Movies like Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
If you like "Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor" you are looking for historical drama, grim and melancholic movies about / with samurai, japanese history, tokugawa shogunate, medieval, sword fight, edo period and martial arts themes of Action, Adventure and Drama genre shot in Japan.
Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps:
1. Identify all themes of interest from this film (block below).
2. Look for them in the presented list.
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)
497
Original name: 新選組
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, band together to do battle against the tide of history. Their leader, Isami Kondo (Mifune) is a man who rises from farmer to fighter to head the fierce Shinsengumi brigade. Using a stern hand and a heart of gold, he rallies his men in defense of the tottering Shogunate. But bloodshed and treachery lurk around every corner.
Style:
historical drama, grim, melancholic, jidai geki, period drama
Plot:
samurai, japanese history, tokugawa shogunate, medieval, sword fight, edo period, martial arts, honor, loyalty, samurai sword, betrayal, leadership, feudal japan, political conflict, brotherhood, assassin, tragedy, revolution, bloodbath, violence, conspiracy, nationalism, ancient, swordplay, revenge ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
japan, kyoto japan
Movie in categories
Most similar movies to Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, jidai geki, realistic and captivating films with plots about samurai, samurai sword, martial arts, swordplay, sword fight, katana and feudal japan mostly in Drama, Action and History genres. Some movies like Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor: Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (2021), Samurai Assassin (1965), Shogun's Shadow (1989), Sanjuro (1962), Ninja 4: Siege (1964). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
Set in the 19th century, "Moeyo Ken" follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata. He was the vice-commander of the Shinsengumi and fought against the Meiji Restoration.
Style:
historical drama, disturbing, captivating, tense, period piece ...
Plot:
battles, samurai sword, martial arts, emperor, power struggle, warrior, intrigue, fight, empire, life is a bitch, biopic, political conflict ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
95%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
February 17 to March 3, 1860, inside Edo castle. A group of assassins wait by Sakurada Gate to kill the lord of the House of Ii, a powerful man in the Tokugawa government, which has ruled Japan for 300 years. They suspect a traitor in their midst, ...
Style:
captivating, realistic, serious, rough, gloomy ...
Plot:
samurai, ronin, medieval, samurai sword, asian history, martial arts, father, sword fight, badass, american civil war, politics, fight ...
Time:
19th century, turn of the century, 1860s
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
Similarity:
91%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
Iemitsu, Tokugawa Shogun III, hates his eldest son Takechiyo; all his love is given to his younger son Tokumatsu. One day, he orders Takechiyo to an initiation rite in Yedo (today's Tokio). Takechiyo lives far away under the surveillance of ...
Style:
period piece, suspenseful, action packed, tense, period drama ...
Plot:
samurai, tokugawa shogunate, asian history, edo period, martial arts, political intrigue, feudal japan, betrayal, survival, duty, bodyguard, ambush ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
75%
44K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of ...
Style:
black and white, atmospheric, tense, witty, stylized ...
Plot:
samurai, sword fight, corruption, rescue, betrayal, medieval, martial arts, police investigation, culture clash, visceral, transformation, small town ...
Time:
19th century, year 1962, future, 1800s
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo, india
Similarity:
67%
Movie in collections
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
[Period covered: 1614-1615] 4th film in the shinobi no mono series Tokugawa Ieyasu is now the ruler of all Japan. But one last loose thread must be tied up before his domination is complete -- the destruction of the Toyotomi clan, now beseiged in ...
Style:
tense, period piece, historical drama, suspenseful, grim ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ninja, samurai, swordplay, siege, medieval, ruse, feudal japan, power struggle, castle, espionage, political intrigue, betrayal ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his new life when he is put to the test and ordered to kill a traitor who just happens to be his ...
Style:
serious, stylized, sentimental, jidai geki, romantic ...
Plot:
samurai, martial arts, medieval, politics, feudal japan, caste system, asian history, love and romance, vengeance, family life, samurai sword, edo period ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Set in war-torn 15th century Kyoto, on the eve of the Onin War, the movie centers on a band of outlaws led by Hyoe, a scoundrel whose lethal sword skills place him at the tip of the spear in a deadly uprising against the corrupt Shogunate and its ...
Style:
historical drama, grim, brutal, dark, period piece
Plot:
samurai, plague, swordplay, rebellion, feudal japan, anti hero, violence, betrayal, bloodbath, epic battle, moral ambiguity, revenge ...
Time:
15th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
62%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after befriending the shogunate's tightfisted financial adviser, Asahina, who's earned the wrath of the shogun's self-indulgent daughter for cutting off ...
Style:
grim, dark, bleak, period drama, moody
Plot:
ninja, feudal japan, ronin, swordplay, assassin, corruption, justice, moral ambiguity, political intrigue, duel, anti hero, honor ...
Similarity:
58%
Movie in collections
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Kenshin Himura goes up against mysterious weapons dealer Enishi. He controls the underworld of China. The secret of Kenshin Himura’s "Jujishou" is also revealed.
Style:
tense, captivating, perverse, epic, historical drama ...
Plot:
samurai, one man army, shogun, fight, crime boss, martial arts, secret, organized crime, criminal, outlaw gang, gang war, bandit ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
japan, china, kyoto japan, india
Similarity:
57%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near the pass he stops at an inn where a collection of characters gather, including a gang set on stealing shogunate gold that's soon to come over the ...
Style:
realistic, serious, jidai geki
Plot:
samurai, medieval, samurai sword, martial arts, zatoichi, ronin, edo period, betrayal, inn, katana, ambush, bandit ...
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
57%
Genre: History
Country: Japan
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
A film about the assination of Ii Naosuke at the gate of Edo castle in 1860 by ronin from the mito domain.
Style:
historical drama, tense, grim, melancholic, tragic
Plot:
assassination, edo period, medieval, political intrigue, feudal japan, honor, duty, loyalty, sacrifice, conflict, tokugawa shogunate, revenge ...
Time:
1860s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
Story of the last three days in the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (1836-1867), imperial loyalist who tried to unite the Choshu and Satsuma clans and prepared the way for the Meiji Restoration (1868).
Style:
intense, ironic, melancholic, art house, bleak ...
Plot:
samurai, assassination, conspiracy, historical figure, feudal japan, political intrigue, biopic, betrayal, revolution, character study, nationalism, swordplay ...
Time:
19th century, 1860s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
56%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
The last year of Ryotaro Shiba's life, as he tried to achieve peace and independence without joining the armies of East and West.
Style:
historical drama, thrilling, captivating, serious, melancholic ...
Plot:
samurai era, feudal japan, honor, loyalty, army, fight, emperor, empire, warrior, historical figure, ninja warrior, japanese army ...
Time:
1860s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 207 min.
Story:
The story tells of a group of samurai who were left leaderless (becoming ronin) after their daimyo (feudal lord) was forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide) for assaulting a court official named Kira Yoshinaka, whose title was Kōzuke no suke. The ...
Style:
epic, bleak, harsh, atmospheric, serious ...
Plot:
samurai, vengeance, medieval, seppuku, brutality, justice, battles, martial arts, courage, redemption, society, righting the wronged ...
Time:
18th century, middle ages, medieval times, 19th century
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
54%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan, UK
Duration: 141 min.
Story:
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 into a war-torn future.
Style:
unusual plot structure, intense, suspense, harsh, tense ...
Plot:
samurai, sword fight, samurai sword, warrior, medieval, seppuku, swords and armor, assassin, shogun, swordsman, battles, revenge ...
Time:
19th century, year 2010, 2010s, 1840s, 1800s ...
Place:
japan, east asia, asia, tokyo
Similarity:
53%
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.
Style:
epic, jidai geki, captivating, exciting, realistic ...
Plot:
samurai, martial arts, samurai sword, medieval, ninja, fight, exploitation, kung fu master, swordplay, assassin, edo period, violent content ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
51%
Genre: Drama, Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Blind masseur and master swordsman Zatoichi finds a robbed and fatally wounded pregnant woman, whose baby he delivers before she dies. He takes the baby in search of its father and finds the child's aunt, who is about to be forced into ...
Style:
cult classic, saga, semi serious, atmospheric
Plot:
samurai, zatoichi, martial arts, samurai sword, ancient, handicapped, swordplay, sword, gangster, pregnancy, gory, lone wolves ...
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
50%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
The great Daimyo enlists the aid of the three Shadow Hunters in ensuring the delivery of an illegal cannon in this sequel to Toshio Masuda's bloody adaptation of the manga by Takao Saito. Despite the Shadow Hunters's remarkable skill, this ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, dark, bloody, heroic ...
Plot:
samurai, ninja, martial arts, ronin, sword fight, feudal japan, ruse, brotherhood, loyalty, honor, tokugawa shogunate, espionage ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
49%
Movie in collections
Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai (Kimura) and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.
Style:
psychological, serious, jidai geki, romantic, poignant ...
Plot:
blind character, samurai, medieval, hopes, social differences, asian history, blindness, vengeance, society, rivalry, political unrest, master warrior ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
48%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The country of Iga is deep in the throws of war. With smaller villages falling one by one, the largest families are in position to vie for their share of the power. Sankai of Minamiyama has his sinister eyes fixed – not only on total control of ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, dark, bleak, historical drama ...
Plot:
ninja, martial arts, pursuit, escape, ruse, survival, power struggle, betrayal, feudal japan, violent, ambush, rescue mission ...
Place:
japan
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 89 min.
Story:
[Period covered: 1637-1651] This is one of the most complicated plots of any of the Shinobi no Mono films! This film tells the story of Saizo’s son, Kirigakure Saisuke, who after seeing his father die at the Battle Of Shimabara, grows up to be an ...
Style:
period piece, historical drama, tense, suspenseful, dark
Plot:
ninja, samurai, martial arts, swordplay, samurai sword, feudal japan, ruse, espionage, tactics, political intrigue, infiltration, betrayal ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
japan
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 165 min.
Story:
Feudal Japan, 1543 to 1562. Kansuke Yamamoto is a samurai who dreams of a country united, peaceful from sea to sea. He enters the service of Takeda, the lord of Kai domain. He convinces Takeda to kill the lord of neighboring Suwa and take his wife ...
Style:
serious, realistic, captivating, stylized, jidai geki
Plot:
samurai, power relations, politics, military, state affairs, betrayal, dishonesty, heroes, master warrior, fall in love, medieval, samurai sword ...
Time:
16th century, medieval times
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
47%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
In the sixth and final film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, the final conflict between Ogami Itto and the Yagyu clan is carried out.
Style:
visual, serious, exciting, rough, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, samurai, samurai sword, assassin, kung fu, warrior, ancient, swordplay, cold, ice, weapons, superhero ...
Place:
japan, antarctic, asia
Similarity:
46%
Movie in collections
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In 1873, Emperor Meiji abolished the rights of the samurai in favor of a modern, westernized military. With intentions to launch a bloody crusade against the government, warrior Endo Tadaoki (Henry Lee) gathers his remaining men to prepare for one ...
Style:
captivating, period piece, historical drama, dark, grim ...
Plot:
sword fight, revenge, fight, medieval, power struggle, vengeance, samurai sword, battles, duel, family tragedy, honor, feudal japan ...
Time:
1870s
Place:
japan
Similarity:
46%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring town's smaller gang is brewing.
Style:
grindhouse, art house, cult classic, captivating, serious ...
Plot:
zatoichi, samurai, martial arts, yakuza, medieval, samurai sword, sword fight, ninja, sword duel, katana, gambler, tough guy ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 72 min.
Story:
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: his own brother. He must face in combat not only the pursuing retainers but his own ...
Style:
cult classic, serious, realistic, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
samurai, zatoichi, martial arts, samurai sword, sword fight, ancient, handicapped, adventurer, swordplay, one man army, yakuza, criminal ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
This is a film about a real person. Sanada Yukimura fought a war against Tokugawa Ieyeasu. In the beginning the film shows Yukimura fighting to defend the Osaka Castle. He used very unconventional methods, wich were not approved by the other ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, epic, grim, dark ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
ninja, revenge, political intrigue, feudal japan, betrayal, conspiracy, power struggle, historical figure, loyalty, swordplay, biopic, bravery ...
Time:
17th century
Similarity:
44%
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town clan, he is forced by the love for his family to leave for the city in search of higher pay to support ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, realistic, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
samurai, japanese history, sword fight, tragic hero, human spirit, life is a bitch, political unrest, duel, emperor, martial arts, unfulfillment, hopes ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother ...
Style:
perverse, epic, captivating, exciting, bleak ...
Plot:
samurai, ninja, martial arts, medieval, asian history, shogun, samurai sword, japanese history, kung fu, rivalry, conspiracy, strong violent content ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
japan, asia
Similarity:
42%
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min.
Story:
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 for dead. He survived, and is ...
Style:
intense, suspense, anime, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, katana, sword fight, martial arts, medieval, fight, survival, one man army, redemption, assassin, good versus evil, samurai era ...
Time:
19th century, 1870s
Place:
japan, asia, kyoto japan, hong kong, tokyo
Similarity:
42%
Related movie lists
