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10 Best Movies Like Zatoichi

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

#1
Brother

Brother

2000★ 7.1

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

A Japanese Yakuza gangster's deadly existence in his homeland gets him exiled to Los Angeles, where he is taken in by his little brother and his brother's gang....

#2
Stereo

Stereo

2014★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Zatoichi for fans of Thriller. It captures a similar compelling atmosphere.

Erik has is own motorbike workshop in a sleepy little town. He may have the telling word ‘scoundrel’ tattooed onto his lower arm but he nonetheless creates an impression of a well-...

#3
Boiling Point

Boiling Point

1990★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Zatoichi for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goes to Okinawa to get a gun to defend himself. There he meets Uehara, a tough gang...

#4
Glory to the Filmmaker!

Glory to the Filmmaker!

2007★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Zatoichi for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Takeshi Kitano plays a version of himself in which he's a struggling director cycling through a number of different genres in an effort to complete his latest project....

#5
They Are All Dead

They Are All Dead

2014★ 6.0

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Zatoichi for fans of Drama. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Just by watching Lupe stuck at home in her robe and slippers, no one would will guess that in the 80's she was a rock star. Gone are the times of concerts, fame and success. Agorap...

#6
New Tale of Zatoichi

New Tale of Zatoichi

1963★ 6.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to Zatoichi for fans of Adventure & Drama & Action. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have followed him home....