Movies Like Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
If you liked Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972), a drama and action movie directed by Kenji Misumi, 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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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
★ 7.4/10Also action and dramaOgami 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.
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also action and adventureIn 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.
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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and actionReturning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi encounters another swordsman and former rival in love.
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Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
★ 6.3/10Also action and dramaA peaceful ex-ninja's life shatters when his son's kidnapping forces him back into violence amid an American-Japanese criminal drug war.
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Ninja Assassin (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also action and adventureNinja Assassin follows Raizo, one of the deadliest assassins in the world. Taken from the streets as a child, he was transformed into a trained killer by the Ozunu Clan, a secret society whose very existence is…
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13 Assassins (2010)
★ 7.3/10Also adventure and dramaA 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…
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Branded to Kill (1967)
★ 7.2/10Also thriller and actionAfter botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.
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Zatoichi (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and dramaBlind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice games. When he arrives in a village torn apart by warring gangs, he sets out to protect the townspeople.
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Lady Snowblood (1973)
★ 7.5/10Also action and dramaA strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.
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Battles Without Honor and Humanity: Deadly Fight in Hiroshima (1973)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and actionRepeatedly beat to a pulp by gamblers, cops, and gangsters, lone wolf Shoji Yamanaka finally finds a home as a Muraoka family hitman and falls in love with boss Muraoka's niece. Meanwhile, the ambitions of mad dog…
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Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
★ 7.6/10Also action and adventureKenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left…
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Mechanic: Resurrection (2016)
★ 6.1/10Also action and thrillerArthur Bishop thought he had put his murderous past behind him when his most formidable foe kidnaps the love of his life. Now he is forced to travel the globe to complete three impossible assassinations, and do what he…
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Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and actionZatoichi is a blind massage therapist and swordsman who finds out that something troubling is taking place on the outskirts of town. After discovering who the guilty parties are -- an accomplished Chinese martial…
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Afro Samurai: Resurrection (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also action and adventureAfro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path…
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Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba - Sibling's Bond (2019)
★ 7.9/10Also action and adventuremovie anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoge's Kimetsu no Yaiba by Ufotable. The movie consists of the first 5 episodes of the TV anime adaptation. A two-week theatrical release on 11 theaters began on March 29, 2019, a…
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Berserk: The Golden Age Arc I - The Egg of the King (2012)
★ 7.3/10Also action and adventureGuts, an immensely strong sword-for-hire, has little direction in his life, simply fighting one battle after the next. However, this all changes suddenly when he meets and is bested by Griffith, a beautiful and…
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Berserk: The Golden Age Arc III - The Advent (2013)
★ 7.7/10Also action and adventureOne year has passed since Guts left the Band of the Hawk and Griffith was imprisoned by the Kingdom of Midland for treason. In the dead of night, at a camping site where they hide, the Band of the Hawk is attacked by…
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No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990)
★ 6.8/10Also action and dramaTwo feuding brothers of differing political views, one a policeman, the other a martial artist, join forces to avenge the death of their father, a retired agent who was brutally murdered by the mafia.
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Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone (2014)
★ 7.4/10Also adventure and actionLupin & Jigen have their sights set on a treasure called the Little Comet, which is located in the heavily fortified country of East Doroa. During the heist, Jigen is almost killed by a sniper named Yael Okuzaki. His…
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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
★ 7.5/10Also action and adventureIn 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.