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Movies Like Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend

If you liked Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (1989), a animation and action movie directed by Hideki Takayama, 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. 1Wicked City

    Wicked City (1987)

    ★ 6.7/10Also animation and fantasy

    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…

  2. 2Devilman - Volume 3: Devilman Apocalypse

    Devilman - Volume 3: Devilman Apocalypse (2000)

    ★ 7/10Also animation and fantasy

    Fear runs rampant throughout Tokyo with the revelation that demons in fact exist amongst us. Paranoia and the darker side of humanity boils onto the streets as people turn on one another, suspecting that anyone could…

  3. 3The Spine of Night

    The Spine of Night (2021)

    ★ 6/10Also animation and fantasy

    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.

  4. 4Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend

    Urotsukidōji III: Return of the Overfiend (1993)

    ★ 6.6/10Also animation and horror

    As the Overfiend slumbers, the mad emperor Caesar rises to power, enslaving a new race of demon beasts. Into this cruel existence is born the Lord of Chaos, the Overfiend's nemesis. As the blood-thirsty beasts capture…

  5. 5The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine

    The Garden of Sinners: The Hollow Shrine (2008)

    ★ 6.9/10Also animation and fantasy

    June 1998: After spending two years in a coma caused by a traffic accident, Shiki Ryougi awakens with amnesia. She is visited by Touko Aozaki, a wizard and proprietor of a studio called Garan no Dou. Shiki has lost not…

  6. 6The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf

    The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf (2021)

    ★ 7.4/10Also animation and action

    Escaping from poverty to become a witcher, Vesemir slays monsters for coin and glory, but when a new menace rises, he must face the demons of his past.

  7. 7Ichi the Killer

    Ichi the Killer (2001)

    ★ 7/10Also action and horror

    As sadomasochistic yakuza enforcer Kakihara searches for his missing boss he comes across Ichi, a repressed and psychotic killer who may be able to inflict levels of pain that Kakihara has only dreamed of.

  8. 8Samurai Reincarnation

    Samurai Reincarnation (1981)

    ★ 5.8/10Also action and fantasy

    After surviving the slaughter of many Christians 350 years ago, a samurai denounces God for ignoring the pleas of believers. He sells his soul to Satan and receives the power to resurrect the dead to join him in a…

  9. 9Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms

    Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms (2021)

    ★ 7.6/10Also animation and action

    When Shao Kahn's Outworld barbarians terrorize Earthrealm, Lord Raiden is determined to put an end to the carnage once and for all. This leaves one option: a final Mortal Kombat tournament for the future of Earthrealm…

  10. 10Alive

    Alive (2003)

    ★ 5.8/10Also action and horror

    Tenshu is imprisoned and sentenced to death for murdering the men who raped his girlfriend. However, he manages to survive his execution and is presented with an option: face another execution attempt or subject…

  11. 11Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind

    Mortal Kombat Legends: Snow Blind (2022)

    ★ 7.7/10Also animation and action

    The vicious, power-mad Kano is determined to take over Earthrealm, one soul at a time. Assisted by a trio of cold Black Dragon mercenaries, he embarks on a brutal assault from town to defenseless town. The choice is…

  12. 12Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed

    Ginger Snaps 2: Unleashed (2004)

    ★ 6.5/10Also horror and fantasy

    Brigitte has escaped the confines of Bailey Downs but she's not alone. Another werewolf is tailing her closely and her sister's specter haunts her. An overdose of Monkshood - the poison that is keeping her…

  13. 13Ginger Snaps

    Ginger Snaps (2000)

    ★ 6.9/10Also horror and fantasy

    The story of two outcast sisters, Ginger and Brigitte, in the mindless suburban town of Bailey Downs. On the night of Ginger's first period, she is savagely attacked by a wild creature. Ginger's wounds miraculously…

  14. 14Dead 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…

  15. 15Shadow Master

    Shadow Master (2022)

    ★ 6.7/10Also action and fantasy

    After being slain by a group of criminals, a man is reborn with animal-like superpowers and makes it his mission to right the wrongs of his city.

  16. 16Heavy Metal

    Heavy Metal (1981)

    ★ 6.5/10Also animation and fantasy

    The embodiment of ultimate evil, a glowing orb terrorizes a young girl with bizarre stories of dark fantasy, eroticism and horror.

  17. 17Versus

    Versus (2000)

    ★ 6.2/10Also horror and fantasy

    A group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side. Their troubles start when those once killed and buried in the forest…

  18. 18Mad God

    Mad God (2021)

    ★ 6.8/10Also animation and fantasy

    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…

  19. 19Daylight's End

    Daylight's End (2016)

    ★ 5.8/10Also action and horror

    Years after a mysterious plague has devastated the planet and turned most of humanity into blood-hungry creatures, a rogue drifter on a vengeful hunt stumbles across a band of survivors in an abandoned police station…

  20. 20Southbound

    Southbound (2015)

    ★ 5.9/10Also fantasy and horror

    On a desolate stretch of desert highway, weary travelers — two men on the run from their past, a band on their way to the next gig, a man struggling to get home, a brother in search of his long-lost sister and a family…

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