Movies like Sword of the Stranger
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Sword of the Stranger (2007)
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Original name: ストレンヂア -無皇刃譚-
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. The unlikely companions form a bond over saving the dog from a poison attack, but chaos erupts when the assassins find Kotaro, and No Name must face his past before a horrible fate is met again.
Style:
anime, exciting, captivating, serious, suspenseful, touching, sincere, epic, surreal, manga ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
samurai, swordsman, master warrior, little boy, emperor, escapades, sacrifice, curses spells and rituals, feudal japan, kidnapping, stranger, friendship, espionage, violent, fencing, heroes, politics, rivalry, political unrest, obsessive quest, state affairs, chaos and mayhem, human animal relationship, horse, bandit ...
Place:
japan
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Most similar movies to Sword of the Stranger
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out anime, exciting, serious and captivating films with plots about heroes, escapades, danger, rivalry, imaginary, fight and good versus evil mostly in Animation, Action and Adventure genres. Some movies like Sword of the Stranger: Ninja Scroll (1993), Samurai Champloo (2004), Blade of the Immortal (2008), Dororo (2019), Beowulf (2007). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
Jubei is a masterless ninja who travels the land alone, hiring his services to those with gold... or a worthy cause. His fearsome abilities have served him well, but a hideous plot to overthrow the government threatens to end his wandering ways and ...
Style:
anime, exciting, sexy, adult animation, dark ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
martial arts, samurai, ninja, demon, transformation, heroes, good versus evil, graphic violence, supernatural, ninja warrior, duel, master warrior ...
Time:
middle ages, ancient times
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
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100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Mugen is a ferocious, animalistic warrior with a fighting style inspired by break-dancing. Jin is a ronin samurai who wanders the countryside alone. They may not be friends, but their paths continually cross. And when ditzy waitress Fuu gets ...
Style:
anime, exciting, thought provoking, atmospheric, captivating ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
samurai, pride and honor, martial arts, sword fight, friendship, master warrior, heroes, katana, feudal japan, on the road, road trip, journey ...
Time:
17th century
Place:
japan, okinawa japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, History, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Blade of the Immortal is a Japanese manga series by Hiroaki Samura. The series is set in Japan during the mid-Tokugawa Shogunate period and follows the cursed samurai Manji, who has to kill 1000 evil men in order to regain his mortality. The manga ...
Style:
anime, tense, captivating, rough, serious ...
Audience:
teens, boys' night
Plot:
samurai, battles, obsessive quest, superhuman powers, rivalry, master warrior, redemption, heroes, healing power, poisoning, escapades, vengeance ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
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, exciting, captivating, disturbing, suspenseful ...
Plot:
samurai, friendship, demon, society, suspense, uncover truth, violence, supernatural, losing-it hero, poverty, curse, virgin sacrifice ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
86%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
6th-century Scandinavian warrior, Beowulf embarks on a mission to slay the manlike ogre Grendel, a descendant of Cain.
Style:
epic, adult animation, fairy tale, dark fantasy, exciting ...
Audience:
kids, boys' night
Plot:
viking, monster, mythology, dragon, heroic mission, legends and myths, magic, beast, good versus evil, sword fight, supernatural, obsessive quest ...
Time:
middle ages
Place:
denmark, germany, europe
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
In Karakura Town, unidentifiable spirits begin appearing en mases. While attempting to deal with these strange souls, Ichigo Kurosaki and Rukia Kuchiki meet Senna, a mysterious shinigami who wipes out most of them. Senna refuses to answer any ...
Style:
anime, atmospheric, exciting, suspenseful, scary ...
Plot:
escapades, vengeance, kidnapping, samurai, supernatural ability, ghost, rivalry, supernatural, superhero, real world, heroes, collision ...
Place:
japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
The strongest Hunters that once existed in the Hunters Association were split into "light" and "dark", and each walked down their respective paths. The "dark" side begins moving in order to massacre all Hunters! What ...
Style:
anime, captivating, exciting, semi serious, reboot
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, adventurer, good versus evil, ambitious, team, virtual reality, fight, mission, parents and children, heroes, journey, young heroes ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Kurapika became a Hunter to take vengeance on the Class-A crime group Phantom Troupe who massacred his clan for their unique eyes. The eyes of the Kurta clan turn scarlet in times of anger or emotional agitation and are considered the most beautiful ...
Style:
anime, captivating, exciting, light, tense
Audience:
teens
Plot:
friendship, escapades, young heroes, ambition, team, bounty hunter, treasure hunt, fighting crime, twists and turns, parents and children, youth, murder ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
InuYasha is a half-demon who was trapped in the Legendary Tree and was set free by Kagome, a girl who traveled 500 years through time. This time, both of them will have to face Menomaru, a Chinese demon whose father, known as Hyoga, came 300 years ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, light, entertaining, captivating ...
Audience:
family outing, pre-teens, kids
Plot:
supernatural ability, curses spells and rituals, heroic mission, magic, good versus evil, monster, demon, supernatural, imaginary kingdom, race against time, vengeance, battles ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
The war against the Tokugawa Shogunate ended years ago. But there are some who are not happy with the outcome. Shigure Takimi watched his friends and family get slashed down in the name of freedom and prosperity. Now he and a band of desparate ...
Style:
anime, serious, stylized, exciting
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, pacifism, battles, righting the wronged, rivalry, lone wolves, society, good versus evil, escapades, vigilantism, redemption, hopes ...
Time:
ancient times
Place:
japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path now burn out of control – and ...
Style:
stylized, anime, serious, suspenseful, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night, teens
Plot:
samurai, vengeance, martial arts, master warrior, sword fight, supernatural, mortal combat, cyborgs, justice, suspense, ninja, dark hero ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A year has passed since Guts parted ways with the Band of the Hawks. Meanwhile, his former mercenary group is plotting a rescue mission to save an imprisoned Griffith.
Style:
anime, adult animation, serious, dark, humorous ...
Plot:
imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, battles, demon, strength, supernatural, supernatural ability, heroes, monster rape, rivalry, curses spells and rituals, master warrior ...
Time:
middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 76 min.
Story:
Guts, an immensely strong sword-for-hire, has little direction in his life, simply fighting one battle after the next. However, this all changes suddenly when he meets and is bested by Griffith, a beautiful and charismatic young man who leads the ...
Style:
anime, serious, captivating, tense, exciting
Plot:
battles, supernatural, vengeance, heroes, supernatural ability, good versus evil, shape shifting, military, uninhibited rivalry, curses spells and rituals, friendship, medieval ...
Time:
middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
40%
Genre: Action, History
Country: Hong Kong, Taiwan
Duration: 118 min.
Story:
When a scroll containing valuable martial arts secrets is stolen from the Emperor, an army detachment is sent to recover it. It is based on the novel The Smiling, Proud Wanderer by Jinyong.
Style:
captivating, exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized
Plot:
martial arts, kung fu, medieval, samurai, strong female lead, escapades, obsessive quest, master warrior, state affairs, rivalry, heroes, royal family ...
Place:
asia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, History
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
The story of the film is set after the conflict instigated by Toyotomi Hideyoshi ended, but not before the Battle of Sekigahara determines who shall be the Shogun of Japan.
Style:
anime, bleak, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Plot:
samurai, a.i., war, campaign, curses spells and rituals, technology gone awry, chaos, state affairs, society, rivalry, imaginary, danger
Place:
japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
35%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
The Band of the Hawk participates in the Midland war campaign. On the bloody battlefield, they conquer decisive victories that lead them to Doldrey, an old fortress that will decide the outcome of the war.
Style:
anime, serious, humorous, manga
Plot:
battles, good versus evil, vengeance, rivalry, heroes, escapades, graphic violence, demon, master warrior, supernatural, military, curses spells and rituals ...
Time:
middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
Suzume, 17, lost her mother as a little girl. On her way to school, she meets a mysterious young man. But her curiosity unleashes a calamity that endangers the entire population of Japan, and so Suzume embarks on a journey to set things right.
Style:
anime, captivating, exciting, touching, entertaining ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
natural disaster, fight, catastrophe, escapades, heroes, friends, girl, friendship, teenage girl, rescue, cat, disaster ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, UK
Duration: 50 min.
Story:
After falling through a time-slip, Yusei Fudo (who has just had his powerful card stolen by a mysterious stranger) meets with Jaden Yuki and Yugi Muto, who agree to help Yusei defeat the evil Paradox, who is planning to destroy Pegasus before he can ...
Style:
anime, suspenseful, exciting, serious, melancholic ...
Audience:
kids, girls' night
Plot:
time travel, master villain, save the world, escapades, heroes, chase, save the day, good versus evil, monster, teenage boy, duel, card playing ...
Time:
future
Place:
japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Animation, Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
A film adaptation of the Holy Emperor story arc, which primarily depicted the conflict between Kenshiro and Souther. New characters Reina, one of Raoh's army officers who falls in love with him, and her brother Soga, Raoh's advisor, play ...
Style:
anime, suspenseful, serious, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
nuclear holocaust, supernatural power, heroes, battles, warrior, friendship, superhuman powers, emperor, brother vs brother, post apocalypse, fight, dark future ...
Time:
future, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan, Hong Kong
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
Colin MacLeod hunts for the man responsible for the death of his love. He chases the immortal Marcus Octavius across centuries as his quest threatens to take over his life and heart. In his quest, he meets a woman who reminds him of his slain ...
Style:
anime, exciting, serious, touching, stylized ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
heroes, idealism, samurai, redemption, revenge, battles, hopes, good versus evil, heroic mission, obsessive quest, escapades, love and romance ...
Time:
near future, 22nd century, future
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
In the land of Orlais, a brash young Seeker—Cassandra—fights to stop a blood-soaked conspiracy. Hidden hands seek to tear apart the realm's most powerful religious order, and as the sinister plot unfolds, Cassandra is accused of treason and ...
Style:
anime, exciting, stylized, suspenseful, adult animation ...
Plot:
magic, female warrior, conspiracy, imaginary kingdom, frame up, supernatural, escapades, deadly creature, supernatural ability, religions or cults, save the day, dishonesty ...
Time:
middle ages
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 68 min.
Story:
Half a year after the events of the series "Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress", the team attempt to take back Unato castle.
Style:
anime, unusual plot structure, captivating, exciting, suspenseful
Plot:
survival, epic battle, zombie apocalypse, team, friends, escapades, fight, vengeance, castle, youth, friendship, society ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Family, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Horus, a kid living in a unnamed Scandinavian/Eastern Europe culture of the Iron Age, recovers the Sword of the Sun from the rock giant Moog and learns from his dying father that he must returns to his ancestral territory. In the process, he defends ...
Style:
anime, exciting, serious, 2d animation
Audience:
family outing
Plot:
giant, sword, demon, sword and sorcery, viking, troll, possession, wolf, good versus evil, rivalry, obsessive quest, escapades ...
Place:
scandinavia, japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Animation, Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 65 min.
Story:
Second part of the new Fist of the North Star movie pentalogy presenting the story from Yuria's perspective, spanning from her childhood, including the day she first met Kenshiro.
Style:
anime, captivating, exciting, serious, touching ...
Plot:
nuclear holocaust, one against many, warrior, good versus evil, supernatural power, fight, honor, friendship, love, kidnapping, rescue, wrestler ...
Time:
future, 2000s
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 85 min.
Story:
In the city of Shinjuku, a conflict between a rouge Karas by the name of Eko and the "will of the city" rage in a conflict for dominance. A Karas brought about to fight the rouge has fallen, leaving the city and its inhabitants ...
Style:
anime, suspenseful, stylized, exciting, bleak ...
Plot:
heroes, vengeance, battles, escapades, rivalry, curses spells and rituals, destruction, demon, custody, gangsters, surrealism, folklore ...
Place:
japan, tokyo, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Inuyasha and his brother, Sesshomaru, each inherited a sword from their father after his death. However, their father had a third sword, named Sounga, that he sealed away. Seven hundreds years after his death, Sounga awakens and threatens ...
Style:
anime, exciting, semi serious, stylized, humorous
Audience:
kids, pre-teens
Plot:
supernatural, good versus evil, heroic mission, young heroes, escapades, youth, master warrior, curses spells and rituals, zombie, magic, beast, heroes ...
Place:
japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Animation, Adventure, Mystery
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story:
Jr. High School Student Wataru and his friends like playing in an abandond building and looking for ghosts. However it seems he is not the only one. Another mysterious student Mitsuru shows Wataru that there is a magical door to another world where ...
Style:
anime, exciting, captivating, entertaining, tense ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
destiny, bravery, parallel world, supernatural, heroic mission, escapades, young heroes, legends and myths, rivalry, good versus evil, battles, demon ...
Place:
japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
33%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Samurai 7 is a 2004 anime TV series, produced by Gonzo and based on Akira Kurosawa's highly regarded 1954 movie Seven Samurai. The series was directed by Toshifumi Takizawa and its music was composed by Kaoru Wada and Eitetsu Hayashi. There are ...
Style:
anime, serious, futuristic, epic, stylized ...
Audience:
kids
Plot:
samurai, kendo, master warrior, rescue, righting the wronged, heroic mission, hopes, fighting crime, society, good versus evil, future dystopia, giant ...
Place:
japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
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, manga, serious, stylized
Audience:
kids
Plot:
samurai, master warrior, martial arts, swordsman, bully, superhero, serial killer, sword fight, battles, innocence, mercy, rivalry ...
Time:
19th century, 60s, 1860s
Place:
japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
When the Punisher takes out a black-market weapons dealer, he stumbles upon a far-reaching terrorist plot devised by a group known as Leviathan.
Style:
anime, exciting, serious, captivating, stylized
Audience:
teens
Plot:
superhero, supernatural ability, heroic mission, good versus evil, rivalry, escapades, heroes, terrorism, black market, vigilante, criminal, spy ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
32%
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