Samurai Cinema
Like the American western, the samurai film lends itself to tales of loyalty, revenge, romance, fighting prowess, and the decline of a traditional way of life.
| Spine # | Title | Director | Country | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
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Seven Samurai | Akira Kurosawa | Japan, | 1954 |
| 302 |
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Harakiri | Masaki Kobayashi | Japan, | 1962 |
| 280 |
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The Sword of Doom | Kihachi Okamoto | Japan, | 1966 |
| 1057 |
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai | Jim Jarmusch | United States, | 1999 |
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The Complete Lady Snowblood | ||||
| 52 |
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Yojimbo | Akira Kurosawa | Japan, | 1961 |
| 53 |
|
Sanjuro | Akira Kurosawa | Japan, | 1962 |
| 679 |
|
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman | |||
| 841 |
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Lone Wolf and Cub | |||
| 190 |
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Throne of Blood | Akira Kurosawa | Japan, | 1957 |
| 116 |
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The Hidden Fortress | Akira Kurosawa | Japan, | 1958 |
| 267 |
|
Kagemusha | Akira Kurosawa | Japan, | 1980 |
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The Samurai Trilogy | ||||
| 596 |
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Three Outlaw Samurai | Hideo Gosha | Japan, | 1964 |
| 138 |
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Rashomon | Akira Kurosawa | Japan, | 1950 |
| 584 |
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Kuroneko | Kaneto Shindo | Japan, | 1968 |
| 226 |
|
Onibaba | Kaneto Shindo | Japan, | 1964 |
| 310 |
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Samurai Rebellion | Masaki Kobayashi | Japan, | 1967 |
| 313 |
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Kill! | Kihachi Okamoto | Japan, | 1968 |
| 312 |
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Samurai Spy | Masahiro Shinoda | Japan, | 1965 |
| 311 |
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Sword of the Beast | Hideo Gosha | Japan, | 1965 |
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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger’s Tail | Akira Kurosawa | Japan, | 1945 | |
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Sanshiro Sugata | Akira Kurosawa | Japan, | 1943 | |
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Sanshiro Sugata, Part Two | Akira Kurosawa | Japan, | 1945 |