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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throne of Blood | Akira Kurosawa | 1957 | Yes | 09/14/2014 |
| Samurai Fiction | Hiroyuki Nakano | 1998 | Yes | 12/07/2014 |
| Hidden Fortress, The | Akira Kurosawa | 1958 | Yes | 01/02/2015 |
| Shogun Assassin | Robert Houston, Kenji Misumi | 1980 | Yes | 06/05/2016 |
| Yojimbo | Akira Kurosawa | 1961 | Yes | 06/19/2016 |
| Samurai Rebellion | Masaki Kobayashi | 1967 | Yes | 01/26/2017 |
| Harakiri | Masaki Kobayashi | 1962 | Yes | 01/13/2018 |
| Sword of the Beast | Hideo Gosha | 1965 | Yes | 07/01/2018 |
| Master Spearman, The | Tomu Uchida | 1960 | Yes | 08/04/2018 |
| Ran | Akira Kurosawa | 1985 | Yes | 04/21/2019 |