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Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part II - The Beginning (2021)
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Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part II - The Beginning (2021)
Original name: るろうに剣心 最終章 The Beginning
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, epic, manga, anime, perverse, historical drama
Plot: samurai, one man army, shogun, fight, martial arts, secret, bandit, gang, warrior, criminal, battles, arms dealer, smuggling, organized crime, gang war, fighting crime, gang leader, showdown, outlaw gang, criminal gang, fight for supremacy, medieval, rurouni kenshin, katana, japanese history ...
Time: 1860s
Place: japan, china, kyoto japan, india

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Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part I - The Final (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 138 min.
Story: 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.
Style: tense, captivating, exciting, historical drama, perverse ...
Plot: medieval, swordsman, katana, master warrior, fight, destruction, combat, showdown, escapades, character change, confronting the past, changing lives ...
Place: japan
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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Former legendary assassin Kenshin Himura has now become a wandering samurai. Offering aid & protecting those in need as atonement for his past deeds. During this time Kenshin Himura comes across and aides Kaoru Kamiya (Emi Takei). Her father ...
Style: exciting, serious, manga, realistic, anime ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: samurai, martial arts, master warrior, japanese culture, katana, drifter, swordsman, shogun, heroes, one man army, medieval, fight ...
Time: 1800s, 2010s, 1870s, 1860s, 19th century
Place: japan, asia, ancient china, tokyo, kyoto japan
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Rurouni Kenshin 3: The Legend Ends (2014)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Shishio has set sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the Meiji government and return Japan to chaos, carrying Kaoru with him. In order to stop him in time, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.
Style: exciting, stylized, dorama, anime, manga ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: samurai, martial arts, samurai era, fight, medieval, good versus evil, heroes, master warrior, battles, showdown, hitman, political unrest ...
Time: 19th century, 1870s
Place: japan, asia, tokyo, kyoto japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
100%
Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno (2014)
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: stylized, anime, intense, suspense, exciting ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: samurai, katana, martial arts, sword fight, survival, medieval, redemption, assassin, good versus evil, ambition, rivalry, political unrest ...
Time: 19th century, 1870s
Place: japan, asia, kyoto japan
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Dynasty Warriors (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China, Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Warlords, warriors and statesmen wage a battle for supremacy in this fantasy tale based on the hit video games and the "Romance of the Three Kingdoms."
Style: exciting, tense, captivating, perverse
Plot: samurai, dynasty, heroes, medieval, one man army, showdown, battles, fight for supremacy, warrior, political intrigue, political unrest, power ...
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13 Assassins (2010)
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: intense, suspense, harsh, tense, visually appealing ...
Plot: samurai, sword fight, samurai sword, warrior, seppuku, swords and armor, shogun, battles, martial arts, revenge, swordsman, medieval ...
Time: 19th century, year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 1800s ...
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Warrior (2019)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
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Story: A gritty, action-packed crime drama set during the brutal Tong Wars of San Francisco’s Chinatown in the second half of the 19th century. The series follows Ah Sahm, a martial arts prodigy who immigrates from China to San Francisco under mysterious ...
Style: exciting, brutal, atmospheric, captivating, intense ...
Audience: boys' night, chick flick
Plot: martial arts, gang war, rivalry, hand to hand combat, gang member, business, fistfight, fight, kung fu, smuggling, master warrior, criminal ...
Time: 19th century, 1800s, victorian era
Place: san francisco
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100%
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Re: Born (2016)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 106 min.
Story: A legend covert soldier with a mysterious past decides to unleash once again his beast within to stand up for what he cares about.
Style: intense, exciting, captivating, perverse, anime
Plot: one against many, swat team, one man army, legend, special agent, assassin, secret service, fight, warrior, battles, rogue agent, criminal ...
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Blade of the Immortal (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan, UK, South Korea
Duration: 140 min.
Story: 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 young girl named Rin avenge her ...
Style: captivating, anime, suspense, exciting, tense ...
Plot: samurai, revenge, shogun, ronin, martial arts, sword fight, one man army, massacre, swordsman, medieval, sword, soldier ...
Time: year 2017
Place: japan
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Goemon (2009)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Follow the infamous ninja bandit named Ishikawa Goemon (Yosuke Eguchi) in an epic story. One night while looting treasure from Nanban (Southern Barbarians), Goemon finds a mysterious box hidden inside a secret grave. A forgotten relic from the past ...
Style: exciting, captivating, epic, anime, suspense ...
Audience: boys' night
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Time: 15th century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (1969)
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, ...
Style: jidai geki
Plot: samurai, japanese history, medieval, martial arts, tokugawa shogunate, edo period, swordplay, ancient, katana, samurai era, sword fight, warrior
Time: 19th century, 1860s
Place: japan, kyoto japan
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The Return of Masseur Ichi (1962)
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, realistic, serious, captivating, exciting ...
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Time: 19th century
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The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
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 ...
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Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
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Audience: boys' night
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Time: year 1972
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Duration: 148 min.
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Style: tense, captivating, disturbing, period drama
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The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 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: cult classic, art house, grindhouse, captivating, serious ...
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Time: 19th century
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⇓ similarity ⇓
19%
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Country: Japan
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Country: Japan
Duration: 114 min.
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 132 min.
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Country: Japan
Duration: 108 min.
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 83 min.
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Duration: 86 min.
Story: When fame-seeking reality show bounty hunter, Boone, attempts to bring down a drug lord and his empire, he uncovers more than he bargains for and learns that justice means more than ratings.
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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 ...
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Zatoichi on the Road (1963)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
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Style: cult classic, serious, saga
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⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade (2005)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 107 min.
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Audience: boys' night
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Time: 17th century
Place: japan, ancient china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
Samurai Marathon (2019)
Genre: Action, Adventure, History
Country: Japan, UK
Duration: 103 min.
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Style: tense, captivating, bloody, intense, exciting ...
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⇓ similarity ⇓
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Fatal Blade (2000)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 94 min.
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Style: tense, suspense, captivating, exciting, crime drama
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Place: japan, los angeles
⇓ similarity ⇓
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Incident at Blood Island (1970)
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: serious, realistic, jidai geki
Plot: samurai, medieval, martial arts, ronin, zatoichi, edo period, betrayal, inn, katana, bandit, ambush, samurai sword ...
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
18%
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