Movies Like 13 Assassins

If you liked 13 Assassins (2010), a adventure and drama movie directed by Takashi Miike, 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
Harakiri (1962)
★ 8.5/10Also action and drama
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce…
2
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)
★ 7.7/10Also action and adventure
In 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.
3
Killing (2018)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and action
In mid-19th century Edo period, a masterless rōnin named Mokunoshin Tsuzuki resides in a peaceful village among those he helps. However, as the prevalent peace and tranquility are sure to be replaced by war and…
4
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
★ 7.6/10Also action and adventure
Kenshin 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…
5
Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
★ 7.5/10Also action and adventure
In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.
6
Blade of the Immortal (2017)
★ 6.7/10Also action and adventure
Manji, 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…
7
Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends (2014)
★ 7.7/10Also action and adventure
Shishio 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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Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)
★ 7.5/10Also action and drama
Shiba, a wandering ronin, encounters a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of their dictatorial magistrate, in hopes of coercing from him a reduction in taxes. Shiba takes up their fight, joined by two…
9
Ninja Assassin (2009)
★ 6.8/10Also action and adventure
Ninja 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…
10
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
★ 7.1/10Also drama and action
Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza in order to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader to kill an evil chamberlain.
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Zatoichi (2003)
★ 7.2/10Also adventure and drama
Blind 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.
12
Goemon (2009)
★ 6.9/10Also action and drama
Follow 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…
13
Samurai Marathon (2019)
★ 6/10Also action and drama
When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Yuki secretly joins the race.
14
Lady Snowblood (1973)
★ 7.5/10Also action and drama
A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.
15
The Challenge (1982)
★ 5.9/10Also action and drama
Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between two brothers, one who follows the traditional path of the samurai and…
16
Battle Royale (2000)
★ 7.3/10Also drama and action
In the future, the Japanese government captures a class of ninth-grade students and forces them to kill each other under the revolutionary "Battle Royale" act.
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The Tale of Zatoichi Continues (1962)
★ 7.1/10Also adventure and action
Returning 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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The Last Samurai (2003)
★ 7.6/10Also drama and action
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorable principles that rule them. Pressed to destroy the…
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Revenge of the Ninja (1983)
★ 6.4/10Also action and drama
A 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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Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman (1971)
★ 6.8/10Also adventure and action
Zatoichi 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…