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Best Samurai Movies of all time

When a sword was the ultimate weapon. Combat was personal and elegant. Ethics were everything. And the landscape was segmented and beautiful. A genre unlike any other and spectacular.

Seven Samurai (1954)

7.7 (19 Ratings) Rate It

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In 1586, a poor village of farmers recruit seven unemployed samurai to defend themselves from...

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Yojimbo (1961)

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Avg: 8.4 (9 Ratings) Rate It

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Sanjuro, a wandering samurai (Ronin) enters a rural town in nineteenth century Japan. After learning...

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Sanjuro (1962)

8.5 (2 Ratings) Rate It

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A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and...

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When the Last Sword is Drawn (2003)

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While a doctor treats his ailing grandson, an old man (Koichi Sato) tells of his complex...

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The Last Samurai (2003)

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Avg: 7.2 (33 Ratings) Rate It

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The Japanese monarchy has decided to replace the hired samurai warriors, who have been relied upon...

Charlie Cobra Reviews (1840 KP) created a video about Afro Samurai in Video Games

Sep 14, 2021 (Updated Sep 14, 2021)

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Afro Samurai Video Game Trailer

Trailer for Afro Samurai Video Game

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Charlie Cobra Reviews (1840 KP) created a video about Samurai Warriors 5 in Video Games

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Samurai Warriors 5 - Official Final Trailer

Final Official Trailer for Samurai Warriors 5

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The Marinated Meeple (1848 KP) rated The Last Samurai (2003) in Movies

Mar 23, 2018

The Last Samurai (2003)

2003 | Action, Drama, War

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7.2

(33 Ratings)

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Modern version isn't embarrassing (4 more)

Keeps the heart of the Samurai film alive

Lovely depiction of a samurai village

Tom Cruise is quite good

Epic Scope versus a small feel.

A great modern samurai film

I didn't expect a samurai film with Tom Cruise to be any good, but this one is great. Solid casting, great story, and even great action. But with beautiful moments of quiet. Which really is the samurai way. I love the depiction of the village, with everyone perfecting their respective crafts.

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Dean (6921 KP) rated The Last Samurai (2003) in Movies

May 2, 2017

The Last Samurai (2003)

2003 | Action, Drama, War

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7.2

(33 Ratings)

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The Samurai fight scenes (1 more)

Great Actors

A great film

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Johnnie To recommended Yojimbo (1961) in Movies (curated)

Yojimbo (1961)

1961 | Action, Adventure, Classics

8.4

(9 Ratings)

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"A film that combines the sitcom and the samurai film."

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Chad Stahelski recommended Seven Samurai (1954) in Movies (curated)

Seven Samurai (1954)

1954 | Action, Adventure, Drama

7.7

(19 Ratings)

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"Let’s go with Seven Samurai. I’m a huge Akira Kurosawa fan. You can tell that Parabellum is the closest thing to a western chanbara film—which is a Japanese slang term for a samurai/sword-fighting movie. John Wick is basically paying tribute to all the great samurai and spaghetti westerns out there. That’s where we get it."

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Alton Brown recommended Yojimbo (1961) in Movies (curated)

Yojimbo (1961)

1961 | Action, Adventure, Classics

8.4

(9 Ratings)

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"Sure, Seven Samurai is the best known of Kurosawa’s canon, but I say Yojimbo takes the cake because it’s got one thing that Samurai doesn’t: a sense of humor. It’s also Toshiro Mifune’s best outing, bar none."

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