chanbara movies

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)
7.3 / 10

Action, Drama

In the second film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto battles a group of female ninja in the employ of the Yagyu clan and must assassinate a...

Crazy Samurai Musashi (2020)
5.9 / 10

Action

In 1604, Miyamoto Musashi attacked the Yoshioka family at their dojo and defeated master Seijūrō and his younger brother Denshichirō in two duels....

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)
7.4 / 10

Drama, Action

In this first film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, adapted from the manga by Kazuo Koike, we are told the story of the Lone Wolf and Cub's origin....

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)
7.1 / 10

Drama, Action

In the third film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto volunteers to be tortured by Yakuza to save a prostitute and is hired by their leader...

Samurai Rebellion (1967)
8.184 / 10

Drama, History, Action

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...

The Tale of Zatoichi (1962)
7.25 / 10

Adventure, Action, Drama

The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring...

Versus (2000)
6.2 / 10

Horror, Fantasy, Action, Thriller, Adventure

A group of ruthless gangsters, an unknown woman and an escaped convict have met, in The Forest of Resurrection, the 444th portal to the other side....

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril (1972)
7.276 / 10

Action

In the fourth film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto is hired to kill a tattooed female assassin and battles Retsudo, head of the Yagyu...

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell (1974)
7.1 / 10

Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History

In the sixth and final film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, the final conflict between Ogami Itto and the Yagyu clan is carried out.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons (1973)
7.2 / 10

Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

In the fifth film of the Lone Wolf and Cub series, Ogami Itto is challenged by five warriors, each has one fifth of Ogami's assassin fee and one...

Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai (2021)
6.538 / 10

History, Drama, Action

Set in the 19th century, "Moeyo Ken" follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata. He was the vice-commander of the Shinsengumi and fought against the Meiji...

CHAIN/チェイン (2021)
8 / 10

Samurai Princess (2009)
4.4 / 10

Action, Horror, Science Fiction

When 11 of her friends are raped and murdered, leaving the Samurai Princess (Aino Kishi) the only survivor, she becomes infused with her comrades'...

Uzumasa Limelight (2014)
6.9 / 10

Drama, Action

Fewer samurai films are being made, and the Uzumasa studio has fallen on hard times. One day, veteran "kirareyaku" (whose job it is to be felled with...

Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo (1935)
7.4 / 10

Drama, Comedy

A man gets rid of a cheap pot without knowing it contains a map to a treasure. As word spreads, many join in hunting it.

Daredevil in the Castle (1961)
7.4 / 10

History, War, Action

During the raging war between the Toyotomi and Tokugawa clans, the swordsman Mohei (whose family has been completely decimated) is recruited by...

The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai (2022)
6.6 / 10

Drama, History

Red Lion (1969)
6.3 / 10

Comedy, Action

Japan, February 1868. As the Tokugawa shogunate declines and the power of Emperor Meiji grows, Gonzo, a soldier of the Restoration Army, returns to...

Sakurada Gate Incident (2010)
7.318 / 10

History, Drama, Action

Mito Domain Samurai Seki Tetsunosuke must pay the consequences for his role in the assassination of Great Elder Ii Naosuke. Based on true events.

Geisha Assassin (2008)
5 / 10

Action

One rainy night in the Edo period, Kotono (a geisha) confronts samurais who killed her father. The samurais attack her one after another, but she...