This is also done by ronin, who have lost their place in society, but we also see samurais like Kikyo in Three Outlaw Samurai, who are on the inside, switch over to the peasant side because it is the right thing to do. The samurai movies are really interesting because they serve as...
Samurai 7 Adventure, Sci-fi, Action 1,462 votes In a futuristic world where samurai and giant robots coexist, a small village hires a band of seven warriors to defend them from bandits intent on stealing their harvest. As the samurai come together from various backgrounds, they must form a...
Netflix is a gold mine of movies and TV shows to get stuck into when you’re bored. As you’d expect in Japan, there is an abundance of titles in the anime category with new episodes available every week, but there are also seamlessly crafted documentaries, off-beat comedies and...
Also ranks #8 on 14 Underrated Epics That Prove The Best Action Scenes Are In History Books Also ranks #10 on The Best Samurai Movies Of All Time 13 Brother 2000 18 votes Brother, a gripping crime thriller directed by and starring Takeshi Kitano, showcases the dire but mesmerizing world of...
The greatest Japanese movies, ranked 1. Seven Samurai (1954) Film Action and adventure Director: Akira Kurosawa If you’re looking for an entry point to Japanese cinema, or world cinema – or, shoot, just cinema in general – consider this your diving board. For experts, it probably seems...
For those times when a TV anime won't do, or you want a longer story, check out an anime movie! Here, you will find lists and recommendations for movies across all genres.
Even if Criterion had only a handful of Kurosawa films, it would still be difficult to choose betweenThe Seven Samurai,Rashomon, andRan, to name a few. So whyIkiru? Well, it’s an unqualified masterpiece, about a man with stomach cancer coming to terms with the end of his life. It’...
Maybe you’re friends with one of the critics who were contractually obligated to review it, and consoled them as they rocked back and forth while babbling that they thought The Last Samurai couldn’t get any whiter. Maybe you saw the ads, depicting Leto’s U.S. expat who sets up shop...
1. Seven Samurai (1954) This is my all-time favourite and one of the best Japanese samurai movies of all time, in my opinion, and many other people’s opinions as well for that matter. It regularly ranks as one of the best movies ever made in Japan. ...
Rather than games, the people of this world stream monster hunts. Choi Gangshik is the cameraman for a somewhat popular streamer, but when an accident occurs during a shoot, he gets the spotlight as he kills a monster in front of the camera. However, it's not just the viewers who are...