# Movies like The Life of Matsu the Untamed

> Films most similar to The Life of Matsu the Untamed (1943) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/the-life-of-matsu-the-untamed-1943/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[Whirlwind](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/whirlwind-1964/)** (1964) — ★ 6.6 · 10 votes · outsider, raw
- **[The Rickshaw Man](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-rickshaw-man-1958/)** (1958) — ★ 7.2 · 39 votes
- **[Incident at Blood Pass](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/incident-at-blood-pass-1970/)** (1970) — ★ 6.9 · 26 votes
- **[Samurai Saga](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/samurai-saga-1959/)** (1959) — ★ 6.9 · 19 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Young Swordsman](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/young-swordsman-1963/)** (1963) — ★ 6.7 · 12 votes · outsider, slow-burn
- **[Sword for Hire](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/sword-for-hire-1952/)** (1952) — ★ 6.7 · 10 votes · bittersweet, outsider
- **[Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/samurai-i-musashi-miyamoto-1954/)** (1954) — ★ 7.2 · 208 votes · foreign-gem, slow-burn, tender
- **[Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/samurai-ii-duel-at-ichijoji-temple-1955/)** (1955) — ★ 7.1 · 141 votes · epic, raw
- **[Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/samurai-iii-duel-at-ganryu-island-1956/)** (1956) — ★ 7.2 · 139 votes · bittersweet, tender
- **[Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/zatoichi-meets-yojimbo-1970/)** (1970) — ★ 6.8 · 79 votes · outsider, playful
- **[Zatoichi on the Road](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/zatoichi-on-the-road-1963/)** (1963) — ★ 6.9 · 62 votes · epic, playful, raw
- **[Zatoichi the Fugitive](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/zatoichi-the-fugitive-1963/)** (1963) — ★ 6.9 · 60 votes · outsider, tender

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