Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "sensei"

1. Cobra Kai (2018–2025)

TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

Decades after their 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament bout, a middle-aged Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence find themselves martial-arts rivals again.

Stars: Ralph Macchio, William Zabka, Courtney Henggeler, Xolo Maridueña

Votes: 203,881

2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem (2023)

PG | 99 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The Turtle brothers work to earn the love of New York City while facing down an army of mutants.

Directors: Jeff Rowe, Kyler Spears | Stars: Micah Abbey, Shamon Brown Jr., Nicolas Cantu, Brady Noon

Votes: 64,037

3. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990)

PG | 93 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

Four teenage mutant ninja turtles emerge from the shadows to protect New York City from a gang of criminal ninjas.

Director: Steve Barron | Stars: Judith Hoag, Elias Koteas, Josh Pais, David Forman

Votes: 104,873 | Gross: $135.27M

4. Seven Samurai (1954)

Not Rated | 207 min | Action, Drama

Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.

Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Keiko Tsushima, Yukiko Shimazaki

Votes: 367,027 | Gross: $0.27M

5. The Karate Kid (1984)

PG | 126 min | Action, Drama, Family

A martial arts master agrees to teach karate to a bullied teenager.

Director: John G. Avildsen | Stars: Ralph Macchio, Pat Morita, Elisabeth Shue, Martin Kove

Votes: 244,638 | Gross: $90.82M

6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)

PG-13 | 101 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

When a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home.

Director: Jonathan Liebesman | Stars: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, William Fichtner, Noel Fisher

Votes: 220,051 | Gross: $191.20M

7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012–2017)

TV-Y7-FV | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Four ninja turtles, mutated by a mysterious alien substance, must rise up out of the sewers and defend New York City against evil forces from both the past and present.

Stars: Sean Astin, Rob Paulsen, Greg Cipes, Mae Whitman

Votes: 14,821

8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (2016)

PG-13 | 112 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy

The Turtles get into another battle with their enemy the Shredder, who has acquired new allies: the mutant thugs Bebop and Rocksteady and the alien being Krang.

Director: Dave Green | Stars: Megan Fox, Will Arnett, Tyler Perry, Laura Linney

Votes: 99,837 | Gross: $82.05M

9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987–1996)

TV-Y7 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The pizza-loving, shell-busting mutant turtles Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo, with the guidance of their Sensei Master Splinter, face fierce enemies, save humanity from extinction and battle against life-altering mutations.

Stars: Cam Clarke, Barry Gordon, Rob Paulsen, Townsend Coleman

Votes: 37,768

10. Kickin' It (2011–2015)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Action, Comedy, Drama

A once-in-a-generation young karate fighter named Jack joins the Wasabi warriors.

Stars: Leo Howard, Dylan Riley Snyder, Mateo Arias, Jason Earles

Votes: 6,744

11. Assassination Classroom (2013–2016)

TV-14 | 23 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

A powerful creature claims that within a year, Earth will be destroyed by him, but he offers mankind a chance by becoming a homeroom teacher where he teaches his students about how to kill him. An assassination classroom begins.

Stars: Jun Fukuyama, Mai Fuchigami, Bryce Papenbrook, Vic Mignogna

Votes: 20,911

12. Tampopo (1985)

Not Rated | 114 min | Comedy

A truck driver stops at a small family-run noodle shop and decides to help its fledgling business. The story is intertwined with various vignettes about the relationship of love and food.

Director: Jûzô Itami | Stars: Ken Watanabe, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Nobuko Miyamoto, Koji Yakusho

Votes: 22,590 | Gross: $0.22M

13. The Foot Fist Way (2006)

R | 85 min | Comedy

An inept tae kwon do instructor struggles with marital troubles and an unhealthy obsession with fellow tae kwon do enthusiast Chuck "The Truck" Wallace.

Director: Jody Hill | Stars: Danny McBride, Ben Best, Mary Jane Bostic, Spencer Moreno

Votes: 13,644 | Gross: $0.23M

14. The Art of Self-Defense (2019)

R | 104 min | Action, Comedy, Crime

After being attacked on the street, a young man enlists at a local dojo, led by a charismatic and mysterious sensei, in an effort to learn how to defend himself from future threats.

Director: Riley Stearns | Stars: Jesse Eisenberg, Alessandro Nivola, Imogen Poots, Steve Terada

Votes: 40,923 | Gross: $2.41M

15. Power Rangers Ninja Storm (2003–2004)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Action, Adventure, Family

A trio of ninja trainees become Power Rangers to defend their school after it is attacked by aliens.

Stars: Pua Magasiva, Sally Martin, Glenn McMillan, Jason Chan

Votes: 3,076

16. Redbelt (2008)

R | 99 min | Drama, Sport

A fateful event leads to a job in the film business for top mixed-martial arts instructor Mike Terry. Though he refuses to participate in prize bouts, circumstances conspire to force him to consider entering such a competition.

Director: David Mamet | Stars: Chiwetel Ejiofor, Tim Allen, Emily Mortimer, Max Martini

Votes: 21,519 | Gross: $2.34M

17. Devils on the Doorstep (2000)

139 min | Comedy, Drama, War

Villagers in World War II China are unsure what to do with the two enemy prisoners who have been left in their care.

Director: Wen Jiang | Stars: Wen Jiang, Kenya Sawada, Hongbo Jiang, Teruyuki Kagawa

Votes: 8,622 | Gross: $0.02M

18. The Immortal (2000–2001)

60 min | Action, Drama, Fantasy

An immortal warrior hunts down demons in the modern-day world.

Stars: Lorenzo Lamas, Steve Braun, April Telek, Dominic Keating

Votes: 318

19. Seis Manos (2019– )

TV-MA | 27 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Orphans raised by a martial arts master are plunged into a mystery involving demonic powers, drug cartels, ancient rituals and blood sacrifice.

Stars: Danny Trejo, Mike Colter, Aislinn Derbez, Vic Chao

Votes: 1,936

20. Sanshiro Sugata (1943)

Not Rated | 79 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Sugata, a young man, struggles to learn the nuance and meaning of judo, and in doing so comes to learn something of the meaning of life.

Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Denjirô Ôkôchi, Susumu Fujita, Yukiko Todoroki, Ryûnosuke Tsukigata

Votes: 5,632

21. The Sensei (2008)

Not Rated | 95 min | Action, Drama, Sport

In 1985 Colorado, a long-absent woman, proficient as a black belt in martial arts, returns home where she agrees, secretly, to train a bullied gay teen.

Director: Diana Lee Inosanto | Stars: Diana Lee Inosanto, Keith David, Melissa Taylor, Shane Weingardt

Votes: 478

22. King Kung Fu (1976)

G | 95 min | Action, Comedy

A gorilla trained in martial arts gets loose and terrorizes the city of Wichita, Kansas.

Director: Lance D. Hayes | Stars: John Ballee, Billy Schwartz, Lois Ayres, Allan Baker

Votes: 437

23. Chop Socky Chooks (2007–2008)

TV-Y7-FV | 11 min | Animation, Action, Comedy

Three kung fu fighting chickens battle the owner of their city-sized shopping mall.

Stars: Paterson Joseph, Shelley Longworth, Rupert Degas, Paul Kaye

Votes: 597

24. The Trigonal: Fight for Justice (2018)

122 min | Action, Drama, Thriller

An underground fighting circuit run by an international crime syndicate invades a retired MMA champion's small, idyllic island hometown. Syndicate thugs brutally assault his wife and kill ... See full summary »

Director: Vincent Soberano | Stars: Ian Ignacio, Rhian Ramos, Sarah Chang, Gus Liem

Votes: 156

25. Zatoichi's Revenge (1965)

Not Rated | 84 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

After Zatoichi learns of his sensei's murder he uncovers a horrible conspiracy involving the local government and crime family.

Director: Akira Inoue | Stars: Shintarô Katsu, Norihei Miki, Mikiko Tsubouchi, Takeshi Katô

Votes: 1,524

26. The Simpsons (1991 Video Game)

E10+ | 58 min | Action, Comedy, Family

Smithers kidnaps Maggie so Homer, Marge, Bart and Lisa set off across Springfield, from Krustyland to Moe's Tavern, to Channel 6 and finally to the power plant to take on Smithers and Mr. Burns and retrieve Maggie.

Stars: Dan Castellaneta, Nancy Cartwright, Hiroshi Iuchi, Muneharu Samejima

Votes: 725

27. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1989 Video Game)

Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi

Four humanoid turtles experts on martial arts must defeat Shredder, who has kidnapped the reporter and friend April O'Neil.

Votes: 302

28. A.K. (1985)

71 min | Documentary, Biography, History

A documentary that shows the production of Ran and discusses the film techniques of Kurosawa himself.

Director: Chris Marker | Stars: Shigehiko Hasumi, Chris Marker, Akira Kurosawa, Tatsuya Nakadai

Votes: 1,223

29. Portuguese Ninja (2018)

29 min | Short, Action, Mystery

An ancient artifact is held by a crime lord, in a guarded house full of traps, and only the Portuguese Ninja can find a way to get it back.

Director: Rui Constantino | Stars: Robinson Cohen, Paulo Constantino, Rui Constantino, Thomas Graden

Votes: 267

30. One Chumpion (2021)

13+ | Short, Action, Comedy

Two martial arts students compete to be number one at a bizarre dojo lead by a not-so-wise Sensei. As tension rise, they fight for the right to compete in the World Tournament of Champions which leads to a twist of events.

Director: Edward Swingler | Stars: Anton Bex, Christopher Canavan, Chris Skeeter, Edward Swingler

31. Justice (IV) (2014)

17 min | Short, Comedy

Crime-fighter Milton Justice gets a new partner.

Director: Michael Swinehart | Stars: Akende Munalula, Stephen Sitkowski, Robert Sprayberry, Leo Zaza

32. Fruit Ninja: Kinect (2011 Video Game)

E | Action

The game is simple - your fruits are blue and your opponent's are red. Slice blue fruits, avoid the red fruits and keep an eye out for the elusive white fruits - these can be sliced by ... See full summary »

Director: Shainiel Deo | Star: Duffy Weber

Votes: 61

33. The Immortal (2000–2001)
Episode: Demons of the Night: Part 1 (2000)

PG-13 | Action, Drama, Fantasy

Demon hunter Raphael "Rafe" Cain, his young friend Goodwin and Dr. Sara Beckman team up to try and track down the demons who killed the love of Cain's life. The search is intersected with scenes of Cain's past and training with his sensei.

Director: David Straiton | Stars: Lorenzo Lamas, Steve Braun, Scott J. Ateah, Dean Aylesworth

Votes: 20

34. Power Rangers DinoThunder (2004)
Episode: Legacy of Power (2004)

TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Dr. Oliver is captured and held prisoner in Mesogog's lair, leaving the rangers wondering what to do. The history of the power rangers is revealed to them and they find that they have an ally in an unlikely person.

Director: Andrew Merrifield | Stars: James Napier Robertson, Kevin Duhaney, Emma Lahana, Latham Gaines

Votes: 139

35. Power Rangers DinoThunder (2004)
Episode: Thunder Storm: Part 1 (2004)

TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Kira meets a cute guy who introduces himself as Blake and invites her to watch him race. Lothor frees himself and casts a spell on the Ninja Storm Wind Rangers to make them evil and to help... See full summary »

Directors: Charlie Haskell, Eamon O'Sullivan | Stars: James Napier Robertson, Kevin Duhaney, Emma Lahana, Jason David Frank

Votes: 93

36. Power Rangers DinoThunder (2004)
Episode: Thunder Storm: Part 2 (2004)

TV-Y7-FV | 22 min | Action, Adventure, Family

Cam hatches a plan to help Shane, Dustin, and Tori, but it won't be easy. Hunter and Blake reluctantly assist him and are almost overwhelmed. The rangers must team up to take on Mesogog and Lothor's armies when they unite against them.

Directors: Charlie Haskell, Eamon O'Sullivan | Stars: James Napier Robertson, Kevin Duhaney, Emma Lahana, Jason David Frank

Votes: 86

37. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003–2010)
Episode: Tale of Master Yoshi (2006)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

The turtles are cleaning up their new lair. Donatello shorts out a circuit breaker. Michelangelo begins to flip out, but Splinter suggests telling stories. Leo relays a story that the Ancient One told him at the end of S4E14.

Director: Roy Burdine | Stars: Michael Sinterniklaas, Wayne Grayson, Sam Riegel, Gregory Abbey

Votes: 153

38. Centurions (1986)
Episode: To Dare Dominion: Part II (1986)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Family

John manages to escape from Claw while Dr. Terror follows the vortex around Dominion. The other Centurions are attacked by their own weapon systems, which are transformed into creatures by ... See full summary »

Stars: Pat Fraley, Neil Ross, Vince Edwards, Ron Feinberg

Votes: 16

39. The Transformers (1984–1987)
Episode: The Burden Hardest to Bear (1986)

TV-Y7 | Animation, Action, Adventure

Rodimus is having problems with all the responsibilities that come with being a leader. He is attacked by decepticons who manage to take the matrix from him, transforming him back into Hot ... See full summary »

Directors: Andy Kim, Ray Lee | Stars: Charlie Adler, Jack Angel, Susan Blu, Roger C. Carmel

Votes: 112

40. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003–2010)
Episode: Demons and Dragons (2008)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Demons and Dragons: The Turtles begin training with the mysterious Ninja Tribunal, experimenting with new powers and weapons despite Splinter's reservations, not to mention his portentous dreams of their demise!

Director: Roy Burdine | Stars: Michael Sinterniklaas, Wayne Grayson, Sam Riegel, Gregory Abbey

Votes: 132

41. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003–2010)
Episode: More Worlds Than One (2008)

TV-Y7 | 21 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

More Worlds Than One: The Turtles and company continue their training under the Ninja Tribunal, learning to fight in the physical as well as mental and spiritual worlds.

Director: Roy Burdine | Stars: Michael Sinterniklaas, Wayne Grayson, Sam Riegel, Gregory Abbey

Votes: 130

42. Faking It (2003– )
Episode: Cube Dweller to Kung Fu Kicker (2005)

Reality-TV

Chicago desk-jockey, Bob Phares is stuck typing HTML code in his tiny cubicle. But his mild manner is about to kick it a bit... because Kung Fu movie action-queen Cynthia Rothrock will ... See full summary »

Director: Phil Lott | Stars: Eric Gable, Marcie Phares, Robert Phares, Timothy L. Raynor

43. Granada Reports (1992– )
Episode: 9 April 2020: Evening Bulletin (2020)

30 min | News

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Stars: Tony Morris, Yvonne Campbell, Ian Hopkins, Chris Matthews

44. New Looney Tunes (2015–2020)
Episode: Samurai Bugs/Duck in the Mist (2020)

TV-Y7 | Animation, Short, Adventure

Bugs must stop Cal the Samurai from terrorizing his village in feudal Japan. / Tad Tucker is filming a nature documentary about wild jungle animals but Daffy sabotages his project in an attempt to get Tad to make him the star of the film.

Director: Erik Knutson | Stars: Carlos Alazraqui, Dee Bradley Baker, Eric Bauza, Jeff Bergman

Votes: 7

45. Breakfast with Kay Burley (2019– )
Episode: Episode dated 24 November 2020 (2020)

News

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Stars: Kay Burley, Lisa Anderson, Andy Burnham, Paul Charles

46. Warriors (2008– )
Episode: Samurai Showdown (2009)

TV-PG | 45 min | History, Reality-TV, War

With all due awe and reverence Terry presents masters of the Samurai arts as he tells the story of Miyamoto Musashi, a Ronin who successfully challenged every aspect of Samurai tradition but remained true to the code of Bushido.

Stars: Chris Yung, Terry Schappert

Votes: 8

47. Adrenaline no yoru (2015–2016)
Episode: Sensei, girai (I hate Teacher) (2015)

11 min | Horror, Thriller

A kindergarten teacher plays with the children, until one of them tells her that he hates her. Soon the other classmates join in her hatred towards the teacher.

Director: Takashi Ninomiya | Stars: Haruna Kojima, Satoshi Koji, Kazuma Omura

48. Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2014–2020)
Episode: Hunting Season (2015)

TV-Y7 | 22 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

Two Transformers, the Autobot Drift and the Decepticon Fracture, face off on Earth.

Director: Scooter Tidwell | Stars: Will Friedle, Darren Criss, Constance Zimmer, Khary Payton

Votes: 22

49. Iron Fist (2017–2018)
Episode: Morning of the Mindstorm (2018)

TV-MA | 54 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

As Danny steps up his training, Davos ramps up recruitment. Ward falls prey to old demons, and Misty butts heads with a captain.

Director: Stephen Surjik | Stars: Finn Jones, Jessica Henwick, Tom Pelphrey, Jessica Stroup

Votes: 1,920

50. Iron Fist (2017–2018)
Episode: Citadel on the Edge of Vengeance (2018)

TV-MA | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Crime

Joy offers Davos tips on appealing to the masses, Danny begins to understand his limits, and Mary seeks the truth about her past.

Director: Julian Holmes | Stars: Finn Jones, Jessica Henwick, Tom Pelphrey, Jessica Stroup

Votes: 1,898