List of Notable Samurai Films
Title | Director | Release Date | Comments |
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Orochi | Buntaro Futagawa | 1925 | |
Humanity and Paper Balloons | Sadao Yamanaka | 1937 | |
The 47 Ronin | Kenji Mizoguchi | 1941 | |
Jakoman and Tetsu | Senkichi Taniguchi | 1949-07-11 | |
Rashomon | Akira Kurosawa | 1950-08-25 | |
Conclusion of Kojiro Sasaki-Duel at Ganryu Island | Hiroshi Inagaki | 1951-10-26 | This was the first time that Toshirō Mifune played Musashi Miyamoto. |
Vendetta for a Samurai | Kazuo Mori | 1952-01-03 | |
Gate of Hell | Teinosuke Kinugasa | 1953-10-31 | |
Seven Samurai | Akira Kurosawa | 1954-04-26 | |
Samurai Trilogy
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Hiroshi Inagaki |
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Throne of Blood or Spider Web Castle | Akira Kurosawa | 1957-01-15 | A Japanese version of Macbeth. |
The Hidden Fortress | Akira Kurosawa | 1958-12-28 | A key inspiration for Star Wars |
Samurai Saga | Hiroshi Inagaki | 1959-04-28 | |
The Gambling Samurai | Senkichi Taniguchi | 1960-03-29 | |
Yojimbo or The Bodyguard | Akira Kurosawa | 1961-04-25 | A Fistful of Dollars was based on this film |
Tsubaki Sanjuro or Sanjuro | Akira Kurosawa | 1962-01-01 | |
Harakiri | Masaki Kobayashi | 1962-09-16 | Won a prize at the Cannes Film Festival. |
Chushingura | Hiroshi Inagaki | 1962-11-03 | |
Three Outlaw Samurai | Hideo Gosha | 1964 | |
Sword of the Beast | Hideo Gosha | 1965 | |
Samurai Assassin or Samurai | Kihachi Okamoto | 1965 | |
Sanshiro Sugata | Seiichiro Uchikiro | 1965 | This is a remake of Akira Kurosawa's films Sanshiro Sugata and Sanshiro Sugata Part 2. |
The Sword of Doom | Kihachi Okamoto | 1966 | |
The Adventure of Kigan Castle | Senkichi Taniguchi | 1966 | |
Samurai Rebellion | Masaki Kobayashi | 1967 | This won the Fipresci Prize at the Venice Film Festival. |
Kill! | Kihachi Okamoto | 1968 | |
Samurai Banners | Hiroshi Inagaki | 1969 | |
Red Lion | Kihachi Okamoto | 1969 | |
Band of Assassins | Tadashi Sawashima | 1969 | |
Goyokin | Hideo Gosha | 1969 | |
Hitokiri (Tenchu) | Hideo Gosha | 1969 | |
Watch Out Crimson Bat | Hirokazu Ichimura | 1969 | |
Mission: Iron Castle | Kazuo Mori | 1970 | |
Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo | Kihachi Okamoto | 1970 | |
The Ambitious | Daisuke Itō | 1970 | |
Incident at Blood Pass | Hiroshi Inagaki | 1970 | |
Shogun's Samurai | Kinji Fukasaku | 1978 | |
The Fall of Ako Castle | Kinji Fukasaku | 1978 | |
Kagemusha | Akira Kurosawa | 1980 | Nominated for a best foreign film Oscar. |
The Bushido Blade | Tsugunobu Kotani | 1981 | |
Legend of the Eight Samurai | Kinji Fukasaku | 1984 | |
Ran | Akira Kurosawa | 1985 | Japanese adaptation of King Lear. Won Oscar for Best Costume Design; won 25 other awards and 15 nominations. |
Shintaro Katsu's Zatoichi or
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally |
Shintaro Katsu | 1989-02-04 | Directed, written and starring Shintaro Katsu. |
Heaven and Earth | Haruki Kadokawa | 1991-02-08 | |
47 Ronin | Kon Ichikawa | 1994 | |
Twilight Samurai | Yôji Yamada | 2002-11-02 | Nominated for a best foreign film Oscar. |
When the Last Sword Is Drawn | Yojiro Takita | 2003-01-18 | |
Zatoichi | Beat Takeshi | 2003-09-02 | Directed by and starring Beat Takeshi, this film was the Silver Lion award winner at the Venice Film Festival. |
The Last Samurai | Edward Zwick | 2003-11-22 | |
The Hidden Blade | Yôji Yamada | 2004-10-30 | |
Love and Honor | Yôji Yamada | 2006-12-01 | |
Castle Under Fiery Skies | Mitsutoshi Tanaka | 2009 | |
13 Assassins | Takashi Miike | 2010 | |
Ichimei | Takashi Miike | 2011 |
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