Movies and TV shows like Onimusha
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Onimusha (2023)
4K
Original name: 鬼武者
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, History, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
With a demonic, soul-consuming weapon in hand, can a legendary swordsman and a samurai brotherhood defeat a bloodthirsty zombie uprising?
Style:
anime, dark fantasy, dark, intense, grim, suspenseful, adult animation, 3d animation, period piece, teen ...
Plot:
samurai, fight, violence, sword, swordsman, feudal japan, supernatural, sword fight, demonic possession, honor, legendary hero, moral ambiguity, brotherhood, martial arts, ghost, revenge, sacrifice, loyalty, violent, haunting, destiny, demon, power, katana, edo period ...
Place:
japan, asia
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, dark fantasy, captivating and dark films and TV series with plots about revenge, supernatural, battles, violence, fight, samurai and martial arts mostly in Animation, Action and Fantasy genres. Some movies like Onimusha: Hell's Paradise (2023), Peacemaker (2003), Ninja Resurrection (1997), Shine On! Bakumatsu Bad Boys! (2022), YAIBA: Samurai Legend (2025). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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A squad of prisoners and their guards are sent to investigate a mysterious island. They get stranded there and must rely on each other to survive the island's mysterious and monstrous residents.
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dark fantasy, atmospheric, mystical, epic, grim ...
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Time:
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88%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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anime, tense, emotional, dark, bleak ...
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revolution, swordplay, revenge, brothers, social problems, society, money problems, revolutionary, escapades, financial problem, brother brother relationship, brotherhood ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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A samurai's path leads him to a young waitress whose hometown was destroyed by a dragon. He doesn't want any trouble — but it finds them anyway.
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anime, captivating, intense, dark fantasy, suspenseful ...
Plot:
samurai, dragon, martial arts, weapons, warrior, magic, sword, swordplay, battles, artifact, master warrior, revenge ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min.
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Ninja Resurrection takes place in the Tokugawa era, at a time when Christians in Japan were being persecuted. The leader of the Shimabara Rebellion, Amakusa Shirō, hoped to resist the government forces attacking Christians like him but is ...
Style:
anime, dark fantasy, grim, sinister, tense ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
violent, ninja, samurai, supernatural, feudal japan, resurrection, swordplay, tokugawa shogunate, betrayal, occult, graphic violence, anti hero ...
Place:
japan
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81%
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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In the era when samurai controlled Japan... The Masked Demons annihilated all but one member of the Shinsengumi, who had worked to maintain the peace and public order in Kyoto. Seven criminals are chosen as substitutes for the deceased Shinsengumi ...
Style:
anime, disturbing, tense, suspense, captivating ...
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battles, feudal japan, secret mission, conspiracy, fight, mission, murder mystery, warrior, loyalty, anti hero, revenge, bloodbath ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
79%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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The peace is suddenly broken when warning sirens blare through the Soul Society. Residents, there are disappearing without a trace and nobody knows who's behind it. Meanwhile, a dark shadow is also extending itself toward Ichigo and his friends ...
Style:
anime, epic, dark fantasy, dark, suspenseful ...
Plot:
supernatural, battles, power, blood, adaptation, invasion, strategy, friendship, violence, betrayal, revenge, death ...
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75%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 420 min.
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Style:
anime, philosophical, art house, epic, psychological ...
Plot:
literary, feudal japan, legend, moral ambiguity, brotherhood, swordplay, symbolism, adaptation, mature, journey, quest, loyalty ...
Place:
japan
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74%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
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Yaiba's journey to becoming a true samurai takes him from his home in the forest to a bustling city full of rivals, friends and ancient powers.
Style:
shounen, anime, period drama
Plot:
samurai, martial arts, coming of age, rivalry, feudal japan, honor, friendship, discipline, strategy, identity, legacy, destiny ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
73%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min.
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The lone mercenary Guts travels a land where a century-old war is raging. His ferocity and skill in battle attract the attention of Griffith, the leader of a group of mercenaries called the Band of the Hawk. Guts becomes Griffith’s closest ally ...
Style:
anime, dark fantasy, thrilling, captivating, psychological ...
Plot:
supernatural, swordplay, mature, ambition, violence, betrayal, battles, hitman, warrior, bandit, sword fight, teamwork ...
Similarity:
72%
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
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After a Momotaro assassin suddenly kills his adoptive father, Shiki vows to avenge him. But first, he must learn to control his newly awakened Oni blood.
Style:
dark fantasy, grim, mystical, suspenseful, tense ...
Audience:
teen fantasy
Plot:
revenge, demon, supernatural, japanese mythology, transformation, martial arts, bloodbath, supernatural power, assassin, family tragedy, identity crisis, moral ambiguity ...
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69%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Shimazu Toyohisa is a real-life samurai who fought in the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara. In his dying moments, Shimazu is transported to a world of magic with other famous warriors throughout history. These warriors are forced to fight each other in ...
Style:
anime, captivating, suspenseful, exciting, disturbing ...
Plot:
battles, enemy, samurai, murder, isekai, fight, war, sword fight, heroes, another dimension, mysterious character, parallel universe ...
Similarity:
69%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
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A samurai lord has bartered away his newborn son's organs to forty-eight demons in exchange for dominance on the battlefield. Yet, the abandoned infant survives thanks to a medicine man who equips him with primitive prosthetics—lethal ones ...
Style:
anime, captivating, disturbing, exciting, suspense ...
Plot:
samurai, danger, demon, friendship, fight, human versus monster, violence, poverty, uncover truth, supernatural, society, vengeance ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
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The countdown to extinction begins on Sunday with the arrival of the Septentriones, otherworldly invaders set on the eradication of mankind. Caught in the crossfire, Hibiki Kuze and his friends join in the war for humanity's survival by signing ...
Style:
anime, exciting, humorous, suspenseful, serious ...
Plot:
demon, heroes, magic, curses spells and rituals, danger, escapades, fight, survival, apocalypse, supernatural, teamwork, sacrifice ...
Place:
japan, tokyo
Similarity:
65%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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anime, dark, dark fantasy, grim, intense ...
Plot:
revenge, supernatural, female protagonist, undead, violence, zombie, battles, moral ambiguity, assassin, ghost, tragic past, friendship ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
64%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 22 min.
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It has been 800 years since the incredibly fast and powerful gods of battle known as the Idaten had sealed away the demons after an intense battle. Now, that battle is just considered a myth or a fairytale. While the current generation of Idaten who ...
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anime, exciting, captivating, tense, fast paced ...
Plot:
battles, supernatural, fantasy world, good versus evil, fight, showdown, demon, violence, heroism, strategy, martial arts, survival ...
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64%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
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After encounters with a dragon and a princess on her own mission, a Dragon Knight becomes embroiled in events larger than he could have ever imagined.
Style:
anime, entertaining, captivating, perverse, epic fantasy ...
Plot:
sword, magician, epic battle, warrior, dragon, knight, battles, fight, religions or cults, fantasy world, magic, elf ...
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62%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
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japan
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60%
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Genre: Animation, Action, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Hiding within his heart the secret of his lord's illegitimate child while risking his life to protect him, Uesugi Kenshin's chief retainer, Naoe Kanetsugu, teamed up with the legendary warrior known as history's most infamous wild ...
Style:
anime, period piece, historical drama, exciting, suspenseful ...
Plot:
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Place:
japan
Similarity:
58%
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, History
Country: Japan
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Ghost Slayers Ayashi is a Japanese anime series, created and written by Shō Aikawa and produced by Bones. Directed by Hiroshi Nishikiori, it featured character designs by Toshihiro Kawamoto and premiered across Japan on October 7, 2006 on ...
Style:
anime, captivating, tense, dark, dark fantasy ...
Plot:
tragic past, youkai, folklore, supernatural, feudal japan, troubled past, showdown, good versus evil, martial arts, master warrior, supernatural power, confronting the past ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Jiro, who makes his living hunting beasts, encounters Kuumi, who is on the run, and saves her. As rumors spread regarding humanity and a mysterious experiment, they seek to discover the world’s secrets together.
Style:
anime, captivating, entertaining, epic, tense ...
Plot:
mythology, battles, monster, sword fight, heroes, myth, fight, magic, creature, magical creature, fantasy world, sword ...
Similarity:
55%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 58 min.
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In feudal Japan, Sakura, Matsuri and four of the pair's Ninja Cadet companions from the Byakuro clan get their first mission: To sneak inside the Byakuro Castle and steal a secret scroll from the Kabusu clan. The result is an action-packed ...
Style:
anime, tension, suspense, dark, period drama
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ninja, feudal japan, kidnapping, infiltration, ruse, martial arts, loyalty, female protagonist, supernatural, honor, samurai era, coming of age ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
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The year is 1863 as the tumultuous samurai era is coming to an end, Japan is split between the pro-shogunate and anti-shogunate factions. The fate of the world is threatened as an army of historical revisionists are sent from the future to alter the ...
Style:
anime, heroic, serious, dark, tense ...
Plot:
samurai, travel, swordplay, feudal japan, duty, alternate history, honor, revolution, political intrigue, sacrifice, brotherhood, bloodbath ...
Time:
1860s
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: USA, Japan, South Korea
Duration: 30 min.
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Sinister forces are at play to open the portal between the human and demon realms. In the middle of it all is Dante, an orphaned demon-hunter-for-hire, unaware that the fate of both worlds hangs around his neck.
Style:
gothic, fast paced, suspense, noir, apocalyptic ...
Plot:
demon hunter, good versus evil, supernatural, swordplay, occult, anti hero, moral ambiguity, salvation, urban, supernatural horror, gunfight, visceral ...
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53%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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The Meiji Era was one of great renewal for Japan, where swords and killing were outlawed. However, many survivors from the time of Revolution still live, lurking in the shadows and waiting for a chance to use their killing blades again. Only Kenshin ...
Style:
anime, exciting, shounen, brutal, serious ...
Audience:
manly, kids
Plot:
samurai, martial arts, master warrior, swordsman, bully, mature, samurai sword, serial killer, sword fight, battles, innocence, wandering ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s, 60s
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
51%
117
Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
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Ichitaro, the frail yet sharp-minded master of Nagasakiya, rarely leaves his estate—but he’s far from alone. Gifted with the ability to see spirits, he’s protected by ghostly companions like Hakutaku and Inugami. One night, he slips out and ...
Style:
detective, mysterious, period piece, suspenseful, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ghost, supernatural, japanese mythology, mature, youkai, feudal japan, justice, whodunit, haunting, investigation, macabre, urban ...
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 30 min.
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Story:
In a war-torn feudal Japan filled with mechs and magic, the greatest ronin never known, Yasuke, struggles to maintain a peaceful existence after a past life of violence. But when a local village becomes the center of social upheaval between warring ...
Style:
anime, mecha, captivating, tense, exciting ...
Plot:
ninja warrior, samurai, sword, magic, warrior, legend, battles, showdown, struggle for survival, fight, protector, good versus evil ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
japan, asia, africa
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
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Story:
Ragna teams up with the enigmatic Crimson to stand against the dragons menacing the world. Although Crimson’s motivations are mysterious, his goal and Ragna’s perfectly align, and together they’ll vanquish the dragons once and for all.
Style:
anime, dark fantasy, shounen, captivating, grim ...
Plot:
magic, revenge, male protagonist, dark hero, magical creature, fight, dragon, supernatural, moral ambiguity, anti hero, quest, survival ...
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
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The action story is set in Edo-era Tokyo in the early 1700s. The eighth shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune ordered boxes to be installed so commoners can submit their thoughts. After hearing their voices, the shogun creates a new magistrate unit — ...
Style:
anime, satirical, disturbing, captivating, heroic ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
ninja, monster, insect, sword fight, alien life-form, battles, teamwork, satire, alien invasion, animal attack, fight, alien creature ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 26 min.
TV show
Story:
A Black samurai goes on a mission to avenge the wrongful death of his father in a futuristic feudal Japan.In the Afro Samurai world there are many headbands and they signify the best fighters in the world. If a person should hold number 1, they are ...
Style:
anime, suspenseful, manga, adult animation, perverse ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night, adult
Plot:
samurai, death, danger, vengeance, master warrior, escapades, imaginary, sword fight, killing, ghost, lone wolves, sexual activity ...
Time:
2000s, future
Place:
japan
Similarity:
43%
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