grown into the perfect weapon — but…

  12. 12Resident Evil: Damnation

    Resident Evil: Damnation (2012)

    ★ 6.9/10Also animation and science fiction

    U.S. federal agent Leon S. Kennedy sneaks into the "East Slavic Republic" to verify rumors that Bio-Organic Weapons (BOWs) are being used in the country's civil war, which the U.S. and Russia are making preparations to…

  13. 13Genocidal Organ

    Genocidal Organ (2017)

    ★ 6.7/10Also thriller and science fiction

    The war on terror exploded, literally, the day Sarajevo was destroyed by a homemade nuclear device. The leading democracies transformed into total surveillance states, and the developing world has drowned under a wave…

  14. 14Blood-C: The Last Dark

    Blood-C: The Last Dark (2012)

    ★ 7.1/10Also animation and horror

    Tokyo, Winter. Despite the use of the Youth Ordinance Bill to enforce curfews for minors and regulate the use of the Internet, young people continue to fight for their own freedom through underground methods. One such…

  15. 15Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms

    Hellboy Animated: Sword of Storms (2006)

    ★ 6.3/10Also science fiction and animation

    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…

  16. 16Mezzo Forte

    Mezzo Forte (2000)

    ★ 6.5/10Also animation and thriller

    The target of hitgirl Mikura is a wealthy baseball team owner, but he turns out to be a powerful underworld boss. Mikura and her team are beset by countless heavily armed bodyguards and the boss' vicious daughter.

  17. 17Blood: The Last Vampire

    Blood: The Last Vampire (2000)

    ★ 6.9/10Also animation and horror

    In Japan, the vampire-hunter Saya, who is a powerful original, is sent by her liaison with the government, David, posed as a teenage student to the Yokota High School on the eve of Halloween to hunt down vampires. Saya…

  18. 18Resident Evil: Degeneration

    Resident Evil: Degeneration (2008)

    ★ 6.8/10Also animation and horror

    Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield must battle a rogue warrior seeking revenge after unleashing the deadly G-Virus, whilst a mutated monster goes on a rampage.

  19. 19PSYCHO-PASS: The Movie

    PSYCHO-PASS: The Movie (2015)

    ★ 7/10Also animation and science fiction

    In a futuristic Japan, the Sibyl System is charged with keeping the peace. When the state of SEAUn brings the Sibyl System in to test its effectiveness, it becomes a haven of peace and safety—for a time. Eventually…

  20. 20Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron

    Hellboy Animated: Blood and Iron (2007)

    ★ 6.3/10Also animation and horror

    When Hellboy, Liz Sherman, and Abe Sapien are assigned to investigate the ghost-infested mansion of a publicity-hound billionaire, they uncover a plot to resurrect a beautiful yet monstrous vampire from Professor…

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