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50 Best Samurai Films of All Time (by Paste Magazine)

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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

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Movies on 50 Best Samurai Films of All Time (by Paste Magazine) List
TitleDirector(s)Year ReleasedWatchedViewed On
Sword of the BeastHideo Gosha1965Yes07/01/2018
Sword of Doom, TheKihachi Okamoto1966Yes02/22/2009
Shogun AssassinRobert Houston, Kenji Misumi1980Yes06/05/2016
Shinsengumi: Assassins of HonorTadashi Sawashima1969NoN/A
Seven SamuraiAkira Kurosawa1954Yes09/22/2024
Sazen Tange and The Secret of the UrnHideo Gosha1966NoN/A
Satan's Sword: The Dragon GodKenji Misumi1960NoN/A
Satan's Sword III: The Final ChapterKazuo Mori1961NoN/A
Satan's SwordKenji Misumi1960NoN/A
SanjuroAkira Kurosawa1962Yes03/26/2023