Movies like Ashura

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Ashura (2005)
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Ashura (2005)
Original name: 阿修羅城の瞳
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story: Adapted from the successful play, the film takes place in 19th-century Japan, where a war between demons and their slayers is fought. Izumo, a kabuki actor with a demon-slaying past, meets and falls in love with Tsubaki. However, something is not right, as mysterious marks appear on her body as time progresses. At the same time, it is announced that Ashura, the queen of all demons, will be resurrected and bring destruction to the universe.
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized
Plot: fall in love, rivalry, good versus evil, supernatural, save the world, love and romance, danger, imaginary, haunted by the past, forced into action, martial arts, fight, heroes, master warrior, urban, demon, sword, samurai
Time: 19th century
Place: japan

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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out exciting, serious, suspenseful and stylized films with plots about rivalry, heroes, escapades, danger, imaginary, martial arts and supernatural mostly in Action, Fantasy and Adventure genres. Some movies like Ashura: Zu Warriors (2001), Aragami (2003), The One Warrior (2011), Cross (2011), The Wrath of Vajra (2013). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Zu Warriors (2001)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 104 min.
Story: King Sky (Ekin Cheng), the sole disciple of the Kun Lun Sect, falls in love with his master Dawn (Cecilia Cheung). Dawn is killed when Insomnia destroys the Kin Lun Mountain. King Sky waits for two hundred years and meets Enigma (Cecilia Cheung), ...
Style: exciting, serious, stylized, epic
Plot: martial arts, save the world, imaginary kingdom, good versus evil, supernatural, rescue, supernatural ability, wuxia, escapades, rivalry, danger, legend ...
Time: year 2001, 2000s
Place: china, asia
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Aragami (2003)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 78 min.
Story: Two seriously wounded samurai find refuge from a storm at an isolated temple, the home of a swordsman and a mysterious young woman. One samurai awakes to find that not only has his comrade died, but that his wounds have miraculously healed. He ...
Style: serious, atmospheric, suspenseful, exciting, minimal cast ...
Plot: martial arts, heroic mission, heroes, good versus evil, survival, rivalry, supernatural, master villain, danger, escapades, friendship, creator ...
Place: japan
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62%
The One Warrior (2011)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The One Warrior is a fantasy/action piece that is loosely based on video adventure games. In our story, the character of The One Warrior finds himself in a mythical world where he must destroy the Evil Lord Shoukata, but to do so he must first fight ...
Style: suspenseful, serious, exciting
Plot: sword and sorcery, master warrior, martial arts, heroes, imaginary, legends and myths, curses spells and rituals, escapades, hopes, rivalry, danger, sorcery ...
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59%
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Cross (2011)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 105 min.
Story: Given incredible power by an ancient Celtic Cross. Callan continues to fight evil... Now, joined by a team of weapons experts, Callan battles an unstoppable empire in Los Angeles.
Style: exciting, suspenseful, serious, fast
Audience: boys' night, teens
Plot: save the world, supernatural, superhuman powers, good versus evil, fighting crime, save the day, danger, vigilantism, rivalry, escapades, evil empire, supernatural ability ...
Time: 21st century
Place: los angeles, usa
⇓ similarity ⇓
59%
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The Wrath of Vajra (2013)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan
Duration: 111 min.
Story: In the 1930s , a Japanese cult called The Temple of Hades was ordered to cooperate with the Japanese military to destroy China. They buy so many young children from poor family , who will be trained as a lethal killing machine and serve the Empire ...
Style: exciting, stylized, serious, suspenseful, scenic
Audience: boys' night
Plot: shaolin, martial arts, mortal combat, danger, vengeance, imaginary, medieval, master warrior, escapades, contests and competitions, good versus evil, superhuman powers ...
Time: 20th century, 1930s, 2010s
Place: china
⇓ similarity ⇓
58%
Dream of a Warrior (2001)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Romance, Sci-Fi
Country: South Korea
Duration: 100 min.
Story: When Dean a young detective, falls for a woman who seems to appear only in his dreams. When Dean discovers his amour is the real-life daughter of a Dr. Jang and that the been trapped in a time warp, he journeys back in time to save her. But first he ...
Style: serious, exciting, stylized, suspense
Plot: heroic mission, supernatural, good versus evil, heroes, fall in love, escapades, rivalry, time travel, woman in danger, curses spells and rituals, chases and races, imaginary ...
Place: korea, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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Samurai (2002)
Genre: Action
Country: Spain, France, Germany
Duration: 90 min.
Story: An ageless Demon Warrior is magically impregnated into the womb of a Parisian Kung-Fu Master's girlfriend. But what is the Demon's relationship with a new-release blockbuster fighting game?
Style: exciting, scary, serious, suspenseful, stylized ...
Plot: martial arts, rivalry, supernatural, ghost, investigation, danger, samurai, reincarnation, medieval, save the world, heroes, heroic mission ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, france, paris france, tokyo, europe ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master II (2003)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story: A group of demons in the ancient Japanese capital of Heian is dismembering members of a family of Japanese nobles.
Style: serious, suspense, disturbing, tense, captivating ...
Plot: supernatural ability, martial arts, exorcism, medieval, legends and myths, curses spells and rituals, vengeance, rivalry, wizards and magicians, heroes, supernatural, kaiju ...
Time: 10th century
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
57%
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Forbidden Warrior (2005)
Genre: Adventure, Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story: The Gaia Za is a sacred tome that holds many ancient and powerful spells to be unlocked by a so-called Chosen One expected to be born to one of two leading families: the Khans or the Marajis. Unwilling to leave the clan's fate to the gods, Che ...
Style: exciting, captivating, tense, suspense, serious
Plot: martial arts, good versus evil, kung fu, rivalry, danger, escapades, legends and myths, destiny, heroic mission, heroes, medieval, master warrior ...
Place: asia, china
⇓ similarity ⇓
56%
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Red Reaper (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Canada, USA, Germany
Duration: 99 min.
Story: For a thousand years, the Reapers guarded mankind from the demons that wait in the dark. Now, at the beginning of a new age, the Reapers are betrayed and slaughtered. Only one Reaper remains - Red, and she's out to exact revenge.
Style: serious, suspenseful, exciting, captivating, slasher ...
Plot: sword and sorcery, forbidden love, supernatural, good versus evil, save the world, vengeance, danger, betrayal, escapades, rivalry, supernatural ability, imaginary ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
55%
SAGA: Curse of the Shadow (2013)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 111 min.
Story: A secret cabal, The Shadow, works to bring about the return of Goth Azul - the Undead God - in the rich world of SAGA, populated by elves, orcs, dwarves and dragons. A ruthless elven bounty huntress (Nemyt) shoots down the dragon ridden by the ...
Style: exciting, serious, suspenseful, stylized, independent film
Audience: teens
Plot: good versus evil, imaginary kingdom, imaginary, escapades, battles, danger, heroes, curses spells and rituals, magic, knight, sorcery, dragon ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
The Legend of Drona (2008)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: India
Duration: 138 min.
Story: Aditya is an orphaned and lonely young man. He soon learns that he belongs to a family of ancestral warriors who guard a mystic source of cosmic energy, and he must now take up his responsibilities.
Style: serious, exciting
Plot: good versus evil, heroes, imaginary, danger, rivalry, martial arts, legends and myths, parallel world, wizards and magicians, escapades, chase, ancient mystery ...
Time: middle ages
Place: prague
⇓ similarity ⇓
54%
Onmyoji: The Yin Yang Master (2001)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 112 min.
Story: During a dark time in the Heian period, when evil forces threaten the kingdom, the emperor relies on the Onmyoji to keep the supernatural forces in line. But as political events become highly charged, friction within the order leads to betrayal. ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, atmospheric, epic, serious ...
Plot: destiny, danger, supernatural, ghost, heroic mission, escapades, intrigue, dishonesty, betrayal, battles, medieval, curses spells and rituals ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
52%
Blood of the Samurai (2001)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Action Adventure starring Bryan Yamasaki, Shawn Forsythe, Michael Ng
Style: exciting, suspenseful, serious, humorous, independent film ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: samurai, martial arts, supernatural, heroes, escapades, vengeance, rivalry, danger, gory, stalking, master warrior, kidnapping ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
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The Sanctuary (2009)
Genre: Action
Country: Thailand
Duration: 87 min.
Story: In 1897, the “Poisoned Knife” clan broke into the royal palace of Thailand to steal the Royal Antiques which the King intended to give to America as a reward for its help in negotiations that avoided Thai territorial cuts. The clan succeeded in ...
Style: serious, rough, stylized, suspenseful, exciting
Audience: boys' night
Plot: danger, save the world, heroic mission, criminal heroes, race against time, dishonesty, treasure hunt, daring rescue, one man army, master villain, good versus evil, master warrior ...
Time: 19th century, 21st century
Place: thailand
⇓ similarity ⇓
51%
Dracula: The Dark Prince (2013)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story: In his search for the Lightbringer, Dracula crosses paths with a beautiful crusader named Alina who bears a remarkable resemblance to his murdered bride. One look at her and Dracula is immediately smitten. Could Alina be the reincarnation of his ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, serious, gothic, independent film ...
Plot: vampire, supernatural, supernatural romance, captivity, imaginary, sword and sorcery, fall in love, love and romance, vampire slayer, violent content, rescue, confined ...
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51%
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (1989)
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story: This 26th film installment of the Zatoichi series sees Shintaro Katsu return to this classic role after a 10 year hiatus. The blind masseur Ichi gets caught between rival Yakuza clans.
Style: cult classic, tense, captivating, exciting, serious ...
Plot: samurai, martial arts, zatoichi, swordsman, ninja, medieval, yakuza, female nudity, ronin, swordplay, clan, handicapped ...
Time: 19th century
Place: japan, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Invincible (2001)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: Canada, USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story: The Shadow Men are immortal beings of darkness and destruction. One such Shadow Man, Os (Zane), is confronted by the White Warrior, a being of light, and given the chance to change his ways or die. After the White Warrior bests Os in combat, she ...
Style: exciting, suspenseful, suspense, tense, detective ...
Plot: martial arts, good versus evil, heroic mission, supernatural, battles, apocalypse, daring rescue, supernatural ability, rivalry, danger, estrangement, imaginary ...
⇓ similarity ⇓
50%
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Legend of the Phoenix (1988)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong, Japan
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Two magically powerful monks who were separated at birth are reunited to fight the King of Hell.
Style: exciting, captivating, serious, suspenseful, stylized ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: dinosaur, sorcery, wire fu, supernatural, heroic mission, martial arts, good versus evil, save the world, heroes, escapades, folk hero, rivalry ...
Time: 20th century, 80s
Place: asia, japan
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50%
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Garuda (2004)
Genre: Action, Fantasy
Country: Thailand
Duration: 115 min.
Story: In Bangkok, construction workers come across a rock which cannot be drilled, and discover dinosaur-like fossils of a creature resembling the Garuda from Thai-Hindu mythology. Two American archeologists investigate, awakening the creature which then ...
Style: suspenseful, scary, serious, daikaiju, mythical ...
Plot: kaiju, heroic mission, imaginary, save the world, danger, giant monster, rivalry, chaos and mayhem, deadly creature, escapades, chaos, graphic violence ...
Time: 21st century
Place: thailand, asia
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50%
20th Century Boys 2: The Last Hope (2009)
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 139 min.
Story: Set 15 years after "Twentieth Century Boys," Kanna (Airi Taira) reunites with several main characters from the first film in an attempt to stop Friend's increasing influence over the world and continued plans to eliminate humanity, as ...
Style: serious, stylized, suspenseful, exciting, manga ...
Plot: friendship, teenage life, rivalry, heroes, danger, good versus evil, terrorism, battles, haunted by the past, escapades, apocalypse, worldwide chaos ...
Time: 21st century
Place: japan, asia
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49%
The Storm Warriors (2009)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 111 min.
Story: Wind and Cloud find themselves up against a ruthless Japanese warlord intent on invading China.
Style: exciting, serious, stylized, visually stunning, action adventure ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, wuxia, supernatural ability, supernatural, master warrior, heroes, good versus evil, friends, battles, medieval, imaginary, partner ...
Place: asia, china
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49%
Kingdom of Gladiators (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: USA, Italy
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A king makes a pact with an ancient demon and after years of ruling his kingdom in peace, the demon has come to collect. Now a group of rival gladiators must fight for the survival of the kingdom.
Style: suspenseful, serious, exciting, stylized, independent film
Plot: heroes, rivalry, battles, escapades, contests and competitions, imaginary, danger, wizards and magicians, curses spells and rituals, peplum, gladiator, intergender wrestling ...
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49%
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Zhongkui: Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal (2015)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 118 min.
Story: The story of Chinese legendary anti-hero Zhong Kui, a young man endowed with mysterious powers who is forced into a battle among the realms of Heaven, Earth and Hell in the course of his attempt to save his countrymen and the woman he loves.
Style: captivating, exciting, stylized, tense, entertaining ...
Plot: beast, folk hero, good versus evil, evil plot, supernatural ability, master warrior, escapades, supernatural, legends and myths, love affair, curses spells and rituals, love and romance ...
Place: china, ancient china
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49%
The Sorcerer and the White Snake (2011)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 102 min.
Story: The Sorcerer and the White Snake is an ancient Chinese fable about a woman demon who falls in love with a mortal is brought to life through the latest advances in CGI and action techniques.
Style: serious, stylized, exciting, epic, romantic ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, wuxia, supernatural, kung fu, good versus evil, heroes, escapades, rivalry, fall in love, deadly creature, love, snake woman ...
Place: china, asia
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48%
Kikaider: The Ultimate Human Robot (2014)
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story: The movie is set in the near future, when the “ARK Project” has initiated a program to increase the quality of human life through the peaceful use of robots. Dr. Komyoji, the chief scientist on the project, has developed a process to create a ...
Style: stylized, serious, exciting, touching, futuristic
Plot: good versus evil, rivalry, save the day, friendship, androids and robots, heroes, superhuman powers, escapades, danger, moral dilemma, superhero, transformation ...
Time: future, 21st century
Place: japan, tokyo
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48%
Werewolf Warrior (2004)
Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 95 min.
Story: A werewolf samurai walks the countryside, finding himself in the middle of a village of monsters who feed on human flesh.
Style: serious, scary, exciting, suspenseful, suspense ...
Audience: teens, boys' night
Plot: werewolf, supernatural, village, rivalry, mutant, chaos, danger, heroes, deadly creature, escapades, battles, sexploitation ...
Place: japan
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Tai Chi Hero (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 100 min.
Story: Chinese steampunk martial arts blockbuster about the early years of Tai chi master Yang Luchan, the man who founded in the 19th century what has now become the most popular Tai Chi style in the world. The second instalment of the "Tai Chi" ...
Style: exciting, stylized, serious, tense, offbeat
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, tai chi, battles, mortal combat, rivalry, danger, society, master warrior, medieval, misfit, kung fu, wuxia ...
Time: 2010s
Place: china, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
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, suspenseful, rough ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: martial arts, samurai, assassin, kung fu, warrior, ancient, swordplay, weapons, ice, snow, cold, revenge ...
Place: japan, antarctic, asia
⇓ similarity ⇓
48%
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Jade Warrior (2006)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Finland, Netherlands, China, Estonia
Duration: 104 min.
Story: Thousands of years ago in ancient China, a love struck sword hero fights against his destiny. He wants another chance to be reunited with his loved one and he gets that chance, in a far away place and a far away time, in the cold north, in modern ...
Style: serious, stylized, epic, exciting, romantic drama
Audience: boys' night
Plot: legends and myths, martial arts, reincarnation, curses spells and rituals, escapades, good versus evil, danger, rivalry, supernatural, supernatural ability, medieval, destiny ...
Place: finland, china, europe, asia
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47%
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