Samurai Movies - please recommend your fav - Page 2

Tingle · (#11 (**permalink**))

Dont get that luxury here in the Uk. Tv here is pretty rubbish compared with some countries. Thank god for sky and virgin. But even these repeat films on a weekly basis. programs here revolve around families and kids, cooking and gardening. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

opmgirl · (#12 (**permalink**))

yeah the zatoichi films are awesome! definately my faves!! i like the festival of fire best!! just cant beat the gay/crossdressing dude and the naked tattooed men fighting at the baths! :P rah!

AichiAlex · (#13 (**permalink**))

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Originally Posted by muddyfunster2003

These are my favourite genre of Japanese movies. Favs are Seven Samurai and Hidden Fortress (story was used by George Lucas as a tempalte in Star Wars).

I have seen a few of the recent movies like When the Last Sword is Drawn, Hidden Blade but I was disappointed by the lack of action. A lot of Japanese Samurai movies feature a lot of sitting around and talking.

Can anyone recommend a good action Samurai movie I could watch?

Many thanks.

Anything by Akira Kurosawa, he is arguably the best Japanese director in History. You can watch a bunch of his films online, I've got a link on my blog about some of his movies, but honestly it's almost impossible to pick one, they are all just so good.

Devan · (#14 (**permalink**))

I have found a like'n to "Shinobi-Heart Under Blade" and I know it's not totally samuri, but I like the movie "The Promise" by Chen Kaige

ShibaInu · (#15 (**permalink**))

i agree with u tenchu-san...Samurai X - Trust and Betrayal is one of the best anime OAV on samurais...it's mature, serious, moving, great artwork and semi-historical as well...

Slykaz1 · (#16 (**permalink**))

Last night I was watching a movie called Zatoichi I really liked it. But it was in Spanish....

kimono · (#17 (**permalink**))

I definitely love watching japanese movies but i cant seem to download an english version of grave of the fireflies. i have found this subtitle site and i hope this one helps if you cant undrstand japanese either.

EveV · (#18 (**permalink**))

Iron Monkeyyyyyyyyy
Okay that's ninja
WATCH IT ANYWAY

jtybty · (#19 (**permalink**))

My favorite Samurai movies are the Zatoichi and Kyoshiro Nemuri series from the '60s but there are many good ones from that era.

TheMaXxX · (#20 (**permalink**))

Well you should watch Zatoichi or Lone Wolf and cub, yojimbo, watch some of sonny chibas movies. The best Zatoichi movie is the last of the whole series http://www.japanforum.com/forum/images/smilies/cool.gif

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