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Movies Like Baian the Assassin: Showdown

If you liked Baian the Assassin: Showdown (1993), a movie directed by Haruhiko Mimura, 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. 113 Assassins

    13 Assassins (2010)

    ★ 7.3/10

    A 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…

  2. 2Azumi 2: Death or Love

    Azumi 2: Death or Love (2005)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Young 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…

  3. 3Azumi

    Azumi (2003)

    ★ 6.9/10

    In war-torn Japan, the Tokugawa Shogun, desperate to restore peace to his people, orders the assassination of the hostile warlords. A beautiful young woman is raised from birth with nine other orphans, to become an…

  4. 4Branded to Kill

    Branded to Kill (1967)

    ★ 7.2/10

    After botching his latest assignment, a third-ranked Japanese hit man becomes the target of another assassin.

  5. 5Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon

    Dragon Ball Z: Wrath of the Dragon (1995)

    ★ 7.4/10

    The Z Warriors discover an unopenable music box and are told to open it with the Dragon Balls. The contents turn out to be a warrior named Tapion who had sealed himself inside along with a monster called Hildegarn…

  6. 647 Ronin

    47 Ronin (2013)

    ★ 6.2/10

    Kai—an outcast—joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honour to their homeland, the…

  7. 7Rurouni Kenshin: The Final

    Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021)

    ★ 7.7/10

    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.

  8. 8Harakiri

    Harakiri (1962)

    ★ 8.5/10

    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…

  9. 9Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins

    Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)

    ★ 7.5/10

    In 1868, after the Bakumatsu war ends, the ex-assassin Kenshin Himura traverses Japan with an inverted sword, to defend the needy without killing.

  10. 10Gintama 2: Rules Are Made to Be Broken

    Gintama 2: Rules Are Made to Be Broken (2018)

    ★ 7.1/10

    The Yorozuya gang returns to protect the country's shogun when the Shinsengumi police force finds itself in a crisis.

  11. 11Kite

    Kite (1998)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Sawa, orphaned as a child by murderous thugs, now targets the scourge of society as a trained killer for a mercenary syndicate. Coquettish and capable of unimaginable violence, she's grown into the perfect weapon — but…

  12. 12Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure

    Dragon Ball: Mystical Adventure (1988)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Master Roshi has succeeded at the one mission he valued most: to train Goku and Krillin to become ultimate fighters. So, he arranges for them to test their mettle at a competition hosted by Emperor Chiaotzu. Not…

  13. 13Lesson of the Evil

    Lesson of the Evil (2012)

    ★ 6.7/10

    Seiji Hasumi is a popular English teacher in a private high school. He is also a violent and sociopathic killer who concocts an extreme plan to deal with the rise of bullying and bad behavior among the student body.

  14. 14Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming

    Dragon Ball Z: Broly - Second Coming (1994)

    ★ 6.8/10

    A Saiyan Space pod crash-lands on Earth out of which a wounded Saiyan crawls: Broly, the Legendary Super Saiyan. The wounded Broly shouts out in frustration and turns into normal form. The place soon freezes, trapping…

  15. 15Lady Snowblood

    Lady Snowblood (1973)

    ★ 7.5/10

    A strikingly beautiful young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.

  16. 16The Twilight Samurai

    The Twilight Samurai (2002)

    ★ 7.8/10

    Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei struggles to take care of his two daughters and senile mother. New prospects…

  17. 17Tokyo Drifter

    Tokyo Drifter (1966)

    ★ 7.1/10

    After yakuza boss Kurata dissolves his own criminal empire, a rival kingpin offers a position to Kurata's top operative, Tetsuya "Phoenix Tetsu" Hondo. When the fiercely loyal Tetsu declines, Otsuka taps unstoppable…

  18. 18Gantz: Perfect Answer

    Gantz: Perfect Answer (2011)

    ★ 6.6/10

    Summoned by the black sphere, Kei and Masaru fight against extraterrestrials until Masaru grows tired of fighting and refuses to continue.

  19. 19Ninja III: The Domination

    Ninja III: The Domination (1984)

    ★ 6.2/10

    An aerobics instructor becomes a ruthless assassin after being possessed by a slain ninja's spirit, leading to a showdown with a martial arts expert.

  20. 20The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill

    The Fable: The Killer Who Doesn't Kill (2021)

    ★ 7/10

    Akira 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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