Best Japanese western movies

Get ready to binge. We've found a collection of must-watch western films from Japan, now streaming on Netflix, HBO, Hulu, Prime Video, and other top services!

  • Poster for Sukiyaki Western Django

    Sukiyaki Western Django 2007

    A nameless gunfighter arrives in a town ripped apart by rival gangs and, though courted by both to join, chooses his own path.

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  • Poster for Unforgiven

    Unforgiven 2013

    An old swordsman, his former comrade and a young braggart are hired by prostitutes to track down bandits who mutilated one of the women.

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  • Poster for Broken Down Film

    Broken Down Film 1985

    A cowboy seeks to rescue, then woo, a damsel in distress. But he is constantly thwarted by the scratches, breaks, and other imperfections present in the film print itself.

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  • Poster for The Three Musketeers in Boots

    The Three Musketeers in Boots 1972

    Pero is back in Go Go Town, a fearful place in the Wild West that desperately awaits for a sheriff to come. In this town of no law and order, Pero and a boy named Jimmy try to help Annie, daughter of a saloon owner who has just been killed.

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  • Poster for Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None

    Cowboy Bebop: Don't Bother None 2012

    When three bounty hunters accidentally meet in a bar, their stark personalities begin to clash, turning into a three way gun fight.

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  • Carnage 2014

    Only the dead body remained. A one-armed woman who has a ghastly past. She dyes the wasteland in blood in order to achieve revenge on the one-eyed man.

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  • Poster for In the Film

    In the Film 2016

    A sheriff who seems to be sluggish has arrived at the wilderness saloon where the rogues await. However, he has a mysterious ability to "get out of the film"...

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  • Poster for Early Reins

    Early Reins 2003

    The good, the bad, and the drop-dead gorgeous. The train en route to Sunshine Hill City holds six very deadly and beautiful women. In the days of stagecoaches, cowboys, and highway robbery. On this particular day when a steam-train hauling valuable cargo is hijacked by rogue bandits, it's up to 6 female strangers to save the day. These ladies prove that you don't have to be a man to stop the bad guys.

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  • Poster for The Rambler Rides Again

    The Rambler Rides Again 1960

    In this fifth episode of the "Wataridori" series, Taki Shinji (Kobayashi Akira) drifts north to Hokkaido, where he helps protect an Ainu village from unscrupulous land developers.

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  • Poster for East Meets West

    East Meets West 1995

    A disgraced warrior planning the murder of a Japanese diplomat, and a ninja in the employ of a navy official are about to land in San Francisco when a band of thieves steal the money the diplomats are carrying. The two set off on a chase across the American west to catch the robbers.

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  • Poster for The Drifting Avenger

    The Drifting Avenger 1968

    Ken, son of a former samurai settles with his family in the west from Japan. Soon his family is killed in front of him by stagecoach robbers, making him aim to get revenge. Marvin an experienced gunman befriends Ken and becomes his mentor.

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  • The Ladybug 0

    A chance encounter

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  • Poster for Mekishiko mushuku

    Mekishiko mushuku 1962

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  • Poster for The Guitarist and the Rancher

    The Guitarist and the Rancher 1960

    Rambler Shinji arrives in town armed with nothing but a guitar. With assistance from an old gun-for-hire friend, he sets about to stop the mob from turning an honest ranch into a gambling resort.

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  • Poster for The Plateau Man

    The Plateau Man 1961

    Japanese Western set at a mountain ranch in Kyushu.

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  • Poster for Quick Draw Joe

    Quick Draw Joe 1961

    One day, a lone horseman rides into town with a wounded man strapped behind him. Joe, the Ace, had captured one of the bandits who had held up the armored payroll car headed for the dam construction site, takes the wounded man to the police and claims the reward offered. He is told to wait until the driver of the armored car returns to identify the bandit and goes over to the Blue Star where he is introduced to Mishima, the owner of the cabaret, who is highly respected in the town. Joe then meets Saburo, while fishing, and his lovely sister, who seem to sense the real man beneath the rough appearance and take him into their home. Word reaches Joe that the bandit he'd captured had been shot and he hurries over to the hospital.

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  • Poster for Ore no furusato wa dai seibu

    Ore no furusato wa dai seibu 1960

    George Mihara was ordered by his grandfather Tom to go to Japan. The purpose was to deliver a $100,000 check to Matsuyama, a Japanese soldier who had helped Tom around the time of World War I, and to perform some act of kindness in Japan using $300 pocket money. This was to test whether George was a suitable boy to inherit Tom's YES Ranch.

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  • Poster for Crimson pistol belt

    Crimson pistol belt 1961

    Wearing a symbol of justice and brotherhood on his waist – a crimson pistol belt, Ace Joe engages in a fight with villains trying to seize the mine.

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  • Poster for The Crimson Plains

    The Crimson Plains 1961

    The action takes place in the highlands of the Chugoku region. While the owner of the Yazaki ranch is away, a gang of villains is trying to take over the ranch, which is run by his wife alone, but then the rancher's best friend, Joji, appears and saves the day. This is one of a series of Japanese westerns starring Jo Shishido.

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  • Poster for Nosappu no jū

    Nosappu no jū 1961

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  • Poster for Rambling in the Sea

    Rambling in the Sea 1961

    Seventh in the nine-film series, "The Wandering Guitarist".

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  • Poster for The Rambler in the Sunset

    The Rambler in the Sunset 1960

    The young rambler, Shinji Taki, with his guitar arrives a hot spa town at the foot of Mount Aizu Bandai. Of course he solves the problems in the town while encountering the sinister rival, Masa "the pistol guy".

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  • Poster for The Big Hill of Gonzaless

    The Big Hill of Gonzaless 1984

    Puppet Space-Western by DAICON FILM

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