Movies Like The Empire of Corpses (2015)

The Empire of Corpses is a 2015 animation, horror, science fiction, thriller film from Ryotaro Makihara with a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10. Here are 20 similar films, ranked by real viewer ratings — starting with Harmony and Genocidal Organ.

Animation Horror Science Fiction Thriller

Harmony

2015

Set in a future world. Japan has created a great medical technology that controls ethics, health, and social interaction to create a perfect world. Three young girls attempt to stand up to this by committing suicide, but it doesn't work. Years later, Tuan, one of the girls who attempted suicide must prevent a crisis that threatens this "perfect" world.

6.9

MagicScore

Genocidal Organ

2017

The war on terror exploded, literally, the day Sarajevo was destroyed by a homemade nuclear device. The leading democracies transformed into total surveillance states, and the developing world has drowned under a wave of genocides. The mysterious American John Paul seems to be behind the collapse of the world system, and it's up to intelligence agent Clavis Shepherd to track John Paul across the wreckage of civilizations and to find the true heart of darkness—a genocidal organ.

6.6

MagicScore

Steamboy

2004

After receiving a package from his grandfather, Ray, a young inventor who lives in England during the mid-19th century, finds himself caught in the middle of a deadly conflict related to a revolutionary advance in steam power.

6.9

MagicScore

Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust

2001

D, a legendary dhampir competes with a motley family of bounty hunters to track down Charlotte Elbourne, a young woman who has seemingly been abducted by vampire nobleman Meier Link.

7.6

MagicScore

Vampire Hunter D

1985

In a far-future time ruled by the supernatural, a young girl requests the help of a vampire hunter to kill the vampire who has bitten her and thus prevent her from becoming a vampire herself.

6.6

MagicScore

The Garden of Sinners: Overlooking View

2007

The story starts following an incident: a young girl jumps from the top of a building. The image provokes a certain dread, as the girl appears to have been a corpse even before she jumped. The case is dismissed, yet more and more of these suicides occur, and all from the same building. Thus began the rumour, that a ghost inhabited the rooftop of the building.

6.7

MagicScore

The Garden of Sinners: A Study in Murder (Part 1)

2007

August 1995: Mikiya first meets Shiki in a white kimono during a snowing day. Later on, at the high school freshmen ceremony, Mikiya sees Shiki in the crowd and chases after her, introducing himself to her. But Shiki hides a big secret: A wave of bizarre murders occur around many loose ends, and no suspects. there are still many questions: Who to believe? Who is the murderer? What is the secret of Shiki? and especially: Who is SHIKI?

6.7

MagicScore

Hellraiser

1987

A hedonistic man finds a mysterious puzzle box that summons a group of gruesome beings known as the Cenobites. These otherworldly entities open the doors to a dominion where pain and pleasure are indivisible.

6.9

MagicScore

Metropolis

2001

In the midst of societal conflict in the futuristic city of Metropolis, Kenichi and his uncle Shunsaku Ban set out to uncover the mystery behind the first human-like robot, Tima.

7.1

MagicScore

#10

Angel's Egg

1985

In the ruins of a strange city, a young girl takes care of a large egg she holds carefully in her arms. She bonds with a boy who is searching for a bird he saw in a dream.

7.7

MagicScore

#11

Victor Frankenstein

2015

Eccentric scientist Victor Von Frankenstein creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.

5.9

MagicScore

#12

Underworld: Endless War

2011

Follows Selene across 3 separate periods in history as she hunts a group of Lycan brothers.

6.9

MagicScore

#13

Tekkonkinkreet

2006

Two penniless orphans, Black and White, struggle to survive on the mean streets of Treasure Town. When a megacorporation threatens to tear down the town to build an amusement park, Black and White engage in the fight of their life.

7.4

MagicScore

#14

xxxHOLiC The Movie: A Midsummer Night's Dream

2005

Invited to a wealthy client's mansion, time-traveling witch Yuko and her companions arrive to find a group of collectors assembled to participate in a mysterious auction. And the mystery only deepens when the collectors go missing one by one. As more guests disappear and strange occurrences abound, Yuko and her friends realize they must solve the mystery before they vanish as well.

6.3

MagicScore

#15

Millennium Actress

2002

Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career. When he presents her with a key she had lost and thought was gone forever, the filmmaker could not have imagined that it would not only unlock the long-held secrets of Chiyoko’s life... but also his own.

7.8

MagicScore

#16

Trigun: Badlands Rumble

2010

In a quicksand surrounded town called Makka, rumors spread of a legendary robber named Gasback is after the town. To protect it, Mayor Kepler has hired bounty hunters. These hunters have been following Gasback from town to town in hopes of getting the bounty. Vash the Stampede is in town, along with Meryl and Milly, along with the female bounty hunter Amelia and Nicholas D. Wolfwood.

7.5

MagicScore

#17

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train

2020

Tanjiro Kamado, joined with Inosuke Hashibira, a boy raised by boars who wears a boar's head, and Zenitsu Agatsuma, a scared boy who reveals his true power when he sleeps, boards the Infinity Train on a new mission with the Fire Hashira, Kyojuro Rengoku, to defeat a demon who has been tormenting the people and killing the demon slayers who oppose it!

8.2

MagicScore

#18

Attack on Titan: Chronicle

2020

In the fourth recap movie, episodes 1 to 59 of the anime are retold, compiling the first Three seasons of Attack on Titan into a two-hour event.

7.5

MagicScore

#19

Resident Evil: Damnation

2012

U.S. federal agent Leon S. Kennedy sneaks into the "East Slavic Republic" to verify rumors that Bio-Organic Weapons (BOWs) are being used in the country's civil war, which the U.S. and Russia are making preparations to jointly intervene in. Right after his infiltration, the U.S. government orders him to leave immediately. Determined to uncover the truth, Leon ignores the order and enters the battlefield to end the chain of tragedies caused by the BOWs.

6.9

MagicScore

#20

Walker

1987

William Walker and his mercenary corps enter Nicaragua in the middle of the 19th century in order to install a new government by a coup d'etat.

6.4

MagicScore

Frequently asked

What are the best movies like The Empire of Corpses?

The top films similar to The Empire of Corpses by MovieMagicScore are Harmony (6.9), Genocidal Organ (6.6), Steamboy (6.9). Each shares animation/horror/science fiction/thriller themes and is ranked by real viewer ratings, not critics or studios.

Is The Empire of Corpses worth watching?

The Empire of Corpses holds a MovieMagicScore of 6.2/10 from 121 viewer ratings.

What kind of movie is The Empire of Corpses?

The Empire of Corpses (2015) is a animation, horror, science fiction, thriller film directed by Ryotaro Makihara, starring Yoshimasa Hosoya, Ayumu Murase, Akio Otsuka.

Where can I find more recommendations like The Empire of Corpses?

Browse the full ranked list above, or explore more animation recommendations on MovieMagicScore, where every list is ordered by genuine viewer ratings.

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About movies like The Empire of Corpses

This ranked list pairs The Empire of Corpses (2015), a animation and horror and science fiction and thriller film from Ryotaro Makihara, with similar titles by genre, theme and cast overlap (fans of Yoshimasa Hosoya take note). Unlike critic-driven sites, every position here is ordered by MovieMagicScore — a rating built only from real viewers, with no studio marketing or paid placement. Scores update as more people rate, so the list stays current.

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