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Wolves
... film set in the late 1920's. While the Yakuza of the 20's still dressed in robes and carried swords, and the film is reminiscent of the world of the samurai, there is an occasional bowler hat or bit of newsreel film to remind the viewer that we are in the changing world of 20th century Japan. more info >>
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Twilight Samurai
Hiroyuki Sanada, who played Ujio in Edward Zwick's Hollywood epic THE LAST SAMURAI, stars in a different kind of samurai film in Yoji Yamada's poignant drama THE TWILIGHT SAMURAI. Sanada plays the title character (Seibei Iguchi), who gets his nickname because he is a lowly worker who chooses to go home ... more info >>
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Gone But Not Forgotten (2005)
... , YOUNG GUNS), Marilu Henner (TAXI), Joe Morton (STEALTH, PAYCHECK), Scott Glenn (TRAINING DAY, COURAGE UNDER FIRE), and William Atherton (THE LAST SAMURAI, DIE HARD). more info >>
Death Trance (2005)
Living in an undisclosed time and location, a master samurai known as Grave is on the constant lookout for a battle worth his energy. He finds this fight in a quest for a coffin from the Tougan Temple, a journey that puts a young woman from the temple grounds on Grave's path. more info >>
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Rebel Samurai: Sixties Sword Play (1965-1968) Criterion Collection
The reliably excellent Criterion Collection presents these four diverse and intriguing 1960s samurai films. Not as well known as those of, for instance, Akira Kurosawa, these movies nevertheless make important contributions to the genre in their own ways, and they play with its conventions even as they ... more info >>
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Hana
In turn-of-the-16th-century Japan, a time and place when peace has settled over and the deadly skills of samurai have been put out of use, lives a warrior named Soza. Having known slaughter for so long, the sensitive samurai has vowed to avenge the murder of his father. His bloodlust is soon tempered ... more info >>
Samurai Collection (1979-1984)
The SAMURAI COLLECTION presents three action-packed samurai films starring Japanese martial arts legend Sonny Chiba. In G.I. SAMURAI (1979), a Japanese army unit warps itself 400 years back in time and ends up facing an army of samurai warriors. In LEGEND OF THE EIGHT SAMURAI (1984), a princess whose ... more info >>
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Hanzo: The Razor 3 Disc Box Set (1975)
Japanese samurai Hanzo Itami is nicknamed "the Razor" for the keen edge of his sword and the power of his...other blade. The RAZOR trilogy combines the samurai, exploitation, and cop genres with copious sex and violence. Not for the easily offended, the RAZOR films are: SWORD OF JUSTICE, THE ... more info >>
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Seven Samurai (1954) Criterion Collection
Set in 16th Century Japan, Akira Kurosawa's epic SEVEN SAMURAI follows the plight of a defenseless farming village that lives in constant fear of marauding bandits. The farmers know that when their crops are harvested, the thugs will attack, so four men go to town in hopes of employing samurai to fight ... more info >>
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Samurai Trilogy Criterion Collection
The famous three-part series based on the life of Musashi Miyamoto. Includes MUSASHI MIYAMOTO, DUEL AT ICHIJOJI TEMPLE, and DUEL AT GANRYU ISLAND. See individual titles for detailed information. more info >>
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Toshiro Mifune - The Ultimate Collection (1964)
This collection of films starring the infamous Toshiro Mifune includes the following titles: ZATOICHI MEETS YOJIMBO, INCIDENT AT BLOOD PASS, SAMURAI BANNERS, RED LION, and SAMURAI ASSASSIN. Please see individual releases for synopsis information. more info >>
Tokyo Shock Horror Pack - Triple Feature
... to Beelzebub's lair after joining an unusual cult and meeting an old woman and a boy, who volunteer to show her the sights and sounds of Hell. SAMURAI CHICKS: A small island off the coast of Japan is breeding a group of fearsome female fighters in SAMURAI CHICKS. The women show up in Tokyo disguised ... more info >>
Samurai Spy (1965) Criterion Collection
Director Masahiro Shinoda weaves a complex, twisty narrative in the aptly named SAMURAI SPY, which follows war- and subterfuge-weary warrior Sasuke Sarutobi (Tetsuro Tamba) as he gets drawn into one last mission, tracing a wily defector named Koritama. Defying the genre conventions of samurai films, ... more info >>
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Dora-Heita (2000)
Samurai master Koheita (Koji Yakusho) takes on his biggest challenge to date when he becomes magistrate of a town rife with corruption and crime. The infamous and self-styled "Four Musketeers" of Japanese cinema--consisting of Akira Kurosawa, Keisuke Kinoshita, Kon Ichikawa, and Masaki Kobayashi ... more info >>
Baian the Assassin - Collection: Volumes 1-4
... people. Set during the Edo period in Japan, this series takes place largely in the streets, capturing a sense of the culture and the people (geisha, samurai, ninjas, and merchants) that colored that era. This collection includes all four volumes of the series based on the stories of Shotaro Ikenami ... more info >>
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Samurai Trilogy 1: Musashi Miyamoto Criterion Collection
... fighting on the wrong side and is forced to become a fugitive. Later, when he meets a caring woman and a priest who puts him on the path of the samurai, Miyamoto begins to turn his life around. Academy Award (Honorary): Best Foreign Language Film first released in the United States during 1955. more info >>
Goyokin (1969)
Former samurai Magobei is forced to return to his sword-dueling ways when the gang he once ran with puts an innocent woman in danger. Coming to this woman's defense, Magobei is tortured and made to pay for abandoning his people in the past. more info >>
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Ran
... his skill at adapting Shakespeare, as evidenced in THRONE OF BLOOD, and displaying the cinematic splendor of his other landmark films such as SEVEN SAMURAI and RASHOMON. With its magnificent costumes, breathtaking settings, and amazingly photographed battle sequences, the film is truly stunning. An ... more info >>
Samurai Fiction
When a feudal lord named Kanzen Inukai receives a sword from the Shogun, the priceless gift is stolen by the wily samurai Rannosuke Kazamatsuri. Inukai's son Heishiro immediately becomes determined to seek out Rannosuke to exact revenge for humiliating his family, and to recover the sword. Along with ... more info >>
Shogun Collection (1978-1983)
THE SHOGUN COLLECTION presents a quartet of classic samurai films starring the legendary Sonny Chiba: SHOGUN'S SAMURAI (1978), SWORDS OF VENGEANCE (1978), SHOGUN'S NINJA (1983), and SHOGUN'S SHADOW (1989). See individual titles for plot details. more info >>
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Samurai Banners (1969)
Lies and betrayals propel a Bushido warrior to the height of power, all unbeknownst to his lord. But when he and his lord fall in love with the same woman, his loyalty is truly challenged. more info >>
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Izo
From director Takashi Miike (ICHI THE KILLER, ONE MISSED CALL), IZO explores the adventures of samurai warrior Okado Izo, who rises from his low-class upbringing to the heights of samurai fame. Led to greatness by a legendary warlord, Izo becomes familiar with murder and death very quickly, becoming ... more info >>
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Dolls (2004)
... introspective drama and violent films with DOLLS, which he wrote, directed, and edited in between the bloody gangster picture BROTHER (2000) and the samurai update THE BLIND SWORDSMAN: ZATOICHI. Beginning with an excerpt from Bunraku puppet theater master Monzaemon Chikamatsu's THE COURIER FOR HELL ... more info >>
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Sword of Doom (1967) Criterion Collection
A celebrated samurai film about the life and death of a brilliant samurai/assassin who uses his skill to fulfill impulses of lust and revenge. more info >>
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