• ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝M
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    25 months ago

    If we’re talking jidaigeki (as they include Lady Snowblood) then also up for consideration:

    • Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman (2003)
    • Kwaidan (1964)
    • Kuroneko (1968)
    • Onibaba (1964)
    • Lone Wolf and Cub (1972-1974)
    • The Hidden Blade (2004)
    • The Twilight Samurai (2002)
    • When the Last Sword is Drawn (2002)
    • 13 Assassins (2010)
    • Sansho the Bailiff (1954)
    • Shogun’s Samurai (1978)
    • Ugetsu (1953)
    • A Story from Chikamatsu (1954)
    • Goyokin (1969)
    • Irezumi (1966)
    • A Story of Floating Weeds (1934) / Floating Weeds (1959)
    • Samurai Banners (1969)
    • Oniwaban (1978)
    • Unforgiven (2013) - not that one but a samurai remake

    See also my list: jidaigeki

    Not a lot survives from before WW2, here’s the earliest I’m aware of: Jiraiya the Hero (1921)

      • ᴇᴍᴘᴇʀᴏʀ 帝M
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        15 months ago

        As they included Lady Snowblood (which isn’t really a samurai film) I took it as an excuse to broaden the scope to jidaigeki in general.