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post #1 of 16
6/23/10 at 6:01pm
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I know most people prefer ninjas, but I dig the samurai.

What are your favorite samurai movies/shows?

Aside from the obvious, 7 Samurai, I really liked the Lone Wolf and Cub series. Ogami Itto was the shit!!!

Honorable mentions go to Yojimbo, Sanjuro, and I'm still yearning to see Zatoichi v. Yojimbo.
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post #2 of 16
6/23/10 at 6:20pm
criterion's list on samurai:

harakiri
hidden fortress
kagemusha
kawidan
onibaba
ran
rashomon
samurai trilogy
samurai rebellion
samurai spy
sanshiro sugata
seven samurai
sword of doom
sword of the beast
throne of blood
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post #3 of 16
6/23/10 at 6:27pm
Lone Wolf and Cub. Shogun Assassin.
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post #4 of 16
6/23/10 at 6:29pm
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Originally Posted by imightbechad View Post
Lone Wolf and Cub.

Shogun Assassin.

Same thing aren't they?
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post #5 of 16
6/23/10 at 7:13pm
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Originally Posted by javyn View Post
Same thing aren't they?

Kinda.

Shogun Assassin is a pastiche of a few of the Lone Wolf and Cub variations.

If you're just gonna watch one, go with Shogun Assassin. One of my favorite narrator voiceovers of all time.
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post #6 of 16
6/23/10 at 7:20pm
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Originally Posted by heli0x View Post
criterion's list on samurai:

harakiri
hidden fortress
kagemusha
kawidan
onibaba
ran
rashomon
samurai trilogy
samurai rebellion
samurai spy
sanshiro sugata
seven samurai
sword of doom
sword of the beast
throne of blood

This.

Also, Takashi Miike made a bizarre Samurai movie a few years ago called Izo, where the main character is a Samurai who is crucified and then goes on to rape Mother Earth and murder Father Time. It is genius.
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post #7 of 16
6/23/10 at 7:22pm
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post #8 of 16
6/23/10 at 8:40pm
Zatoichi The Blind Swordsman
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post #9 of 16
6/23/10 at 8:53pm
+1 For Shogun Assasin
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post #10 of 16
6/23/10 at 8:58pm
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Originally Posted by limping_decorum View Post
Zatoichi The Blind Swordsman

+ how ever much he can gamble up for me.

Also: Samurai Assassin/Samurai: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059673/

- 1 on Roshomon. Ran is better, as is Throne of Blood.
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post #11 of 16
6/23/10 at 9:26pm
Personally, I just love Yojimbo. Hidden Fortress is cute. 7 Samurai is fantastic.
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post #12 of 16
6/23/10 at 10:22pm
What, no love for Goyokin ? Easily one of the best of the bunch.

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post #13 of 16
6/23/10 at 10:56pm
Toshiro Mifune as Musashi, from the Samurai trilogy. I also remember liking Shogun Mayeda, with Sho Kosugi.
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post #14 of 16
6/23/10 at 11:28pm
Rurouni Kenshin.
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post #15 of 16
6/23/10 at 11:36pm
and if youre into anime, samurai champloo is pretty decent
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