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10 Best Movies Like Magistrate Mayuzumi

If you loved Magistrate Mayuzumi, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
Shogun's Samurai

Shogun's Samurai

1978★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Magistrate Mayuzumi for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

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...

#2
After the Rain

After the Rain

2000★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Magistrate Mayuzumi for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As the bad weather continues, tensions rise amongst the trapped travelers....

#3
The 47 Ronin

The 47 Ronin

1941★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Magistrate Mayuzumi for fans of Drama. It captures a similar emotionally gripping atmosphere.

In the early 18th-century, Lord Takuminokami Asano, feuding with Lord Kira, tries to kill his opponent in the corridors of the Shogun's palace. The Shogun sentences Asano to seppuk...

#4
The Challenge

The Challenge

1982★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Magistrate Mayuzumi for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Rick, a down-and-out American boxer, is hired to transport a sword to Japan, unaware that the whole thing is a set up in a bitter blood-feud between two brothers, one who follows t...

#5
Shogun Assassin

Shogun Assassin

1980★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Magistrate Mayuzumi for fans of Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife a...

#6
Unforgiven

Unforgiven

2013★ 7.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Magistrate Mayuzumi for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

An old swordsman, his former comrade and a young braggart are hired by prostitutes to track down bandits who mutilated one of the women....

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