Movies Like Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy
If you liked Choshichiro's Edo Diaries: The Yagyu Conspiracy (1984), a action movie directed by Keiichi Ozawa, 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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Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005)
★ 6.7/10Also actionYoung assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt for Masayuki Sanada, who is protected by both an army and a dangerous clan, they meet Ginkaku, a person who shows a…
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Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
★ 6.3/10Also actionA 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: Shadow of a Tear (2013)
★ 6.8/10Also actionFight everyone and trust no one: it's the code of survival practiced by martial-arts master Casey Bowman after his life of domestic bliss is shattered by a savage act of violence. Vowing revenge, the fearless American…
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Ninja III: The Domination (1984)
★ 6.2/10Also actionAn aerobics instructor becomes a ruthless assassin after being possessed by a slain ninja's spirit, leading to a showdown with a martial arts expert.
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Shootfighter: Fight to the Death (1993)
★ 6.6/10Also actionNick and Ruben are hoodwinked into a "shootfighter" (no-holds-barred, to the death) martial arts match by the evil Mr. Lee, who has a grudge against world shootfighter champ(and teacher of Nick and Ruben) Shingo.
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One Mile: Chapter Two (2026)
★ 6.6/10Also actionFormer special forces operative Danny is forced back onto a remote island when a violent, secretive community takes revenge by abducting his daughter Alex, launching a relentless hunt against enemies prepared for his…
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Accident Man: Hitman's Holiday (2022)
★ 6.8/10Also actionThe Accident Man is back, and this time he must best the top assassins in the world to protect the ungrateful son of a mafia boss, save the life of his only friend and rekindle his relationship with his maniacal father…
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Bleach the Movie: The DiamondDust Rebellion (2007)
★ 6.8/10Also actionWhen an artifact known as the "King's Seal" is stolen during transport from Soul Society, Hitsugaya Toushirou is assigned to retrieve it. Toushirou goes missing after a battle with the thieves, leading Seireitei to…
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Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also actionIn 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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Lupin the 3rd (2014)
★ 5.9/10Also actionInterpol Inspector Zenigata begins a world-wide hunt for the infamous thief Arsène Lupin III, who, with his cavalcade of collaborators infiltrate a highly secured fortress-like safe named the 'Ark of Navarone' to claim…
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The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill (2021)
★ 7/10Also actionAkira is the legendary killer known as the Fable. Following the order of his boss and due to being overworked, he lives peacefully with his partner, Yoko, as ordinary siblings. Akira still works part-time at design…
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Boruto: Naruto the Movie (2015)
★ 7.5/10Also actionThe spirited Boruto Uzumaki, son of Seventh Hokage Naruto, is a skilled ninja who possesses the same brashness and passion his father once had. However, the constant absence of his father, who is busy with his Hokage…
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Naruto Shippuden the Movie: The Lost Tower (2010)
★ 7.2/10Also actionAssigned on a mission to capture Mukade, a missing-nin, Naruto Uzumaki sets out for the once glorious historic ruins of "Ouran", where he pursues and corners the rouge ninja. Mukade's goal is revealed to be a dormant…
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Kamui (2009)
★ 6.1/10Also actionA rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family.
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No Retreat, No Surrender 3: Blood Brothers (1990)
★ 6.8/10Also actionTwo 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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K-20: The Fiend with Twenty Faces (2008)
★ 6.1/10Also actionIn an alternate version of 1949 Japan in which World War II never happened, the Japanese capital of Teito is home to both an ultra rich upper class and the dirt poor masses. The city is thrown into a state of panic…
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
★ 7.4/10Also actionOfficial 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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Goemon (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also actionFollow the infamous ninja bandit named Ishikawa Goemon in an epic story. One night while looting treasure from Nanban, Goemon finds a mysterious box hidden inside a secret grave. A forgotten relic from the past…
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13 Assassins (2010)
★ 7.3/10Also actionA 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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Naruto Shippuden the Movie: Blood Prison (2011)
★ 7.2/10Also actionAfter his capture for attempted assassination of the Raikage, leader of Kumogakure, as well as killing Jōnin from Kirigakure and Iwagakure, Naruto is imprisoned in Hōzukijou: A criminal containment facility known as…