I wanted to review some Japanese films, but wasn’t sure how to focus my journey. So I decided to find a list or two and use them to guide me along. Of course, since my husband likes martial arts, I’ll be looking at samurai films.
Here are the lists I’ll be using.
- Seven Samurai (1954)
- Harakiri (1962)
- Yojimbo (1961)
- Sanjuro (1962)
- The Hidden Fortress (1958)
- Throne of Blood (1957)
- Samurai Rebellion (1967)
- Ran (1985)
- Chushingura (1962)
- Samurai Assassin (1965)
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)
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- Seven Samurai (1954) Akira Kurosawa
- 13 Assassins (1954) Eiichi Kudo
- The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) Kanji Misumi
- Miyamoto Musashi (1961-1965) Tomu Uchida
- The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959) Nobuo Nakagawa
- Yojimbo (1961) Akira Kurosawa
- Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937) Sadao Yamanaka
- Sun in the Last Dates of the Shogunate (1957) Yuzo Kawashima
- Samurai Vendetta (AKA Hakuoki) (959) Kazuo Mori
- The Million Ryo Pot (1935) Sadao Yamanaka
- The Seven Samurai – 1954
- Ran – 1985
- Throne of Blood – 1957
- The Hidden Blade (Kakushi Ken: Oni no Tsume) – 2004
- 47 Ronin (Genroku chushingura) – 1941
- Harakiri (Seppuku) – 1962
- Samurai Assassin – 1965
- Twilight Samurai (Tasogare Seibei) – 2002
- Samurai Rebellion (Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu)- 1967
- The Last Samurai – 2003
- Seven Samurai (1954)
- Harakiri (1962)
- Yojimbo (1961)
- Lone Wold and Cub: Sword of Vengence (1972)
- Humanity and Paper Balloons (1937)
- 13 Assassins (2010)
- The Hidden Blade (2004)
- Samurai Assassin (1965)
- Throne of Blood (1957)
- Samurai Rebellion (1967)
- Chushingura (1962)
- Goyokin (1969)
- Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
- The Twilight Samurai (2002)
- GI Samurai (1979)
- Seven Samurai
- Yojimbo
- When the Last Sword is Drawn
- Samurai Rebellion
- Throne of Blood
- Shogun Assassin
- Harakiri
- 13 Assassins (Takashi Miike)
- The Sword of Doom
- Last Samurai (2003)
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