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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satan's Sword: The Dragon God | Kenji Misumi | 1960 | No | N/A |
| Satan's Sword III: The Final Chapter | Kazuo Mori | 1961 | No | N/A |
| Lady Snowblood | Toshiya Fujita | 1973 | Yes | 09/11/2004 |
| Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance | Toshiya Fujita | 1974 | No | N/A |
| Assassination | Masahiro Shinoda | 1964 | No | N/A |
| Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor | Tadashi Sawashima | 1969 | No | N/A |
| Red Lion | Kihachi Okamoto | 1969 | Yes | 04/08/2013 |
| When the Last Sword Is Drawn | Yojiro Takita | 2003 | No | N/A |
| Tenchu! | Hideo Gosha | 1969 | Yes | 08/28/2020 |
| Twilight Samurai, The | Yôji Yamada | 2002 | Yes | 06/12/2004 |