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10 Best Movies Like The Abandoned Swords

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

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#1
Kamui

Kamui

2009★ 6.1

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

A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family....

#2
Blood and Bones

Blood and Bones

2004★ 6.6

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

In 1923, teenager Kim Shun-Pei moves from Cheju Island, in South Korea, to Osaka, in Japan. Along the years, he becomes a cruel, greedy and violent man and builds a factory of kama...

#3
Harmonium

Harmonium

2016★ 6.6

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

Toshio hires Yasaka to work in his workshop. But then this old acquaintance, who has just been released from prison, begins to meddle in Toshio's family life....

#4
After the Rain

After the Rain

2000★ 7.3

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Abandoned Swords 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....

#5
Assassination

Assassination

1964★ 7.1

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

In 1863, when American warships approach Japan, an enigmatic ronin becomes an important figure in a complex game of power between the Shogunate and the empire....

#6
Shara

Shara

2003★ 6.5

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

The Aso family live in the old town of Nara. One Day, Kei, one of the Aso's twin boys suddenly disappears. Five years later seventeen-year old Shun, the remaining twin, is an art s...

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