Samurai Fiction by Hiroyuki Nakano (Review)
Samurai Fiction is a loving, humorous — and incredibly stylish — parody/homage to the classic samurai films of yore.
Samurai Movie Reviews
With their fanciful armor, flashing katanas, and strict code of honor, Japan’s feudal warriors make for great cinema, be it arthouse gems or cult/exploitation classics. Like their shadowy ninja counterparts, samurai always make an impression, no matter the genre.
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The Twilight Samurai by Yôji Yamada (Review)
As a result of its small, intimate, and unassuming approach, The Twilight Samurai is simply a masterpiece.
The Last Samurai by Edward Zwick (Review)
My greatest hope for The Last Samurai is that encourages people to seek out the real thing.
Harakiri by Masaki Kobayashi (Review)
This may not be as famous as Kurosawa and Mifune’s samurai pictures, but it’s a great one nonetheless.
Samurai X: Reflection by Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Review)
I was fully unprepared for just how powerful and moving this DVD would be.
Sword of Doom by Kihachi Okamoto (Review)
Ultimately, Sword of Doom is a film about killing and the consequences of having no conscience.
Ching Siu-tung’s Duel to the Death Is a Mind-Blowing Tale of Martial Arts (and Exploding Ninjas) (Review)
Let the masses have their Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. I’ll take Duel to the Death any day.
Samurai 2: Duel at Ichijoji Temple by Hiroshi Inagaki (Review)
For a movie that’s about a famous swordsman, we actually see very little of him.