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Seven Samurai was indeed a great film! One of my favorite scenes was when one of the samurai tries to show off his horse back riding skills, he falls off it, starts chasing after it, and all the other samurai and the villagers break out into laughter!
Akira Kurasawa has become one of my favorite directors. No one could do samurai films like he did, but his non samurai films such as Red Beard, High and Low, and Ikiru are also great.
I absolutely ADORE these movies!!! They occupy a special place in my heart along with Kaiju Eiga, 1980's pulp sword-and-sorcery, grindhouse revenge and 1960's and 70's counterculture horror.
I believe that several of the Samurai movies in this list may be one of the inspirations to my favorite Samurai Action Harem Comedy Anime Series, Omamori Himari(2010) I enjoyed watching these Samurai movies
@@andrecoleman9549Ran is no. 5. Unless you're saying you think it should be no. 1. Personally, I love Ran and it's my favorite Kurosawa. I like it substantially more than 7 Samurai, and it is much more watchable. That said, 7 Samurai was of course gonna be the no. 1 choice. It's the most popular and venerated and influential, not only on the genre, but the history of movies.
@@taccntb4345 how am I a normie? I might not necessarily agree, and it's no where near my favorites, but 7 Samurai is literally consistently listed everywhere as one of the greatest movies ever made by broad consensus. A tad overrated, sure, but that's where we're at. Get over it.
My comments on this video: 1 - The first version of 13 Assassins dates back to 1963 and was directed by Eiichi Kudo. The 2010 film is a remake. You should give credit to the original which, in my opinion, is better. 2 - Sword of doom, was also the adaptation of the first episode of Satan's Sword Triology directed by Kenji Misumi (chapter 1-2) and Kazuo Mori (chapter 3). 3 - Finally, you should give more credit to Tatsuya Nakadai, who stars in many of the films on this list (Ran, Harakiri, The Sword of Doom, etc.) and is a living legend still active today.
One thing not mentioned: Yojimbo was inspired by Dashiell Hammet's Continental Op series, specifically Red Harvest. One film heavily inspired by Yojimbo was Walter Hill's Last Man Standing which, by changing the setting to Prohibition-era US, works as a pretty faithful adaptation of Red Harvest.
Thank goodness that "The Last Samurai (with Tom Cruise)" didn't get a mention. As a Japanese bro, I shook my head at the title. The late, great Paul Mooney said it best about the silly movie (it's on RUclips and from the Chappelle's Show).
Because he and you didn't understand the film. Tom Cruise isn't "the last samurai". There is no "the last samurai". Japanese doesn't have singular words. Samurai is plural. It's the last of the samurai period.
The 2011 remake of Harakiri “Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai” was absolutely visually stunning and an amazing remake! I wish I could’ve seen it on the big screen in 3D!
The film "Ran" is not pronounced "ran" as in the past tense form for the verb "run." In Japanese, the movie's title is pronounced "Rahn" (or "Ron") and means "confusion" or "chaos." Also, in the film "Harakiri," the character "Sato" is not pronounced "Say-toe" It's pronounced "Sah-toe."
All of the films are Japanese :-) Very good list and encapsulates the genre's contribution to other cultures. I look forward to catching up on some that I have missed.
The world knows that Akira Kurosawa is a master of the Japanese film industry. "Do you know the Japanese masters of the manga world?" Osamu Tezuka is the person who pioneered modern Japanese manga and anime. Without him, I can say with certainty that today's Japanese manga and anime would not exist.
"Harakiri" is a masterful film but slow. The "Lady Snowblood" films would not have made my list. Always a huge fan of Tatsuya Nakadai and Toshiro Mifune, so "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro" are my favorites with "Samurai Rebellion" third and any Zatoichi film as honorable mention. Thanks, enjoyed this post.
I was disappointed that When The Last Sword is Drawn wasn’t on the list. It’s a great film about the aftermath of the boshin war and Saito Hajime recalling the events, especially a samurai that many of his peers thought was greedy. He was actually sending money to his family.
excellent choices I own 2/3 of them starting from the top of the list when you get a chance watch The Hidden Blade From Yogi Yamada it got 12 Japanese Academy Award Nominations there's only two fight scenes in it but its a beautiful movie of a Samurai holding to tradition while standing up to corrupt leaders and watching his world transitioning from the sword to the gun the Samurai actor Masaoshi Nagase is amazing in this movie and it quickly became one of my favorites
No mention of The Rurouni Kenshin live action movies. Mind you I haven’t watch a lot of samurai movies, but that manga got me into researching the period historically.
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it would take me forever to make a top 20. but my top 20 would include Samurai Fiction, Zatoichi: Darkness is His Ally, Heaven & Earth, and Zatoichi vs The Chess Master. my top 3 would be 1 1.Kagemusha 2. Ran 3. Heaven & Earth obviously I am biased towards the bigger samurai battle movies. samurai duelists are cool but I like big battles with cavalry, gunpowder, warrior monks and lots of yari
Seven Samurai is definitely one of my favorites, and it had an actual good Anime adaption called Samurai 7. When it comes to Japanese Hollywood movies there are always 3 major ones that pop out - Rising Sun, Black Rain, The Hunted. only 1 of them features a samurai sure but it plays on the fantasy of 2 rival clans 1 being samurai and the other being Ninja(which is or could be historically inaccurate AF but none the less entertaining as hell). Either way I recommend all 3, and Westly Snipes and Sean Connery in Rising Sun throw in Tia Carrera and Jeff Amada actually it had a hell of an all star cast, Harvey Keitel, Tagowa, Mako, Shaw, Buscemi I mean damn hell of a cast. Black Rain is one of my Favorites with Michael Douglas and one of my favorite Ridley Scott films excellent cop drama that deals with differences between Japanese and American Culture clashing after WW2.
Take a look at Masahiro Shinoda's works such as IBUN SARUTOBI SASUKE, there are some great ones that go unmentioned in the world because they are way more truly Japanese. Start there. And then follow some of the major actors in his films, and you will roll down the proverbial rabbit hole, because Jidai-geki is like how Hollywood made a zillion Westerns, for Japan it's just their culture.
I like each of your selections and your in-depth commentary, which reflects your appreciation for Japanese cinema and the samurai culture in particular as depicted in various manners by different directors, however, my single critique relates to your pronunciation of the titles and actors names, some of which are so mangled it detracts from your narration as if fingernails were suddenly dragged across a chalkboard. Other than that, good job. Get some help on the pronunciation next time.
Glad to see almost all the important/quintessential/expected movies on the list, as well as a lot of filler. My only comment (and I absolutely hate hate hate the sort if people who go, Where's this? Where's that? Why isn't this on the list?) - I'm trying to be impartial here - is 1954's Sansho the Bailif. It is widely lauded as one of Japan's masterworks (and is included among the 1,001 movies you must see before you die, amongst many other publications).
While it is a little flexible this list does call itself 'Greatest Samurai Movies' rather than 'Greatest Japanese Period Movies. Sansho has very little in the way of samurai action, being mainly the story of the children's trauma. It is also set in the Heian period, before the rise of the samurai to power. So, while I 100% agree with you it is a masterpiece, I think it was right to exclude it. Perhaps another list of Japanese historical films NOT involving samurai might be something they should think about.
While good to see shogun assassin on the list, there are 6 films in that series and should be higher than lady snowblood, far more influential on modern films and tv
seven samurai yojimbo harakiri ran sanjuro 13 assassins hidden fortress samurai trilogy the tiwilight samurai i think the last samurai also deserve spot here and also chushingura 1962 version is my favorite 47 ronin version , havent watch 1941 version yet
I don’t agree with the number 1, it should have been Hara-kiri. Seventh samurai might be one of my favourite film but it’s not as good as Hara-kiri. But that’s only my view 😉
Not a bad list but I'm guessing the people who made it haven't seen "Kiru!" (Kill!) or it would likely be in the top 10. Also Kitano Takeshi's "Zatoichi" is a worthy contender.
The original Lady Snowblood is one of my all-time favorite movies, regardless of genre. I wouldn't lump the 2nd movie in as part of the same entry though - the sequel was just a mediocre & unnecessary cash-in IMO.
I would argue that the Kill Bill movies are samurai movies because of how it us about a woman who travels around the world with an asian sword fighting bad guys with each there own asian style of fighting.
Lady Snowblood is NOT a "Samurai Movie" It's a "Jidai Geki" for sure, but it has no "Samurai" Characters, and takes place in the Meiji Period, when the Samurai class were abolished
If you see none of the others, watch Seven Samurai. I'm not into samurai movies. In fact, 7S was my first and I saw it during the pandemic lockdown when i was 70 y/o. Three and a half hours long. Blew me away! I've since watched it eleven times, without subtitles after the first four...lol. IMHO I suggest it.
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間諜
「最後の忠臣蔵」(2010)
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もし娘を持つ父親なら、必ず泣ける映画です。
何度も観てしまいました。
22:53 Seven Samurai - # 1
21:19 - Yojimbo - 2
20:10 Harakiri - 3
18:54 Lady Snow Blood Franchise - 4
17:46 Ran - 5
16:27 Shogun Assassin - 6
15:34 Zatoichi And The One-Armed Swordsman - 7
14:17 Sanjuro - 8
13:34 The Sword of Doom - 9
12:22 Throne of Blood - 10
11:02 13 Assassins - 11
10:19 Samurai Assassin - 12
9:20 The Hidden Fortress - 13
8:16 Kagemusha - 14
6:49 Rashomon - 15
5:20 Samurai Trilogy - 16
3:55 Samurai Rebellion - 17
2:34 The 47 Ronin - 18
1:12 The Twilight Samurai - 19
0:25 Lone Wolf And Cub - 20
Glad to see 13 Asassins getting love.
Seven Samurai was indeed a great film!
One of my favorite scenes was when one of the samurai tries to show off his horse back riding skills, he falls off it, starts chasing after it, and all the other samurai and the villagers break out into laughter!
Great to see Sanjuro remembered. With Seven Samurai and Yojimbo over shadowing it's often forgotten... great list!
Akira Kurasawa has become one of my favorite directors. No one could do samurai films like he did, but his non samurai films such as Red Beard, High and Low, and Ikiru are also great.
When I was younger and just before I started film school I became absolutely obsessed with Akira Kurosawa. I even named my first born after him.
The actor director collaborations of Toshiro Mifune and Akira Kurosawa is one of the great actor/director pairings ever, regardless of country.
I absolutely ADORE these movies!!! They occupy a special place in my heart along with Kaiju Eiga, 1980's pulp sword-and-sorcery, grindhouse revenge and 1960's and 70's counterculture horror.
I was happy to see "Seven Samurai" has taken the top spot as it's definitely the most epic samurai film of all cinema history!
I believe that several of the Samurai movies in this list may be one of the inspirations to my favorite Samurai Action Harem Comedy Anime Series, Omamori Himari(2010)
I enjoyed watching these Samurai movies
We all know Seven Samurai is number one
No Ran
Yojimbo
@@andrecoleman9549Ran is no. 5. Unless you're saying you think it should be no. 1.
Personally, I love Ran and it's my favorite Kurosawa. I like it substantially more than 7 Samurai, and it is much more watchable.
That said, 7 Samurai was of course gonna be the no. 1 choice. It's the most popular and venerated and influential, not only on the genre, but the history of movies.
It’s not. It’s just the most well known, normie. Understand the difference.
@@taccntb4345 how am I a normie? I might not necessarily agree, and it's no where near my favorites, but 7 Samurai is literally consistently listed everywhere as one of the greatest movies ever made by broad consensus. A tad overrated, sure, but that's where we're at. Get over it.
I'd have Twilight Samurai higher, around the top 10 Beautiful film and a genuine look at what a Samurai of the time might have gone through.
Well-said.
Zatoichi is one of the greatest movie franchises of all time.
It's an interesting choice as best Zato film The first one is certainly legendary. My personal favorite has always been #15 Cane Sword. YMMV.
Shogun Assassin ... my dad's fav movie... seen it so many times growing up...
They’re great, I have them all on DVD!
47 Ronin and The last Samurai are some of my favorites.
Unsurprisingly, many of Kurowasa's movies made this list. The filmmaker was a genius.
My comments on this video:
1 - The first version of 13 Assassins dates back to 1963 and was directed by Eiichi Kudo. The 2010 film is a remake. You should give credit to the original which, in my opinion, is better.
2 - Sword of doom, was also the adaptation of the first episode of Satan's Sword Triology directed by Kenji Misumi (chapter 1-2) and Kazuo Mori (chapter 3).
3 - Finally, you should give more credit to Tatsuya Nakadai, who stars in many of the films on this list (Ran, Harakiri, The Sword of Doom, etc.) and is a living legend still active today.
As a guy who loves a good samurai movie I really appreciate this list, thank you!
Great list,top 3 are spot on!
One thing not mentioned: Yojimbo was inspired by Dashiell Hammet's Continental Op series, specifically Red Harvest. One film heavily inspired by Yojimbo was Walter Hill's Last Man Standing which, by changing the setting to Prohibition-era US, works as a pretty faithful adaptation of Red Harvest.
With bruce Willis?
@@ottomattix86 That's the one
It was indeed although Red Harvest has many differences. A Fistful of Dollars did not and for me…Last Man Standing was such a disappointment.
Haven't watched a good samurai film in a hot minute..thanks for this list..gonna watch some now
Thank goodness that "The Last Samurai (with Tom Cruise)" didn't get a mention.
As a Japanese bro, I shook my head at the title. The late, great Paul Mooney said it best about the silly movie (it's on RUclips and from the Chappelle's Show).
@kenterminateddq5311 awful take bro
Because he and you didn't understand the film. Tom Cruise isn't "the last samurai". There is no "the last samurai". Japanese doesn't have singular words. Samurai is plural. It's the last of the samurai period.
13 assassins is peak revenge samurai action i like how the director won't p***y around when it comes to show blood boiling violence.
The 2011 remake of Harakiri “Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai” was absolutely visually stunning and an amazing remake! I wish I could’ve seen it on the big screen in 3D!
Kobayashi's 'Harakiri' is brutal and hauntingly memorable.
I don't watch a lot of samurai movies, but Shogun was good even though it was a show. 🎉
Absolutely argree with you. I enjoyed it as well
Good list. RAN and HARAKIRI are in my top 10 best films of all times.
The film "Ran" is not pronounced "ran" as in the past tense form for the verb "run." In Japanese, the movie's title is pronounced "Rahn" (or "Ron") and means "confusion" or "chaos." Also, in the film "Harakiri," the character "Sato" is not pronounced "Say-toe" It's pronounced "Sah-toe."
A Bug's Life is basically Seven Samurai with insects.
Just like A Fistful of Dollars is Yojimbo with Cowboys
@@raymondo0412the whole conceit of spaghetti westerns is sorta stolen from Samurai movies.
All of the films are Japanese :-) Very good list and encapsulates the genre's contribution to other cultures. I look forward to catching up on some that I have missed.
I’m glad Twilight Samurai was on your (excellent) list. Very touching, human movie.
wrong end of the list for me ! excellent film.
The world knows that Akira Kurosawa is a master of the Japanese film industry.
"Do you know the Japanese masters of the manga world?" Osamu Tezuka is the person who pioneered modern Japanese manga and anime.
Without him, I can say with certainty that today's Japanese manga and anime would not exist.
"Harakiri" is a masterful film but slow. The "Lady Snowblood" films would not have made my list. Always a huge fan of Tatsuya Nakadai and Toshiro Mifune, so "Yojimbo" and "Sanjuro" are my favorites with "Samurai Rebellion" third and any Zatoichi film as honorable mention. Thanks, enjoyed this post.
I was disappointed that When The Last Sword is Drawn wasn’t on the list. It’s a great film about the aftermath of the boshin war and Saito Hajime recalling the events, especially a samurai that many of his peers thought was greedy. He was actually sending money to his family.
excellent choices I own 2/3 of them starting from the top of the list when you get a chance watch The Hidden Blade From Yogi Yamada it got 12 Japanese Academy Award Nominations there's only two fight scenes in it but its a beautiful movie of a Samurai holding to tradition while standing up to corrupt leaders and watching his world transitioning from the sword to the gun the Samurai actor Masaoshi Nagase is amazing in this movie and it quickly became one of my favorites
No mention of The Rurouni Kenshin live action movies. Mind you I haven’t watch a lot of samurai movies, but that manga got me into researching the period historically.
They must name it Cinematic Samurai
Not a single Hideo Gosha film on here but this is a great list
I am not going to lie but I saw 85% of these movies. Should catch up with the rest.
Marry me
Kaji Meiko in Lady Snow Blood 18:54 is so gorgeous!!!
Great list! #1 Seven Samurai good placement👍
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47 Ronin is a great samurai movie and one of Keanu Reeves underrated performances
I argree with you. I might need to rewatch it again after I finish rewatching the alien movies
Definitely underrated
Uuhhhh....
I’m probably wrong but I thought I saw somewhere that this was the movie that almost ruined his career lol.
it would take me forever to make a top 20. but my top 20 would include Samurai Fiction, Zatoichi: Darkness is His Ally, Heaven & Earth, and Zatoichi vs The Chess Master. my top 3 would be 1 1.Kagemusha
2. Ran
3. Heaven & Earth
obviously I am biased towards the bigger samurai battle movies. samurai duelists are cool but I like big battles with cavalry, gunpowder, warrior monks and lots of yari
6:15あたりの八千草かおるさん、気が遠くなるほど美しい。
Seven Samurai is definitely one of my favorites, and it had an actual good Anime adaption called Samurai 7. When it comes to Japanese Hollywood movies there are always 3 major ones that pop out - Rising Sun, Black Rain, The Hunted. only 1 of them features a samurai sure but it plays on the fantasy of 2 rival clans 1 being samurai and the other being Ninja(which is or could be historically inaccurate AF but none the less entertaining as hell). Either way I recommend all 3, and Westly Snipes and Sean Connery in Rising Sun throw in Tia Carrera and Jeff Amada actually it had a hell of an all star cast, Harvey Keitel, Tagowa, Mako, Shaw, Buscemi I mean damn hell of a cast. Black Rain is one of my Favorites with Michael Douglas and one of my favorite Ridley Scott films excellent cop drama that deals with differences between Japanese and American Culture clashing after WW2.
No Lonewolf & Cub movie is a guilty pleasure, that shit is greatness
(The Blind swordsman)Zatoichi, 2003, by Takeshi Kitano deserves to be part of the list.
when i was chaild,I knew thease videos
私には幼い頃から良く聴いていた映画でした。
懐かしく観ました😊
Take a look at Masahiro Shinoda's works such as IBUN SARUTOBI SASUKE, there are some great ones that go unmentioned in the world because they are way more truly Japanese. Start there. And then follow some of the major actors in his films, and you will roll down the proverbial rabbit hole, because Jidai-geki is like how Hollywood made a zillion Westerns, for Japan it's just their culture.
I like each of your selections and your in-depth commentary, which reflects your appreciation for Japanese cinema and the samurai culture in particular as depicted in various manners by different directors, however, my single critique relates to your pronunciation of the titles and actors names, some of which are so mangled it detracts from your narration as if fingernails were suddenly dragged across a chalkboard. Other than that, good job. Get some help on the pronunciation next time.
Yojimbo is a MUST-SEE for the non-viewers. My all-time favorite samurai film.
Theme please
Glad to see almost all the important/quintessential/expected movies on the list, as well as a lot of filler. My only comment (and I absolutely hate hate hate the sort if people who go, Where's this? Where's that? Why isn't this on the list?) - I'm trying to be impartial here - is 1954's Sansho the Bailif. It is widely lauded as one of Japan's masterworks (and is included among the 1,001 movies you must see before you die, amongst many other publications).
While it is a little flexible this list does call itself 'Greatest Samurai Movies' rather than 'Greatest Japanese Period Movies. Sansho has very little in the way of samurai action, being mainly the story of the children's trauma. It is also set in the Heian period, before the rise of the samurai to power. So, while I 100% agree with you it is a masterpiece, I think it was right to exclude it. Perhaps another list of Japanese historical films NOT involving samurai might be something they should think about.
After watching it you'll want to give your mother a long hug!
You forgot "when the last sword is drawn." Its on of the best
Hiroyuki Sanada in
Twilight Samurai
Need to do a Wuxia list/Shaw Brothers list. Love my Asian cinema, Japanese, Chinese, Thai or Korean. Must have subtitles, can't stand English dub.
Lady Snow Blood, great movie franchise.
The Floating Castle -- based on historical events.
While good to see shogun assassin on the list, there are 6 films in that series and should be higher than lady snowblood, far more influential on modern films and tv
自分は70年代の子供の頃に「荒野の七人 (The Magnificent Seven）」の原点である このNo.1 映画「七人の侍」を逆に後から観た。
ハリウッドはリスペクトしてくれてたのだな…と気づきましたわ。
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Many of these films are why some samurai films are sometimes called "Easterns"
Greatness mate, well done
I hope theres another list for another top samurai movies and rorouni Kenshin should be included
seven samurai
yojimbo
harakiri
ran
sanjuro
13 assassins
hidden fortress
samurai trilogy
the tiwilight samurai
i think the last samurai also deserve spot here and also chushingura 1962 version is my favorite 47 ronin version , havent watch 1941 version yet
#1: Chūshingura: Hana no Maki, Yuki no Maki - directed by Hiroshi Inagaki - 1962
13 Assassins is my top
For me it's Ran followed by Zatoichi (2003 I think with Takeshi Kitano)
It’s really only top 19 samurai movies that aren’t seven samurai, it’s a given
When the Last Sword is Drawn
Throne of Blood A+
I don’t agree with the number 1, it should have been Hara-kiri. Seventh samurai might be one of my favourite film but it’s not as good as Hara-kiri. But that’s only my view 😉
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@@BlackHatCinephile no one wants your pointless medals
Not a bad list but I'm guessing the people who made it haven't seen "Kiru!" (Kill!) or it would likely be in the top 10. Also Kitano Takeshi's "Zatoichi" is a worthy contender.
Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman. Takeshi Kitano's version of Zatoichi
I don’t know but I do like lady snow-blood never seen it but all movies are the best 👍
You really should have named the other directors on this list. Kurosawa is the master but others like Mizoguchi were also amazing film makers.
Shogun’s Shadow 1989
Kung Fu Hustle better be on the list or else I riot.
Seven Samurai
Ran
47 Ronin (Chiba version)
Lone Wolf and Cub
Yojimbo
Musashi trilogy
Rashomon
Kagemusha
Hidden Fortress
Harakiri is my #2
Does Samurai Jack: The Premiere Movie count?
Yes I think idk
Twilight Samueai should be way up, at least in the first 5 positions
The original Lady Snowblood is one of my all-time favorite movies, regardless of genre.
I wouldn't lump the 2nd movie in as part of the same entry though - the sequel was just a mediocre & unnecessary cash-in IMO.
Harakiri is the best.
we all know what number 1 is going to be before we watched the video right?
0:30 子連れ狼は漫画にもなっています。
Tbh I feel like kill bill should be on this list
I wonder what george lucas would think about the ronin novel from star wars: visions?
Why don't they include Samurai Armor in their movies ?? Like the last Samurai did.
The shogun assassin is the best movie ever
I would argue that the Kill Bill movies are samurai movies because of how it us about a woman who travels around the world with an asian sword fighting bad guys with each there own asian style of fighting.
Lady Snowblood is NOT a "Samurai Movie"
It's a "Jidai Geki" for sure, but it has no "Samurai" Characters, and takes place in the Meiji Period, when the Samurai class were abolished
To be honest I never saw any of these movies
If you see none of the others, watch Seven Samurai. I'm not into samurai movies. In fact, 7S was my first and I saw it during the pandemic lockdown when i was 70 y/o. Three and a half hours long. Blew me away! I've since watched it eleven times, without subtitles after the first four...lol. IMHO I suggest it.
Stop what your doing and watch Yojimbo and also the sequel Sanjuro.
@@Gregory_McIntosh Have you seen Yojimbo? Must watch
22:36 Honorable mention: Star Wars
Styles are kenjutsu and lungfu even based on knighthood
I expect this list to be Kurosawa heavy.
I do have to admit I have only seen Rashomon (a masterwork), The Seven Samurai and The Hidden Fortress.
@@NickCC23 Give Yojimbo a watch, must-see. Also the sequel Sanjuro.
@@Radents_TWOis there lots of learning?
@@Fitkj143 It ain't educational so no
日本人だけどこれらの映画よりsix string samuraiの方がいいよ😉
Where is Samurai Cop 🤣
Why there is no Makai Tensho?
Lone Wolf And Cub didn't even watch the video yet
Too bad the Last Samurai could not be on this list.
I would have called BS if you didn't include Zatoichi, the blind swordsman. And where's our buddy Tom Cruise? LOL Just joking of course!!