Samurai Film
  • The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi picture
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    The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi (2004)

    A master swordsman (Takeshi Kitano) battles a formidable ronin (Tadanobu Asano) and a deadly clan...

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    Dororo (2007)

    A female warrior who was raised as a man joins a young samurai's quest to recover 48 of his body...

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    The Last Samurai (2003)

    In the 1870s a Westerner (Tom Cruise) is caught in the middle of a battle between Japan's emperor...

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    Daisuke Ito

    Though he is largely forgotten today, Daisuke Ito was regarded during the 1920s and early '30s as...

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    Sadao Nakajima

    Sadao Nakajima was a Writer for movies such as Moeru Yuji, Yoshiwara Enjo, and Seburi Monogatari.

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    Sanjuro (1962)

    Akira Kurosawa's tale of a 19th-century samurai who leads a group of swordsmen against a corrupt...

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    Shinobi (2006)

    Two rival ninja clans, Iga and Koga, live deep in the mountains and must compete in a deadly contest...

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    Crest of Betrayal

    Weaving two storylines together: the first is the story of 18th-century shogunate intrigue and...

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    Azumi (2006)

    A Japanese swordfighting epic about children trained by the Tokugawa shogun to become the ultimate...

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    Shinsengumi (1970)

    The Japanese title of Band of Assassins was Shinsengumi, which pinpointed the assassins in question....

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    Kagemusha (1980)

    A 16th-century thief's (Tatsuya Nakadai) life is spared so he can double for a Japanese warlord.

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    Zato-ichi to Yojimbo

    In Zatoichi vs. Yojimbo, one of many Japanese samurai films starring the blind swordsman Zatoichi...

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    Gate of Hell (1953)

    A 12th-century Japanese warlord's love for a married woman leads to tragedy in this best foreign...

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    Kedamono No Ken

    Betrayed by his masters, a swordsman (Mikijiro Hira) goes on the run and finds solace with a band of...

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    AFTER THE RAIN (Japan)

    A wandering samurai (Akira Terao) finds employment as a fencing master and battles a gang of...

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    The Hidden Fortress (1960)

    Two medieval misfits help a beaten Japanese warlord (Toshirô Mifune) and his princess (Misa Uehara)...

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    Izo

    Izo, an assassin attempting to kill the Shogun, is captured and crucified in 1865 Japan. His fury...

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    Taboo (2000)

    In 1865 Japan a military commander and captain (Takeshi Kitano) suspect that an androgynous samurai...

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    The Princess Blade (2003)

    A warrior (Yumiko Shaku) seeks vengeance against her mother's murderer, the leader of a band of...

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    Kumokiri Nizaemon

    A thief (Tatsuya Nakadai) uses con games and robberies to finance a plot for revenge.

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    Legend of Zipang (1995)

    In medieval Japan, a master swordsman teams up with a gun-wielding woman and her sidekick in search...

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    Shogun Mayeda (1992)

    A historical epic set in 1600 Japan involving the Eastern and Western Armies engaged in the Battle...

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    Chushingura (1963)

    Forty-seven samuri revenge the death of their lord.

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    Goyokin

    A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to stop a massacre taking place.

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    The Master Gunfighter (1975)

    After the success of his three Billy Jack films, actor, director, and screenwriter Tom Laughlin...

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    Ran (1985)

    Lord Hidetora (Tatsuya Nakadai) and his three sons wreak epic 16th-century chaos in a modified...

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    Samurai Fiction (1998)

    Described as the "world's first rock'n'roll samurai movie," this story follows hot-headed 17th...

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    Samurai (1954)

    The first part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's trilogy based on 17th-century Japanese warrior Musashi...

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    Yari No Gonza (1988)

    Set in Japan during the 17th Century, a young samurai falls in love with the wife of another man.

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    Seven Samurai (2002)

    Feudal Japanese villagers hire seven warriors to defend them from 40 mounted bandits.