Movies Like Clan Revival
If you liked Clan Revival (1954), a adventure movie directed by Ryō Hagiwara, 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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Zatoichi (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also adventureBlind 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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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
★ 7.2/10Also adventureStruggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.
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Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo (1970)
★ 6.8/10Also adventureZatoichi treks to a village that has always been a favorite spot of his, only to discover that it’s become a living hell, plagued by feuding father and son yakuza as well as the younger crime boss’s bodyguard, scruffy…
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Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also adventureShishio sets sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the government. In order to stop him, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.
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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail (1952)
★ 6.7/10Also adventureA fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.
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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
★ 7.2/10Also adventureAfter years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of…
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also adventureBefore he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.
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Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
★ 7.1/10Also adventureWith 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.
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also 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 (1962)
★ 7.3/10Also adventureThe 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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Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
★ 7.6/10Also 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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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
★ 7.5/10Also adventureIn 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
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13 Assassins (2010)
★ 7.3/10Also adventureA 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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Golden Kamuy (2024)
★ 7/10Also adventureOn the Hokkaido frontier, a war veteran and Ainu girl race against misfits and military renegades to find treasure mapped out on tattooed outlaws.
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Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally (1989)
★ 6.4/10Also adventureOlder, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the middle of a power struggle between two rival Yakuza clans, his reputation…
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Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)
★ 7.2/10Also adventureA 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…
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Blade of the Immortal (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also adventureManji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a…
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Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold (1964)
★ 6.9/10Also adventureIchi travels to the village of Itakura to pay his respects at the grave of Kichizo, a man he killed two years ago. When some tax money is stolen while in transit to the governor he is accused and sets out to find the…
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
★ 7.4/10Also adventureOfficial 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.
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Zatoichi's Cane Sword (1967)
★ 7.3/10Also adventureZatoichi comes upon the town of Tonda, overrun by gangsters. Using one of his favorite techniques, Zatoichi proceeds to win 8 ryo in a rigged gambling game. Of course, the local gangsters attempt to kill him, and the…