Top 20 movies like Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Top 20 Movies like Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
- 1. Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
- 2. Shogun's Shadow
- 3. The Tricyclist
- 4. 47 Ronin
- 5. The ChubbChubbs!
- 6. The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
- 7. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
- 8. Pale Flower
- 9. Freeway
- 10. Animal Farm
- 11. Sanjuro
- 12. A Man Escaped
- 13. Operation Condor
- 14. The Greatest Night in Pop
- 15. The Possession of Hannah Grace
- 16. Rashomon
- 17. Inside Llewyn Davis
- 18. Mad Max 2
- 19. Kubo and the Two Strings
- 20. Seven Samurai
1. Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (続宮本武蔵 一乗寺の決闘)
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's finest school of fencing. To prove his valor and skill, he walks deliberately into ambushes set up by the school's followers. While Otsu waits, Akemi also seeks him, expressing her desires directly. Meanwhile, Takezo is observed by Sasaki Kojiro, a brilliant young fighter, confident he can dethrone Takezo. After leaving Kyoto in triumph, Takezo declares his love for Otsu, but in a way that dishonors her and shames him. Once again, he leaves alone.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
2. Shogun's Shadow (将軍家光の乱心 激突)
A shogun's eldest son must do whatever it takes to survive a series of attempts on his life. He receives much-needed aid from seven warriors who are led by a strong leader.
It has an average vote of 6.7 on TMDB.
3. The Tricyclist (Le Triporteur)
Antoine Peyralout is baker Mouillefarine's tricycle delivery man. Comical and stuttering, Antoine shows more interest in the local soccer team than in professional integrity. A wedding cake pays the price for it and the young man is dismissed. Not dispirited in the least, Antoine decides to go to Nice, where his favorite team will play the final of the Cup. On his merry way, he has the opportunity to save a pretty camper, Popeline, with whom he falls in love. Once in Nice, he discovers that Dabek, the brilliant goal-keeper is not up to his task following bad news...
It has an average vote of 5.5 on TMDB.
4. 47 Ronin (忠臣蔵 花の巻・雪の巻)
After their lord is tricked into committing ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
It has an average vote of 7.256 on TMDB.
5. The ChubbChubbs!
A janitor at an alien night-club gets his wish to be a singer.
It has an average vote of 6.642 on TMDB.
6. The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway
Pee-Wee is excited when Jambi the genie grants him a wish. He wishes to fly but gets upset when he sees Captain Carl and Miss Yvonne on a romantic date with each other.
It has an average vote of 6.717 on TMDB.
7. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (宮本武蔵完結編 決闘巌流島)
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely confident and skillful Sasaki Kojiro. Takezo agrees to fight Kojiro in a year's time but rejects Shogun's patronage, choosing instead to live on the edge of a village, raising vegetables. He's followed there by Otsu and later by Akemi, both in love with him. The year ends as Takezo assists the villagers against a band of brigands. He seeks Otsu's forgiveness and accepts her love, then sets off across the water to Ganryu Island for his final contest.
It has an average vote of 7.2 on TMDB.
8. Pale Flower (乾いた花)
A gangster gets released from prison and has to cope with the recent shifts of power between the gangs, while taking care of a thrill-seeking young woman, who got in bad company while gambling.
It has an average vote of 7.333 on TMDB.
9. Freeway
Following the arrest of her mother, Ramona, young Vanessa Lutz decides to go in search of her estranged grandmother. On the way, she is given a ride by school counselor Bob Wolverton. During the journey, Lutz begins to realize that Bob is the notorious I-5 Killer and manages to escape by shooting him several times. Wounded but still very much alive, Bob pursues Lutz across the state in this modern retelling of Little Red Riding Hood.
It has an average vote of 6.5 on TMDB.
10. Animal Farm
Animals on a farm lead a revolution against the farmers to put their destiny in their own hands. However this revolution eats their own children and they cannot avoid corruption.
It has an average vote of 6.977 on TMDB.
11. Sanjuro (椿三十郎)
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 young warriors weed out their clan's evil influences, and in the process turns their image of a proper samurai on its ear.
It has an average vote of 7.95 on TMDB.
12. A Man Escaped (Un condamné à mort s'est échappé)
A captured French Resistance fighter during World War II engineers a daunting escape from prison.
It has an average vote of 7.933 on TMDB.
13. Operation Condor (飛鷹計劃)
Hired by a Spanish baron, Hong Kong treasure hunter Jackie, a.k.a. "Asian Hawk" and his entourage seek WWII Nazi gold buried in the Sahara Desert.
It has an average vote of 7.3 on TMDB.
14. The Greatest Night in Pop
In 1985, 46 music icons, including Lionel Richie, Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen, Cyndi Lauper, Diana Ross, and Stevie Wonder, came together for the most star-studded recording session in history. This is the untold story of the legendary global pop song “We Are the World” — which very nearly didn’t happen.
It has an average vote of 8.015 on TMDB.
15. The Possession of Hannah Grace
When a cop who is just out of rehab takes the graveyard shift in a city hospital morgue, she faces a series of bizarre, violent events caused by an evil entity in one of the corpses.
It has an average vote of 5.599 on TMDB.
16. Rashomon (羅生門)
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
It has an average vote of 8.1 on TMDB.
17. Inside Llewyn Davis
In Greenwich Village in the early 1960s, gifted but volatile folk musician Llewyn Davis struggles with money, relationships, and his uncertain future.
It has an average vote of 7.196 on TMDB.
18. Mad Max 2
Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants of a fuel-depot encampment are the bizarre warriors commanded by the charismatic Lord Humungus, a violent leader whose scruples are as barren as the surrounding landscape.
It has an average vote of 7.386 on TMDB.
19. Kubo and the Two Strings
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.
It has an average vote of 7.636 on TMDB.
20. Seven Samurai (七人の侍)
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves, and the villagers provide the soldiers with food.
It has an average vote of 8.454 on TMDB.
