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Izo
Izo is a 2004 Japanese film directed by Takashi Miike. Its story follows a Meiji-era assassin who is executed and then returns as a supernatural figure moving through different periods and confrontations. The film combines samurai imagery, violent action, surreal episodes, and religious or mythic el...
apps Top Izo Alternatives
The top alternative to Izo in 2026 is Seven Samurai with a score of 9.5/10, followed by Humanity and Paper Balloons (9.1) and The Crucified Lovers (9.0).
Seven Samurai
Kurosawa’s *Seven Samurai* is a pivotal 1954 film exploring themes of honor, community, and sacrifice in feudal Japan. T...
Humanity and Paper Balloons
"Humanity and Paper Balloons" is a 1937 Japanese film directed by Sadao Yamanaka, categorized within the samurai film ge...
The Crucified Lovers
The Crucified Lovers is a 1954 Japanese historical drama directed by Kenji Mizoguchi and based on a work by the playwrig...
The 47 Ronin
The 47 Ronin is a 1941 Japanese historical film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, based on the Chūshingura tradition surround...
47 Ronin (1941)
Directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, this 1941 two-part Japanese film adapts the Chushingura legend, depicting the historical ac...
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot
Tange Sazen: The Million Ryo Pot is a 1935 Japanese black-and-white jidaigeki comedy directed by Sadao Yamanaka. It uses...
Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion is a 1967 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Masaki Kobayashi, featuring acclaimed actor Toshiro Mifu...
13 Assassins (2010)
"13 Assassins" is a 2010 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Takashi Miike, serving as a remake of the 1963 movie by Eii...
Chushingura
Chushingura is a 1962 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki and also known as Chushingura: Hana no Maki, Y...
An Actor's Revenge
Directed by Kon Ichikawa, this 1963 Japanese film stars Kazuo Hasegawa as an onnagata, a male actor who plays female rol...
The 47 Ronin (1941)
The 47 Ronin is a 1941 two-part jidaigeki film directed by Kenji Mizoguchi, adapting the Ako Incident of 1701–1703 in wh...
Kuroneko
Kuroneko (Yabu no Naka no Kuroneko, 'A Black Cat in a Bamboo Grove') is a 1968 Japanese horror film directed by Kaneto S...
Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo
This 1935 Japanese film, directed by Sadao Yamanaka, is a comedic chanbara featuring Tange Sazen, a one-eyed, one-armed...
Goyokin
Goyokin is a 1969 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Hideo Gosha and starring Tatsuya Nakadai. The narrative follows a...
Shura
Shura, internationally known as Pandemonium, is a 1971 Japanese avant-garde film directed by Toshio Matsumoto. The narra...
Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees
"Under the Blossoming Cherry Trees" is a 1975 Japanese film directed by Masahiro Shinoda, adapted from a short story by...
Tenchu!
Tenchu! is a 1969 Japanese historical drama directed by Hideo Gosha and set in the Bakumatsu, the turbulent final years...
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor (Bakumatsu) is a 1969 Japanese jidaigeki film directed by Tai Kato. The film chronicles...
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai
Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai is a 2021 Japanese period film about the early formation of the Shinsengumi, the shogunate-al...
Over Your Dead Body
Over Your Dead Body is a 2014 Japanese supernatural horror film directed by Takashi Miike. It follows actors rehearsing...
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