# Movies like Zatoichi

> Films most similar to Zatoichi (2003) — director DNA, mood, and decade spread.

Source: <https://nextmovie4u.com/like/zatoichi-2003/>

## 12 films in this list

- **[Kubi](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/kubi-2023/)** (2023) — ★ 6.9 · 41 votes · epic, pitch-black, playful
- **[The Tale of Zatoichi](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-tale-of-zatoichi-1962/)** (1962) — ★ 7.3 · 152 votes · foreign-gem, outsider, raw
- **[When the Last Sword Is Drawn](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/when-the-last-sword-is-drawn-2003/)** (2003) — ★ 7.4 · 119 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, raw
- **[Broken Rage](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/broken-rage-2024/)** (2024) — ★ 6.7 · 93 votes · raw, unhinged
- **[Fireworks](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/fireworks-1997/)** (1997) — ★ 7.7 · 770 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, outsider
- **[Kikujiro](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/kikujiro-1999/)** (1999) — ★ 7.5 · 597 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, playful
- **[Rurouni Kenshin: The Final](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/rurouni-kenshin-the-final-2021/)** (2021) — ★ 7.7 · 546 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, raw
- **[Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/lone-wolf-and-cub-baby-cart-to-hades-1972/)** (1972) — ★ 7.1 · 163 votes · gut-punch, neon-soaked, outsider
- **[Dolls](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/dolls-2002/)** (2002) — ★ 7.5 · 360 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, surreal
- **[Violent Cop](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/violent-cop-1989/)** (1989) — ★ 7.2 · 409 votes · foreign-gem, raw, unhinged
- **[Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/crouching-tiger-hidden-dragon-2000/)** (2000) — ★ 7.4 · 3,545 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, epic
- **[The Sword of Doom](https://nextmovie4u.com/movie/the-sword-of-doom-1966/)** (1966) — ★ 7.7 · 261 votes · foreign-gem, bittersweet, dread

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