whats the best samurai movie ever???

[NikoNakata]

whats the best samurai movie u ever seen?

[Skolld]

Seven Samurai, definitely ranks high, followed closely by Ran and Yojimbo, Yojimbo is just a fun movie all around.

[KhawMengLee]

whats the best samurai movie u ever seen?

The Erotic Adventures of Musashi









followed closely by:

Sanjuro
Kagemusha
Tasogare Seibei(Twilight Samurai)
Seven Samurai
Samurai Fiction

[IWB]

Seven samurai and Throne of blood pretty much tie i think.


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[Kenshin Axel]

Seven Samurai is definetly one of the best.

I watched Ran, but got a bit bored of it.
Last Samurai is'nt even close.
I liked Ninja Scroll.*

*Don't tell my Mum!!!!

[kenshin13]

Seven Samurai is definetly one of the best.

I watched Ran, but got a bit bored of it.
Last Samurai is'nt even close.
I liked Ninja Scroll.*

*Don't tell my Mum!!!!
Seven Samurai is good. Hey Kenshin Axel I've seen that avatar before, where'd u get it?

[Kenshin Axel]

I got it off some stupid anime Gif. website.

[kenshin13]

what ever you do, DONT tell me the website. (laughs) sarcasm. :)

[Random]

whats the best samurai movie u ever seen?
Aside from my samurai video project.....Seven Samurai. I liked all of Toshiro Mifune's movies.

But my video kicked. ^^

[streetcleaner]

Shogun Assassin

[NikoNakata]

seven samurai is a great movie, ran is close after even tho i dont like the ending,but i love the last samurai the only thing i didnt like was tom cruise...

[Soul Blade]

Seven Samurai is great.
I saw a new Movie last night at the cinema. Its called Zatoichi.
About a blind Samurai acting out as a massuer.
I loved it. Funny, heaps of action and if you think Kill Bill had some gory parts in it, this one destroys it..
If its at a theatre or on DVD in your country, I highly recommend it.
Its a Takeshi Kitano film...

[jmarsten]

Just saw that film last night and it was very good. The depiction of the kodachi waza was most excellent. The historical context and content was also very good. Highly recommend it. BTW this is a new film

[Aden]

Twighlight Samurai is yet another excellent Sanada Hiroyuki film (this time using a shortsword, in Onmyoji he used a chinese broadsword and in Last Samurai a katana), came out in 2002 or early 2003, is available on fairly cheap DVD from Hong Kong with acceptable English subtitles.

Warning - A superb period piece rather than an action film - pure action heads should be warned there are only 2 fight scenes in it :).

So many good samurai movies though - Ran, Kagemusha, Yojimbo, Throne of Blood, Sanjuro, the Lone Wolf and Cub series, the Blind Swordsman series. And so many appalling ones....

But for me 7 Samurai is still the best.

Aden

[jmarsten]

If you have not seen Samurai Banners or the Last Swordsman not to mention the whole Nemuri Kyoshiro series starring Ichikawa Raiso then it is still an open question. The Full Moon Cut series is one to see if you are a fan of these chambarra films.

[Nanbanjin]

I'm sure most of you guys have seen this one.

http://www.whitehouseanimationinc.com/cub.htm

Nice fight scene.

[Zaphiel]

seven samurai..seven samurai???
is that film famous and I'm just blind or is it that new that it will take another 2 month till it's in austria......???

[Usagi San]

My best five Samurai movies list:

1 - Sanjuro
2 - Seven samurai
3 - Samurai rebellion
4 - Throne of blood
5 - Yojimbo

My worst five Samurai movies list:

1 - LAST SAMURAI
2 - LAST SAMURAI
3 - LAST SAMURAI
4 - LAST SAMURAI
5 - LAST SAMURAI

[Dave Fowler]

seven samurai..seven samurai???
is that film famous and I'm just blind or is it that new that it will take another 2 month till it's in austria......???
Fairly old movie, was first done in the 50's or 60's

If you saw the magnificent seven (western) movie from the 70's it was based off of this.

[Zaphiel]

Fairly old movie, was first done in the 50's or 60's

If you saw the magnificent seven (western) movie from the 70's it was based off of this.
thx....<rei>

[devourment77]

most of kurosawa's samurai movies I liked.. but lets not forget kenshin ova 1-4.. probably one of the best anime samurai movies I have seen. Azumi is kinda fun to watchi in a kill billish way.. zatochi 2003 was pretty kewl.

Has anyone seen musashi ep 1-49 jdrama? i just ordered it the other day.. will be here soon.. I hope it is at least as good as the musashi 3 part movie (which is actually not to good if you have read the book).. i just like to see mifune as musashi heh

[Will]

ghost dog with Forest Whitaker

[basmodo]

what the name of the film where a father and sun travel about. the father is a samurai and when travelling carrys his son on his back. All the naration is done by the son and it is a black and white movie.can anybody help?

[Old Warrior]

what the name of the film where a father and sun travel about. the father is a samurai and when travelling carrys his son on his back. All the naration is done by the son and it is a black and white movie.can anybody help?

It's the Lone Wolf & Cub series. There are a number of films with the same characters.

[Dervish]

Seven Samurai
Yojimbo
Sanjuro
Hidden Fortress
Rashomon

I got Kagemusha for Christmas, and I've yet to watch it. I should do that ASAP.

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Seven Samurai
Yojimbo
Sanjuro
Hidden Fortress
Rashomon

I got Kagemusha for Christmas, and I've yet to watch it. I should do that ASAP.

i like very thing you listed.. tho kagemusha was a different animal.

pete

[KendokaJim]

most of kurosawa's samurai movies I liked.. but lets not forget kenshin ova 1-4.. probably one of the best anime samurai movies I have seen. Azumi is kinda fun to watchi in a kill billish way.. zatochi 2003 was pretty kewl.

Has anyone seen musashi ep 1-49 jdrama? i just ordered it the other day.. will be here soon.. I hope it is at least as good as the musashi 3 part movie (which is actually not to good if you have read the book).. i just like to see mifune as musashi heh

I'm pretty sure I've seen these. There was a Musashi series on NHK a few years ago, and if we're talking about the same one, it's excellent. Although, trying to watch it in a marathon can be kind of annoying, but mostly because the same music is used for the same kinds of events. The lead, whose name escapes me at the moment is awesome... bi-polar even.
Oh, and big ups to Mifune as well. His character in Rashomon is the best!

[euclid]

Sword of Doom
Seven Samurai
Kill!
Samurai Rebellion
Twilight Samurai

[Kenzan]

Azumi is kinda fun to watchi in a kill billish way..


Azumi was a steaming pile of diseased Vulture Vomit with ZERO redeaming qualities, it even lacked that, "Oh, this is so lame, it's funny" kind of way.
It just plain sucked.

Said I to the proprietor of "Bob's Smut-O-Rama and Family Video";

I WANT MY &#%$*& $4.50 RENTAL FEE BACK!!!!!

ARGGGG!!!
:mad:

[Fujikawa]

My all time favourites are;

Mibugishiden [When the last sword is drawn?]
Ame agaru
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Everything else. All of Kurosawa with Toshiro Mifune, Semi shigure, Samurai fiction, Zatoichi, etc.

Mibugishiden is cool because it has a lot of action, but it's also quite moving and explores Bushido and what a "good" Samurai should or shouldn't be. Ame agaru is cool because it's Mugai-ryu and also explores the philosophy of what a good Samurai should or shouldn't be.

[Theodore]

Since the samurai era is not defined for the purposes of the question I would have to say:

Tora! Tora! Tora!

[1/2]

I have to say my all time favorite has to be "Samurai triology"

Of the newer movies, I'd have to say "Twilight Samurai" or "Hidden Blade."

Samurai fiction was great fun too, don't get me wrong....

[Shinmen]

Long time reader, first time poster ;).
Favorite samurai movies are as follows:

7 Samurai of course (an absolute must see)

Samurai trilogy ( Toshiro Mifune is the best. Also, if you have never read the novel "MUSASHI", written by Eiji Yoshikawa, I highly recommend you do. It is the story the Samurai Trilogy was based upon and my favorite book to date and sooooooooooo much better than the movie).

The Hidden Blade

The Doom Sword ( circa 1966, like 7 Samurai, this movie is leaps and bounds ahead of any movie of its time or today for that matter, wonderful acting, filmography and a great story).

Twilight Samurai (Excellent movie for those who need substance for meditation. It is not a hack and slash gore fest at all. While fight sequences are a bare minimum, the movie is captivating from beginning to end).

Musa:The Warrior (while this is not a samurai movie, i had to mention it. It is without a doubt one of my favorite movies yet. It is difficult for me to see anyone not enjoying this movie. Trust me, rent it, watch it, and you will buy it ;) ).

[Cobra51]

I've never seen a samurai movie.:down:

[Manuka]

Very hard to pick a favorite as I really like several, and there are a lot I have not seen.
Ran, Twilight Samurai, Seven Samurai, and Sword of Doom are my top picks.

Rashomen, Taboo, Throne of Blood, were also very enjoyable.

I am also able to enjoy Last Samurai as an action movie, knowing that it has as much reality as 'Vertical Limit' has to climbing, or 'Greys anatomy' to medicine. I liked it better than Shogun with the wimpy effete Richard Chamberlain.

Kill Bill ?? well I have seen them, sort of bizarre, like a Grimm fairytale written while on a bad mushroom trip. I love the way Hollywood has instant death from snake bite or throwing knives.

[Firebird]

I've been watching Seven Samurai since I was a kid and I always get something new from it, everytime I watch it.
The Lone Wolf and Cub series is fun. The main character kills whole villages each episode. They guy who plays Ito has pretty clean form...
The new Zatoichi movie was kind of cool too.

[Kagemusha]

The new Zatoichi had its moments... Not really a good movie overall

My favourites:
Seven Samurai
Lonewolf and Cub series
Samurai Trilogy
Samurai Fiction <-- Immediately jumped into my top 10 favourites ever upon first viewing.

[xvikingx]

Seven Samurai is great.
Of the Musashi series or Samurai trilogy I really only liked the last one. It's hard to put that book on screen.
Any of the film adaptations of Fujisawa Shuuhei's novels. Although they revolve around a samurai character they are not filled with action so I don't know if they would appeal to people here. They are great period pieces.

[Dave_petrucci]

The Kurosawa greats are probobly the "best" Samurai movies ever in terms of the sheer genius that went into the making of them but they're not my favorite. My personal favorite is "Lone Wolf And Cub: Babycart To Hades". The LWandC movies are totally OTT and silly but they're just damned good fun to watch.