TOP 10 SAMURAI FILMS OF ALL TIME

[xZAANTRONx]

list your top ten favorite samurai films of all time (in no order, if you want) BUT AKIRA KUROSAWA films don't count!! or else that would be like everyones top 10 haha.

ill make my list tommorow because Im tierd.

:eek

[xZAANTRONx]

ok:

Lone wolf and cub six movies of cource
sword of doom
samurai assassin
Samurai Rebellion
Incident at Blood Pass
Chushingura
Shoguns samurai
Fall of Ako Castle (does anyone have this for sale??)
After the rain
Kill bill

[kungfusamurai]

I'm surprised you didn't include Yojimbo or Sanjuro in there! Killer's Mission is pretty entertaining, as well as the Wicked Priest films.

KFS

[Kortik]

What about
Seppuku/Harakiri

an awesome film

check out some screenshots
pub125.ezboard.com/fcrite...=277.topic (http://pub125.ezboard.com/fcriterioncollectionforumfrm10.showMessage?topicID =277.topic)

scrool down and you will see

[xZAANTRONx]

read my first post, no akira movies aloud :D or else they would take up my entire top 10

[aliu321]

Definitely Harakiri!

Kill Bill? I don't remember a single samurai in the film ...

[xZAANTRONx]

yeah I know :o samurai swords I guess.

[kungfusamurai]

Harakiri - I don't know if this can be considered strictly a samurai film. Just like with Incident at Blood Pass, there is hardly any fighting until near the end. They are great dramas, but are they strictly samurai films?

KFS

[Kortik]

Yeah you right, Harakiri is not a samurai film but it is awesome.

Then what about
"Tenchu/Hitokiri" by Gosha Hideo
"Goyokin" Gosha Hideo

[incubrus]

harakiri IS samurai film....cuz only samurai would commit seppuku ;p hehe...

[aliu321]

Of course Harakiri is a samurai film ... the pacing is classic chambara!

[Kortik]

Thank you for making sure that I was right.

I just love "Seppuku", I dont know why, but it is so intense.

I bought the R2 Japanese DVD and it is awesome to the bone....

here some screen shots of R2

pub125.ezboard.com/fcrite...=277.topic (http://pub125.ezboard.com/fcriterioncollectionforumfrm10.showMessage?topicID =277.topic)

We were discussing on CC forum about upcoming what we Japanese Directors everyone like to see on Criteron collection.

[chiba2000]

"Fall of Ako Castle" (a Chushingura version), awesome + all-star cast including, Chiba, Harada, Mifune, Nakamura...you name it!

/Chiba2000 8)

[carlosbur]

My top 10 samurai from my DVD collection are........

1) Any of the lone wolf and cub series....probably River Styx the best
2) Any Zatoichi series...probably Fire Festival or Chess expert best
3) Sword of Doom
4) Zatoichi 03 Remake
5) Lady snowblood 1
6) when the last Sword is drawn
7) Twilight Samurai
8) Samurai rebellion
9) Azumi
10) 3 Outlaw samurai

Honurable mentions to Gohatto,Kill Bills,Samurai fiction,etc.etc.etc

[POGO]

I'll just give my top 7 non Kurosawa. I didn't know if I should include my fav. Ichi flicks since. In no particular order.

1. The Shogun’s Samurai
2. Seppuku
3. Kill! (Kiru)
4. 3 Outlaw Samurai
5. Sword of Doom
6. Samurai III: Duel on Ganryu Island
7. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance

[Violento]

Top 10 Non-Kurosawa samurai movies:

- Seppuku/Harakiri
- Samurai Rebellion
- ALL Zatoichi series
- Zatoichi (2003)
- The Thirteen Assassins
- Sword of Doom
- The Betrayal
- Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
- Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
- Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island



P.S. KILL BILL IS NOT A SAMURAI MOVIE GOD DAMNIT!!!!!!!!!! IT'S A KRAP MOVIE!!!

[kungfusamurai]

All of the Lone Wolf & Cub films (I'm gonna cheat and call this 1)
All of the 60's Zatoichi films (again, I'm cheating)
Sword of Doom
Samurai Rebellion
Kill
Samurai Wolf
Three Outlaw Samurai
Twilight Samurai
Wicked Priest 3-5 series (cheating)
Shogun's Ninja

KFS

[bjv]

In no particular order:

01. Shogun Assassin - cheaating - [2 films in one]
02. Legend Of Zatoichi
03. Hari-Kiri
04. Tenchu
05. Steel-Edge Of Revenge
06. Bandits VS Samurai Squadron
07. 7 Samurai
08. 3 Outlaw Samurai
09. Shogun's Shadow
10. Sword Of Doom


bjv

[leung jarn]

No one has mentioned Yojimbo or the greatest one of all Seven Samurai :eek

[kungfusamurai]

No one has mentioned Yojimbo or the greatest one of all Seven Samurai

I think Seven Samurai and Yojimbo are too good for a top 10 list. They are tops without saying. :)

KFS

[Violento]

No one has mentioned Yojimbo or the greatest one of all Seven Samurai
Jeezas... can't You read???!!!

list your top ten favorite samurai films of all time (in no order, if you want) BUT AKIRA KUROSAWA films don't count!!

[RANDY1974]

Well not just to bump this, but i noticed this and many other EZ BOARDS have been wiped...over at the NINJADOJO we lost tons of reviews, top 10 lists, release posts...literally thousands of the last two years posts....really sucks big time...we would appreciate anyone wanting to share your thoughts and lists over at the DOJO...even if you guys just repost what you did here.I always post here as well, we all have the same interests!

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[TheDrunkenRabbit]

So many classics.

1. Lone Wolf & Cub series
2. Zatoichi series
3. Zatoichi the movie (original)
4. Yojimbo
5. Twilight Samurai
6. Sword of Doom
7. The Yagyu Conspiracy
8. Samurai Assassin
9. Swords of Vengeance (Chiba and Mifune)
10. Musashi Miyamoto series

[Left Hand Bhudda Palm Right Hand Bhudda Fist]

AKIRA KUROSAWA films don't count!! or else that would be like everyones top 10 haha.
How true, how true.

[Sleepman]

Can we get a sticky on this mods, i had to search 9 pages for this thread. Thank you.

[pigmode]

The 47 Ronin - Mizoguchi
Chushingura - Inagaki
Seppuku - Kobayashi
Twilight Samurai - Yamada
The Men Who Tread On The Tiger's Tail - Kurosawa
The Last Samurai - Misumi
Tenchu - Gosha
The Hidden Fortress - Kurosawa
After The Rain - Kurosawa screenplay
Zatoichi 2003 - Kitano

[Yakuza954]

1. Harakiri
2. Seven Samurai
3. The Twilight Samurai/Hidden Blade
4. Three Outlaw Samurai
5. Sword of the Beast
6. Samurai Rebellion
7. Kill!
8. Lone Wolf and Cub Series
9. Yojimbo/Sanjuro
10. Hidden Fortress

[shaolindogpaw]

I love Zatoichi but hated the 2003 Zatoichi, Mr. Katsu actually turned in his grave when it was released. The movie just didnt do justice to the vision (no pun intended) that Katsu built over the many years he played his beloved character Zatoichi.

anyways the best ever besides Kurosawa and Shintaro:

1. The Mute Samurai Series ( ten movies )

Could Portrait of Hell be considered a samurai movie? if it is then i vote for that.

[Tosh]

Eh, the 2003 Zatoichi was alright, it was a little cgi heavy and I could of did without the 10 minute little boy dressed like a girl dance scene in there, aren't they making another one of these now?

[shaolindogpaw]

ive heard rumors that there will be another made, think i read it in a site or in kung fu magazine.

but its like the 1st crow movie with Brandom lee in the role it was an awesome movie... the second one would have been good if there was never a 1st crow with Brandon lee.

so, IMO, when an actor/actress fits the part so perfectly with great aptitude to playing that part (which is rare) there should never be any variations without that actor/actress in that role because it almost cheapens the memory.

A good example is the upcomming new version of the Venoms film.

And i beleive thats why there hasnt been a full fledged re-make of 7 Samurai... every actor fit the part perfectly.

[Yi Long]

How about the great old classic TV series Shogun!?

Anyway, I havent seen enough samurai movies yet to be able to compile a top 10 yet...
I saw Zatoichi and the firefestival lastw eekend, which was pretty enjoyable though, and next weekend there's another Zatoichi movie showing on local TV, so should be cool as well...
I've seen the first 2 Lone Wolf movies, of which I liked the first very much, and thought the 2nd was OK.
Saw Lady Snowblood, which was also OK but not great.

[ggblue]

*The 7 Samurai - B& W classic written & directed by Akira Kurosawa

*Shogun Assassin - Lone Wolf & Tiger Cub

*Zatoichi film series - In 'Chest of Gold' Shintaro Katsu fight's real life brother Tomisaburo Wakayama from Lone Wolf & Baby Cart series

*Legend of the 8 Samurai - Sony Chiba, Sue Shiomi

*Shogun's Ninja - Henry Sanada, Sony Chiba, Sue Shiomi

[tino]

1. Lone wolf and cub movies
2. Goyokin
3. Shogun's Samurai
4. Zatoichi 1-6
5. Swords of vengeance
6. Shadow Hunters

Have Throne of Blood, Samurai Wolf, Shogun's Shadow, and Tenchu but havent watched them yet.