WORK IN PROGRESS *
First thoughts: this is a super predictable, obvious list of with the bare minimum of observation or research.
1-3: PRE-MUROMACHI | BEFORE THE 14th CENTURY A.D.
4-10: THE AGE OF CIVIL WAR | 1460s – 1603
11-48: THE EDO PERIOD | ca. 1603 – 1860s
49-61: THE END OF THE SAMURAI | LATE 19th CENTURY
There are 61 entries in the list bc the original list includes trilogies and series counted as single entries. They have been split into individual entries.
https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2017/08/the-50-best-samurai-films-of-all-time.html?a=1
sleestakk has logged 42 out of 61 movies in 50 Best Samurai Films of All Time (by Paste Magazine). Back to Lists Overview.
| Title | Director(s) | Year Released | Watched | Viewed On |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island | Hiroshi Inagaki | 1956 | Yes | 12/31/2013 |
| Samurai Rebellion | Masaki Kobayashi | 1967 | Yes | 01/26/2017 |
| Three Outlaw Samurai | Hideo Gosha | 1964 | Yes | 01/26/2020 |
| Hidden Blade, The | Yôji Yamada | 2004 | Yes | 01/16/2007 |
| Samurai Saga | Hiroshi Inagaki | 1959 | Yes | 04/29/2023 |
| Samurai Fiction | Hiroyuki Nakano | 1998 | Yes | 12/07/2014 |
| Sazen Tange and The Secret of the Urn | Hideo Gosha | 1966 | No | N/A |
| Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji | Tomu Uchida | 1955 | No | N/A |
| Sword of Doom, The | Kihachi Okamoto | 1966 | Yes | 02/22/2009 |
| Satan's Sword | Kenji Misumi | 1960 | No | N/A |