Top 10 awesome movies like Yojimbo that you will enjoy watching
You just finished watching Yojimbo and you can't get over how good this movie was. Now you want to watch more of such masterpieces. We have curated a list of similar movies which are created by the likes of Akira Kurosawa, Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai . Here goes the list -
- The Sword of Doom
- Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison
- Sanjuro
- Samurai Assassin
- Zatoichi's Vengeance
- Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
- High and Low
- Red Beard
- Halls of Montezuma
- Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
The Sword of Doom
Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.
This movie, created by Kihachi Okamoto, Tatsuya Nakadai and Michiyo Aratama, scores 8.0 on IMDb.
Genres - Action | Drama
You can watch this on Amazon Video.
Watch TrailerHeaven Knows, Mr. Allison
A marine and a nun form an unlikely friendship. The marine is shipwrecked on a Pacific island and the nun has been left behind there; they find comfort in one another as the two wait out the war.
This movie, created by John Huston, Deborah Kerr and Robert Mitchum, scores 7.3 on IMDb.
Genres - Action | Adventure | Drama
You can watch this on Apple Itunes, Google Play Movies, Vudu, Amazon Video, Microsoft Store, Youtube and Fandangonow.
Watch TrailerSanjuro
A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
This movie, created by Akira Kurosawa, Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai, scores 8.1 on IMDb.
Genres - Action | Crime | Drama
You can watch this on Apple Itunes and Amazon Video.
Watch TrailerSamurai Assassin
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 ...
This movie, created by Kihachi Okamoto, Toshirô Mifune and Keiju Kobayashi, scores 7.5 on IMDb.
Genres - Action | Adventure | Drama
Watch TrailerZatoichi's Vengeance
Promising to make a delivery for a dying man, the blind swordsman Zatoichi comes across the usual crime gangs but also meets a blind monk who brings into question his use of violence.
This movie, created by Tokuzô Tanaka, Shintarô Katsu and Shigeru Amachi, scores 7.4 on IMDb.
Genres - Action | Adventure | Drama
You can watch this on Apple Itunes and Amazon Video.
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo
Zatoichi tries to unrest the mob rule over a small village all while the gang leader's bodyguard is actually the Yojimbo, secretly taking the gang down from the inside. Will the two heroes realize in time that they are on the same side?
This movie, created by Kihachi Okamoto, Shintarô Katsu and Ayako Wakao, scores 7.1 on IMDb.
Genres - Action | Adventure | Drama
You can watch this on Apple Itunes and Amazon Video.
High and Low
An executive of a shoe company becomes a victim of extortion when his chauffeur's son is kidnapped and held for ransom.
This movie, created by Akira Kurosawa, Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai, scores 8.5 on IMDb.
Genres - Crime | Mystery | Drama
You can watch this on Apple Itunes and Amazon Video.
Watch TrailerRed Beard
In 19th century Japan, a rough tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.
This movie, created by Akira Kurosawa, Toshirô Mifune and Yûzô Kayama, scores 8.4 on IMDb.
Genres - Drama
Halls of Montezuma
A company of Marines races against the clock to find a Japanese rocket base.
This movie, created by Lewis Milestone, Richard Widmark and Jack Palance, scores 6.6 on IMDb.
Genres - Action | Adventure | Drama
You can watch this on Youtube, Microsoft Store, Amazon Video, Vudu, Google Play Movies, Apple Itunes and Fandangonow.
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival
Zatoichi meets an infamous blind leader of a gangster organization as he contends with a gloomy ronin widower.
This movie, created by Kenji Misumi, Shintarô Katsu and Reiko Ôhara, scores 7.4 on IMDb.
Genres - Action | Drama | Adventure
You can watch this on Amazon Video and Apple Itunes.