Top 20 movies like Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo

Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo

A re-make of the classic story made for television in 1982.

丹下左膳 剣風!百万両の壺 is of 1 hour(s) and 32 minute(s). It is Produced By:  Eizo Kyoto Film Co., Fuji Television Network. It was released on 1982-10-22.

Genres: DramaAction

1. Oda Nobunaga (織田信長)

Oda Nobunaga

Among the great ‘Warlords’ in Japanese history, Oda Nobunaga holds a unique place. In effect, his military success led to the ultimate unification of the country. This historically accurate portrayal of Nobunaga’s life and times is highlighted by many of Japan’s biggest stars, most notably Watanabe Ken in the lead role. Bloody realistic fighting, massive battles, and castle intrigues all drawn from historical sources bring this 2 part drama to new heights in storytelling.

It has an average vote of 8 on TMDB.

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2. The Samurai in Autumn (Јесен самураја)

The Samurai in Autumn

Vladica lost the only thing that mattered to him - an amateur karate championship. Now he's back in his home town looking for a job, love and redemption.

It has an average vote of 7.8 on TMDB.

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3. Samurai Rebellion (上意討ち 拝領妻始末)

Samurai Rebellion

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.

It has an average vote of 8.195 on TMDB.

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4. Kenkagarasu (喧嘩鴉)

Kenkagarasu

Historical drama about two samurai who fight over everything yet unite together to fight an evil lord.

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5. A Samurai's Honor at Pawn (辨天夜叉)

A Samurai's Honor at Pawn

A film about the struggle of an officer from Edo, Toyama Saemon, with a lightning-fast gang of thieves.

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6. Top Knot Detective

Top Knot Detective

In the early 1990s, a Japanese samurai detective series was aired in Australia and became a cult success. Titled in Japan Ronin Suiri Tentai , it was soon known in the West as Top Knot Detective. The original series was legendary in Japan, a cultural train wreck led by Takashi Tawagoto, a crazy writer, producer, director and lead actor; one who could not act, fight or write at all.

It has an average vote of 6.6 on TMDB.

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7. The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence (壮烈新選組 幕末の動乱)

The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

The stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi, with an all-star cast based on the original story by Shirai Kyoji. The battles between the royalists and Shogunate supporters come to a fever pitch during the Gion Festival as the exclusionists plot to burn Kyoto and kidnap the Emperor. From its earliest beginnings as a group of ronin brought from Edo to protect the Shogun when he is in Kyoto to see His Imperial Highness, the group had to face difficulties both from within and without. Commander Serizawa Kamo's corrupt practices threaten the group's very existence, as they try to recover from the bad reputation he left them with. Their redemption comes when they learn of Katsura Kogoro plans to gather men at Kyoto's Ikedaya Inn for his attack on the city. Along with Hijikata Toshizo and Okita Soji, Kondo leads the group in an attempt to save Japan from the rebels.

It has an average vote of 5.2 on TMDB.

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8. An Actor's Revenge (雪之丞変化)

An Actor's Revenge

In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deaths years ago.

It has an average vote of 6.542 on TMDB.

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9. Izo (IZO)

Izo

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the Shogun's men, Izo is captured and crucified. Instead of being extinguished, his rage propels him through the space-time continuum to present-day Tokyo. Here Izo transforms himself into a new, improved killing machine.

It has an average vote of 6.1 on TMDB.

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10. White Fang

White Fang

Jack London's classic adventure story about the friendship developed between a Yukon gold hunter and the mixed dog-wolf he rescues from the hands of a man who mistreats him.

It has an average vote of 6.716 on TMDB.

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11. Kanei Chronicles (寛永風雲録)

Kanei Chronicles

From all over Japan, the greatest warriors: Yagyu Jubei, Miyamoto Musashi, Araki Mataemon, and more came to test their blades in a tournament of swords. But behind the match a bloodthirsty plot is born. Tokugawa Yorinobu, a corrupt shogunate official plans to assassinate Shogun Iemitsu and take his place. With scheming samurai Yui Shosetsu and ruthless Negoro ninja leader Genyusai, he plans to incite a ronin uprising and cut a bloody trail across Japan, with terrifying Chinese gunboats to back his play. Matsudaira Izu-no-kami, councilor and friend to the shogun, along with master swordsman Yagyu Jubei and ninja master Hanzo Hattori must stop Yui Shosetsu and his army of ronin and ninja assassins from tearing the country in half and taking over the government!

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12. Firewalker

Firewalker

A pair of adventurers try to track down an ancient Aztec/Mayan/Egyptian/Apache horde of gold.

It has an average vote of 5.254 on TMDB.

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13. The Charlemagne Code (Die Jagd nach dem Schatz der Nibelungen)

The Charlemagne Code

An action-packed race to find the legendary treasure of the Nibelungen hidden by Charlemagne and thought to be the biggest lost treasure in the world.

It has an average vote of 5.7 on TMDB.

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14. Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro (木枯し紋次郎)

Withered Tree, the Adventures of Monjiro

Kogarashi Monjiro is a lone samurai who agrees to take responsibility for a murder that his friend committed so that he can stay with his dying mother, with the expectation that his friend will confess and get him pardoned once she dies. Monjiro is sentenced to an island for prisoners. When he discovers that his friend's mother has died over a year ago, Monjiro seeks to escape with a group of prisoners in order to get his revenge.

It has an average vote of 7.6 on TMDB.

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15. Goemon (Goemon)

Goemon

Follow the infamous ninja bandit named Ishikawa Goemon in an epic story. One night while looting treasure from Nanban , Goemon finds a mysterious box hidden inside a secret grave. A forgotten relic from the past containing untold powers.

It has an average vote of 6.796 on TMDB.

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16. Eight Views of Samurai (浪人八景)

Eight Views of Samurai

Bright samurai movie innovatively adapted from a classic story. A traveling masterless samurai is asked by a daughter of an established samurai family to pretend they are a married couple, and gets involved in the troubles of the samurai clan.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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17. The Scarlet Cherry Lord (緋ざくら大名)

The Scarlet Cherry Lord

Light-hearted samurai comedy. The second son of a feudal lord runs away from an arranged marriage. He saves the life of a princess whom he gets to fall in love with. It turns out that she is just his prospective bride.

It has an average vote of 6 on TMDB.

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18. The Radiant Prince (新源氏物語)

The Radiant Prince

Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” comes to life in this new tale of his further romantic adventures. Young Genji, the emperor’s illegitimate son cuts a swath through the women of the imperial court, while still mourning the spirit of his late mother who died while he was still a child. Driven to an obsession with the emperor’s new concubine, Lady Fujitsubo, whose resemblance to his late mother originally caught the eye of the emperor, young Genji embarks upon a reckless affair with her that could cost him his life.

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19. Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido (若き日の次郎長 東海道のつむじ風)

Jirocho' s Days of Youth: Whirlwind on the Tokaido

Adventures of famous yakuza boss Jirocho and his disciples who settle in Kofu.

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20. Samurai Shodown 2 (サムライスピリッツ2 アスラ斬魔伝)

Samurai Shodown 2

The story mainly revolves on Nakoruru and her humanistic ideals: she believes that anyone with a heart has the right to live peacefully. Shiki, though apparently free from Yuga's influence, is recognized as a threat for the sorceress' return and it was through Nakoruru's reasoning that previously saved her life from Haohmaru. Nakoruru finds her and then struggles to peacefully defend her from her pursuers, which include Haohmaru, Galford, and Asura.

It has an average vote of 5 on TMDB.

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