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2) Yojimbo
Series
Criterion collection volume 52
Language
English
Description
Two warring clans vying for power bid for the services of a wandering samurai-for-hire.
Series
Language
English
Description
A 16th century Japanese farming community has been victimized by bandits, year afer year. Desperate to find some means of ending the terror, the villagers hire seven unemployed samurai to help defend them. Film formed the basis of The Magnificent Seven and Battle beyond the Stars.
6) Sanjuro
Series
Criterion collection volume 53
Language
日本語
Description
A Samurai turns up in a town where nine young men are plotting to overthrow a corrupt regime. He takes charge of the group and attempts to formulate a plan to deceive the old bosses.
Series
Criterion collection volume 280
Language
日本語
Description
This is the thrilling tale of a man who chooses to devote his life to evil. A gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, Ryunosuke (Nakadai) kills without remorse, without mercy. It is a way of life that ultimately leads to madness.
8) Death Trance
Language
日本語
Description
Grave, a lone Samurai, has stolen a mysterious coffin from the holy Tougan Temple - a coffin said to contain a great power. Trapped inside the sealed coffin is the Goddess of Destruction, confined and held at bay from laying waste to this world. Grave fearlessly travels the land dragging the coffin behind him. He knows that what lies within is what he seeks, he just needs to get it open. Unknown to Grave, a young temple monk has embarked on a quest...
11) Haunted samurai
Language
日本語
Description
"Known in its native Japan as Shinobi Demon: Duel in the Wind, Keiichi Ozawa’s 1970 film, Haunted Samurai (also known as The Hunted and as Duel In The Wind), based on the manga by Goseki Kojima, opens with a scene where a samurai named Rokuheita (Hideki Takahashi) cuts down his opponent in a sword dual in front of his sister. Upset by her brother’s lot in life, Rokuheita’s sister than hangs herself, which is enough to make him swear off his...
Series
Criterion collection volume 14
Language
日本語
Description
Legendary seventeenth-century samurai Musashi Miyamoto begins his quest for military glory. His dream ends in defeat, but the love of a woman and the cunning of a Buddhist priest set him on the samurai path.
13) Kill!: Kiru
Series
Criterion collection volume 313
Language
日本語
Description
A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, a former farmer, dreams of being a samurai. The other, a former samurai, prefers living anonymously.
Series
Criterion collection volume 190
Language
日本語
Description
A vivid, visceral Macbeth adaptation, directed by Akira Kurosawa (Seven Samurai), sets Shakespeare's definitive tale of ambition and duplicity in a ghostly, fog-enshrouded landscape in feudal Japan. The film fuses classical Western tragedy with formal elements taken from Noh Theater to create an unforgettable cinematic experience.
Language
日本語
Description
Kyoshiro, a half-breed son of a Japanese aristocrat raped by a Christian missionary, lives only for the moment, amused by the chaos that surrounds him. But those who decide to use him for their own ends soon discover that they have made a fatal error! For Kyoshiro utilizes the magical Musou-Masamune blade, and is in control of technique in all of swordplay, the Full Moon Cut. All those who challenge him must face The Sleepy Eyes of Death!
Language
日本語
Description
An offshoot of a Japanese television series of the same name, "Three outlaw samurai" is a classic in its own right. A wandering, seen-it-all ronin becomes entangled in the dangerous business of two other samurai hired to execute a band of peasants who have kidnapped the daughter of a corrupt magistrate. With remarkable storytelling economy and thrilling action scenes, it's an expertly mounted tale of revenge and loyalty.
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