Anime like Hokuto no Ken Movie

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken (TV)

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (TV).

Studio: david production , Warner Bros. Japan
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Supernatural

Beginning its tale in 19th century England, young aristocrat Jonathan Joestar finds himself locked in bitter rivalry with Dio Brando, a low-born boy who Jonathan's father took under his wing after the death of Dio's father. Discontent with his station in life, Dio's fathomless lust to reign over all eventually leads him to seek the supernatural powers of an ancient Aztec stone mask in the Joestar's possession—an artifact that will forever change the destiny of Dio and Jonathan for generations to come.

Fifty years later, in 1938 New York City, Jonathan's grandson Joseph Joestar must take up his grandfather's mission and master the abilities necessary to destroy the stone mask and its immensely powerful creators who threaten humanity's very existence, the Pillar Men.



Tags: Male Protagonist , Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , Urban Fantasy , Vampire , Time Skip , Shounen , Cultivation , Tragedy , Revenge , Foreign , Primarily Adult Cast , Zombie , Gore , Body Horror , Historical , Travel , Bullying , Cyborg , Philosophy , Crossdressing , Nudity , Chimera , Amputation , Rugby

Riki-Oh: Toukatsu Jigoku

Also known as Riki-Oh: The Wall of Hell.

Studio: Media Blasters , Bandai Visual , Shueisha , Magic Bus
Status: Finished
Genres: Action

A Retelling of the prison arc of the manga RIKI-OH!

The story follows Saiga Riki-Oh, a young man blessed with inhuman strength. After taking revenge against a yakuza boss who was responsible for the death of his girlfriend, he ends up in a maximum security prison owned by a private organization.

The prison is divided into four blocks, each run by a member of prisoners known as the Gang of Four. The first member is a tattooed knife wielder known as Hai that runs his block in a mafia style family system. The second member is a giant man (known as Tarzan in the live action) with incredible strength. The third member is a effeminate fighter named Huang Chaun that is growing Opium in the prison. The final member is a small man that use sewing needles as his weapons.

Tags: Super Power , Prison , Revenge , Male Protagonist , Bullying , Disability , Shounen

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Phantom Blood

Studio: Bandai , APPP
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Horror

This entry is for the 2007 movie, not to be confused by the first arc of the 2012 TV anime adaptation of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, also named Phantom Blood. Nor the movie format 're-edit' of said first season compiled from the 2012 TV episodes.

Jonathan Joestar is an aristocratic boy whose life is suddenly turned upside down by a mysterious new boy who arrives, Dio Brando. Dio has a connection to his father, and over time, a rivalry forms as Dio becomes obsessed with a mysterious, ancient, and mystical stone mask that Jonathan's father keeps.

Note: This film hasn't been released publicly outside of its original limited theatrical run and is considered mostly lost, apart from several trailers and a found 16-minute undubbed clip compilation used for a student sound design assignment.



Tags: Shounen , Vampire , Historical , Male Protagonist , Primarily Male Cast , Foreign

JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Stardust Crusaders - Egypt-hen

Also known as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders - Battle in Egypt.

Studio: david production , Warner Bros. Japan , ONE MUSIC
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Drama , Supernatural

After 30 days of travel across the world, plagued with countless battles, Jotaro and his companions have finally arrived in Egypt! Now only the strongest "Stand" users remain to rebuff our heroes' final march on Cairo: The Nine Egyptian Gods, Dio's most zealous servants. Will the Joestar line fall to the monstrous vampire, or can Jotaro defeat Dio and save his mother's life?



Tags: Super Power , Primarily Male Cast , Male Protagonist , Travel , Shounen , Foreign , Ensemble Cast , Tragedy , Time Manipulation , Revenge , Desert , Urban Fantasy , Primarily Adult Cast , Gore , Vampire , Animals , Body Horror , Parody , Video Games , Gambling , Age Regression , Mahjong , Poker , Zombie , Cosplay , Shapeshifting , Death Game , CGI , Cowboys , Disability , Suicide

Violence Jack: Harem Bomber

Also known as Violence Jack: Slumking.

Studio: Dynamic Planning , Discotek , Soei Shinsha , Ashi Productions
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Horror

Kanto Hell Earthquake has demolished the metropolitan completely. After the earthquake, Slum King is kidnapping girls and sell them as sex slaves. Mari is wandering on the devastated field looking for her lover, Ken. But she is also kidnapped by them. While she is tortured and trained as a sex slave, Ken saves her. Ken has become the member of Slum King. The king offers condition to him; in return for releasing her, he has to kill Violence Jack.



Tags: Gore , Post-Apocalyptic , Nudity , Motorcycles , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Gangs , Slavery , Bar , Natural Disaster , Guns , Shounen

Sakigake!! Otokojuku (Movie)

Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Comedy

Otokojuku, a private school for juvenile delinquents that were previously expelled from normal schools. At this school, Japanese chivalry is taught through the feudal and military fundamentals. Similar to an action film, the classes are overwhelmed by violence. Only those who survive it become true men.


Tags: School , Shounen , Delinquents , Foreign , Language Barrier , Primarily Male Cast , Gangs , Martial Arts

Juubee Ninpuuchou

Also known as Ninja Scroll.

Studio: Animate Film , Nippon Victor , Toho , Movic , Sentai Filmworks
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Adventure , Fantasy , Horror , Romance

Jubei Kibagami has always been the master dealer of death, but in rescuing a ninja woman from a monster he sets loose a chain of events that puts death in his own veins and sends them on a nightmarish odyssey through a surreal and devil infested ancient Japan. How do demonic possessions, an annihilated village and a man Jubei thought safely buried in his past all connect? If Jubei can't piece the blood-soaked clues together, his only consolation will be that he won't live to regret it for very long! Prepare your mind and steel your gut for the insanely gore-packed orgy of violence that still stands alone and unchallenged as the ultimate anime action feature.



Tags: Ninja , Historical , Gore , Swordplay , Heterosexual , Travel , Male Protagonist , Primarily Adult Cast , Female Protagonist , Rural , Politics , Nudity , Tragedy , Ships , Unrequited Love , LGBTQ+ Themes

Hokuto no Ken: FIST OF THE NORTH STAR

Also known as FIST OF THE NORTH STAR: HOKUTO NO KEN.

Studio: TMS Entertainment , Warner Bros. Japan , Coamix , Sammy , KLOCKWORX , Frontier Works , arma bianca
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Sci-Fi

In the year 199X, the world is engulfed in a nuclear inferno! The seas have vanished. The earth lies in ruins. It seems all life has been wiped out...but humanity has not perished!

Across the scorched and broken land, survivors cling to hope, desperately searching for food and water. However, their hopes are trampled underfoot by violence. Might makes right in this world, and the weak are crushed without mercy.

From the depths of that despair, a lone man with seven scars on his chest emerges. His name is Kenshiro, heir to the legendary assassination art Hokuto Shinken. As he roams the wasteland in pursuit of his sworn enemy Shin, who stole his fiancée Yuria, Kenshiro answers the cries of the oppressed, becoming a beacon of hope in a world of despair.

Standing in his path are brutal survivors of the apocalypse, their ambitions twisted by power and greed. In a world where the weak are prey and prayers go unheard, Kenshiro forges a path with his iron fists!



Tags: CGI , Full CGI , Post-Apocalyptic , Martial Arts , Male Protagonist , Shounen , Gore , Nudity

Jujutsu Kaisen 2nd Season

Also known as JUJUTSU KAISEN Season 2.

Studio: MAPPA , Toho , Shueisha , Sumzap , Mainichi Broadcasting System
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Supernatural

The second season of Jujutsu Kaisen.

The past comes to light when second-year students Satoru Gojou and Suguru Getou are tasked with escorting young Riko Amanai to Master Tengen. But when a non-sorcerer user tries to kill them, their mission to protect the Star Plasma Vessel threatens to turn them into bitter enemies and cement their destinies—one as the world’s strongest sorcerer, and the other its most twisted curse user!



Tags: Curses , Urban , Tragedy , Super Power , Shounen , Exorcism , Urban Fantasy , Male Protagonist , Magic , Demons , Primarily Teen Cast , Gore , Youkai , Ensemble Cast , Martial Arts , Body Horror , Henshin , Battle Royale , Body Swapping , Primarily Male Cast , Dissociative Identities , Revenge , Survival , Rotoscoping , Reincarnation , Tokusatsu , Swordplay , Surreal Comedy , Super Robot , Incest , Anthropomorphism , Guns , Cannibalism , Time Manipulation , Female Protagonist , Idol , Table Tennis

Ashita no Joe (Movie)

Also known as Tomorrow's Joe: The Movie.

Studio: Mushi Production , Discotek , Fuji TV
Status: Finished
Genres: Action , Drama , Slice of Life , Sports

A summary movie of the first season for people to get reminded on what happened before the airing of the second season.

Tags: Boxing , Shounen , Tragedy , Prison , Male Protagonist , Delinquents , Ojou-sama