Samurai Films

**Kokoro777** · 28th February 2010, 08:43 AM

Any good, modern Samurai films people can recommend?

'When the Last Sword is Drawn' is really excellent as is 'Twilight Samurai'. A slightly different samurai flick is 'Samurai Fiction'-its comical, its in black and white (Kurosawa homage?) and has a great, raucous sound track by Tomoyasu Hotei (who's also the villain in the film). 'Ichi' is rather good-a better sequel to 'Zaitoichi' in my opinion.

Also, why do they dub the sound of a sword being pulled from a metallic scabbard in samurai films? Its really irritating!

**stealth_monkey** · 28th February 2010, 09:03 AM

Personally, I think the best samurai movie made in the west is Ghost Dog.

**yoda-waza** · 28th February 2010, 12:42 PM

Originally Posted by stealth_monkey

Personally, I think the best samurai movie made in the west is Ghost Dog.

Close, but no cigar. The story really didn't need Whittaker's sword scenes. I found them distracting but figured that since "Samurai" was in the title the director or producer or screenwriter must have maintained the story would not be complete without it because shiny, swishy samurai blades are fascinating to western audiences. Just ask Quentin.

**David G** · 28th February 2010, 05:06 PM

"Hidden Blade" and "Love and Honour" are both excellent.

David

**Kokoro777** · 28th February 2010, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by David G

"Hidden Blade" and "Love and Honour" are both excellent.

Yes I forgot about those-they are good.

**SanguineKendoka** · 1st March 2010, 12:59 AM

First person to say Kill Bill gets chased down and murdered with a snake.

**David G** · 1st March 2010, 04:42 AM

Originally Posted by SanguineKendoka

First person to say Kill Bill gets chased down and murdered with a snake.

A Grass Snake . . . . it'll take longer.

That'll be you then Mr Sanguine as you mentioned it first . . .

**rainmaker** · 2nd March 2010, 12:01 PM

Last Samurai....

**dillon** · 3rd March 2010, 03:06 AM

Shigurui Death Frenzy is a 12 episode anime series. Very good but requires a strong stomach. The series feels incomplete as it only covers the first chapter of the book it's based on.

**Jung_Yul** · 18th March 2010, 12:05 AM

Originally Posted by SanguineKendoka

First person to say Kill Bill gets chased down and murdered with a snake.

What about "Murder William?"

**hl1978** · 18th March 2010, 12:44 AM

Originally Posted by stealth_monkey

Personally, I think the best samurai movie made in the west is Ghost Dog.

I would counter with high plains drifter or any other western remake of a chanbara film.

**opentarget** · 18th March 2010, 12:58 AM

Kill Bill....hands down!

**Moonrise** · 18th March 2010, 02:00 AM

I rather liked Samurai Fiction myself, but it's very definitely aimed at the EmptyVee generation. When you get right down to it, for Jidaigeki, no one making films today comes close to Kurosawa-sensei. It's a damn shame that he parted ways with Mifune-sama over Redbeard, because they could have gone on making wonderful cinema together.

Alas, both are now dead, of course.