Member waywardsage Posted April 2, 2009 Member Share Posted April 2, 2009 I've recently just netflixed and watched Harikiri, and Throne of Blood. Both were amazing. I've been on a recent spree of classic samurai films. Any other suggestions? I've probably got most of them in my queue. But, maybe someone might have a suggestion I haven't already seen or thought of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member vengeanceofhumanlanterns Posted April 2, 2009 Member Share Posted April 2, 2009 Two great films right there. If you really liked those two you might wanna check these out: Samurai Rebellion Samurai Assassin Zatoichi meets Yojimbo Zatoichi Meets The One Armed Swordsman Zatoichi's Vengeance Zatoichi And The Fugitives Fight Zatoichi Fight Sword Of Doom Kill Goyokin You probably have seen most of these. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tosh Posted April 2, 2009 Member Share Posted April 2, 2009 Welcome to the boards Waywardsage. If you liked those movies there are hundreds of great classic Samurai films. I think all the Zatoichi's are great and consistant, even the tv shows, the stories and themes repeat themselves but they do it so good it doesn't matter. I'm sure if your netflixing them you have most of Kurosawa's work in your queue, watch 7 Samurai and Yojimbo asap! Some others that Vengence didn't mention are "The Sleepy Eyes of Death" series, "The Betrayal", "Ninja Hunt", and the "Lone Wolf and Cub" series. Also "3 Outlaw Samurai" and "Lady Snowblood" and the "Samurai Trilogy". If you get IFC they play a lot of these classics at 8am on Saturday mornings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Member Tosh Posted April 2, 2009 Member Share Posted April 2, 2009 Zatoichi meets Yojimbo You probably have seen most of these. You know I just watched this one and was kind of disappointed, instead of hijacking this thread I'll make a new topic, I was going to anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WuxiaFan Posted April 2, 2009 Share Posted April 2, 2009 Greetings waywardsage! Agree with Tosh and VOHL's suggestions. Here are some of my personal favorites. Keep in mind that you could spend the rest of 2009 watching classic samurai cinema:) Other Kurosawa classics: Sanjuro (considered a sequal to Yojimbo) Hidden Fortress Other Classics: Female Demon Ohyaku Okatsu the Fugitive Quick-Draw Okatsu Roningai Samurai Rebellion Shogun's Samurai Wicked Priest Blind Woman's Curse (more of a cult classic) Modern favorites (of mine): When the Last Sword is Drawn Samurai Fiction Twilight Samurai Hidden Blade, The Love and Honor Azumi Azumi 2 Regarding the Zatoichi film series: There are 26 Zatoichi films, and as Tosh said, they're all great. IMO, I think the earlier films are better than the later ones. If you have not seen any Zatoichi films, strongly suggest watching Zatoichi 1 and 2 as those films establish the character. Then watch any film from 3-15. Here are some of my personal favorite Zatoichi films: Zatoichi 7 --Zatoichi's Flashing Sword Zatoichi 8 --Fight, Zatoichi, Fight Zatoichi 10 --Zatoichi's Revenge Zatoichi 11 --Zatoichi and the Doomed Man Zatoichi 12 --Zatoichi and the Chess Expert Zatoichi 15 --Zatoichi's Cane Sword Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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