Top 10 Samurai Movies

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These are the big screen noble military men who lived and died by the sword. Join www.WatchMojo.com as we count down our picks for the Top 10 Samurai Movies. For this list, we're looking at the most memorable feature-length films that center around the lives of samurai and/or ronin. Subscribe►► / subscription_c. . Facebook►► / watchmojo . Twitter►► / watchmojo Instagram►► / watchmojo Suggestion Tool►►www.WatchMojo.com/suggest Channel Page►► / watchmojo
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@Jorge-fx9gy 4 жыл бұрын

For me: 10- zatoichi 9- kagemusha 8- rashomon 7- yojimbo 6- ran 5- samurai rebelion 4- Throne of blood 3- the sword of doom 2- seven samurai 1- Harakiri

@eliasmartins2152 3 жыл бұрын

Harakiri , is the best film of the all time !!!

@massi6528 3 жыл бұрын

Half of this your awesome list aren't even samurai films my friend

@evangelionunit-0117 3 жыл бұрын

@@massi6528 They are

@dinur3253 3 жыл бұрын

@@eliasmartins2152 I agree i have watched 90% of the top 250 Imdb movies,but Harakiri is the best of all

@dinur3253 3 жыл бұрын

Forgot to mentioned the original Harakiri movie in 1962

@alejorag 8 жыл бұрын

I'm so thankful for Toshirô Mifune's existence.

@thanatos1387 5 жыл бұрын

I can't agree with you more. The greatest Japanese actor of all time!

@TUZOIVAN16 4 жыл бұрын

@@thanatos1387 He also appeared in a mexican movie, "Animas Trujano".

@SomeDayDreamer 4 жыл бұрын

you said it friend.

@42kellys 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, the man was a true marvel.

@akechijubeimitsuhide 4 жыл бұрын

Let's not forget Nakadai Tatsuya either, his frequent partner (often archnemesis) in these films, and of course a star in many of them.

@lovelandfrog5692 3 жыл бұрын

Toshirō Mifune was such a talented actor. Just like Clint Eastwood defined Westerns, Mifune and Akira Kurosawa defined samurai films. He and Kurosawa also inspired a number of Westerns.

@user-jo6ke9hw1x 2 жыл бұрын

Mifune was more talented actor then Eastwood.

@UnreasonableOpinions 2 жыл бұрын

Can't overlook Tatsuya Nakadai. Without him Kobayashi would have still been a great filmmaker, but his performances are what elevate the best of his films. He also played just as many key roles in Kurosawa's samurai films.

@seanheeney8222 Жыл бұрын

There would be no “man with no name” without “Yojimbo”

@moistpickle5073 8 ай бұрын

Funnily enough. A fistful of dollars was actually inspired by Yojimbo

@huntrrams 5 ай бұрын

@@UnreasonableOpinionshe and mifune are such a great duo. Loved them in sword of doom, yojimbo and high and low

@cuntpuncherino 5 жыл бұрын

"the last samurai" but no "Zatoichi"?!!! You have brought shame to your family...

@AHGrayLensman 4 жыл бұрын

The Last Samurai would have been better had it starred *anyone* other than Tom Cruise.

@Turco949 4 жыл бұрын

I agree but I would also have to state the fact that as awesome as they were, ZatoIchi was not a samurai.

@theoutsiderspost4982 4 жыл бұрын

The_Jaguar_ Knight The blind swordsmen is not a samurai you clown. But an assassin.

@xV13TCONGx 4 жыл бұрын

Zatoichi was an amazing movie, but yeah, doesn't really fall into a "samurai" genre. The last samurai was pretty good, but it could have been better. At least it didn't star Dwayne Johnson, like all movies these days.

@williammoore1928 4 жыл бұрын

The Last Samurai is no where near as good as any of these. The movie is a watered down AMERICAN junk movie.

@Datwaifu 8 жыл бұрын

Toshiro Mifune was one of the greatest Japanese actors of his time. I'm glad he took part of many of these masterpieces :)

@flyguy2k769 8 жыл бұрын

want to know what funny toshiro is a samurai in bleach and mifune is a samurai in naruto even his name alone make people model samurai character based of him

@Datwaifu 8 жыл бұрын

+captain weeaboo yes, I already knew that even though I'm not very fond of anime xd Mifune was also the name of the starting character in a video game called the way of the samurai ;)

@robinw9289 2 жыл бұрын

The Greatest of all times

@markukrainetz5058 7 жыл бұрын

Though Seven Samurai is Brilliant, you left Ran off the list. A true dishonour.

@nealnakajima9747 7 жыл бұрын

Kagemusha also. Sword of Doom. Chushingura also. The one with Toshiro Mifune in a small but important role.

@LDixon007 7 жыл бұрын

Yes - Inagaki's "Chushingura" is one of the greatest movies of all time.

@porcupineracer2 7 жыл бұрын

Frankly, if they were being truly fair Kurosawa would take up most of the list.

@davidviola68 7 жыл бұрын

True... was about to write that myself...

@cruscante 7 жыл бұрын

Giusto, bravo!

@intor-galactor8657 3 жыл бұрын

For me Harakiri (1962) is my Number #1.Not just the best samurai movie but the best movie ever! Stunning and most powerful film ever!

@amityadav2457 Жыл бұрын

Heartbreaking tho

@canightwing9 4 жыл бұрын

Toshiro Mifune, Sonny Chiba, and Hiroyuki Sanada. Three of the best Japanese actors of their time playing samurai roles in their respective films. Awesome!

@robinw9289 2 жыл бұрын

Totally agree

@alecat2197 2 ай бұрын

You forgot tatsuya nakadai 😉

@jtking76 4 жыл бұрын

I think Sword of Doom deserves to be somewhere on this list. I have not seen several of these films but Sword of Doom left a lasting impression on me. It was cinematic in a way that transcended many of the films on this list, in my humble opinion.

@josephaziz785 Жыл бұрын

I agree with you. Mesmerizing but goes off the rails in second half as do so many films.

@liamgarrison3369 8 жыл бұрын

Seven Samurai is in my opinion, one of the greatest films of all time. Few other films have been copied nearly as much as Seven Samurai. In fact, I'd say it's the most copied film. Not only is the action and storytelling fantastic, but the plot is beautifully written. The characters all mean something and have inspired numerous characters we have today.

@tarmaque 6 жыл бұрын

Liam, Kurosawa was highly influential in many ways on many genera. Shichinin no Samurai is pretty clearly his masterpiece, but there are others that are similarly influential. For instance, watch _Red Beard_ which is a Meiji era set medical drama. Or _Stray Dog_ which is a post-war cop drama that has had a lot of influence on cop buddy movies. It isn't done for laughs, but it does begin many of the tropes. (Younger, headstrong cop who is a military veteran of WWII has is pistol stolen, and it starts to be used in crimes. An older more experienced cop helps him track it down. And so forth.)

@juanflores2882 5 жыл бұрын

True....Great Movie!

@MDestron2282 5 жыл бұрын

One of the greatest of all times, No doubt.

@winky8201 4 жыл бұрын

Not an opinion....but a fact!

@ODB11B 2 жыл бұрын

Couldn’t agree more. My all time favorite. It’s a rare film that has all of the human condition in it.

@TheRusSsoO 5 жыл бұрын

Sword of doom. A film where the main character is the villain, you dont see that kind of movies very often. That fight in the snow and that ending. A real masterpiece.

@fallenone5829 4 жыл бұрын

Perfect words for Seven Samurai "Timeless masterpiece" Seen over 100 times for the beautiful scenery, acting and how they lived.

@minsapint8007 Жыл бұрын

My favourite film.

@logoseven3365 7 жыл бұрын

Should have removed all the Kurosawa movies and made a separate list. So many good samurai movies out there, but Akira is his own class. Good list. Number 1 is best movie ever.

@robertnewshutz1081 5 жыл бұрын

you have a good point, a list of 10 best non-Kurosawa Samurai movies would be interesting, as would a list of the 10 best non-Samurai Kurosawa films.

@elliot157 4 жыл бұрын

Harakiri is better

@mistyshadow100 3 жыл бұрын

just pop nonsense, not even nearly Akira's best film by a long shot. In spirit of samurai, sword of doom beats it to death

@logoseven3365 3 жыл бұрын

@@mistyshadow100 Respectfully disagree. It is so good that it influenced hundreds of movies and is blatantly copied by many more. The Magnificent Seven, The Last Starfighter are rewrites. I just watched The Mandalorian and one episode was a Seven Samurai rip off. It looks common because it has been copied many, many times.

@mistyshadow100 3 жыл бұрын

@@logoseven3365 yea like I said pop culture. I dont care much for modern star wars and haven't watched any of them. The magnificent seven is another over hyped movie. Just because pop culture says its the best does not make it so. 7 Samurai was one of his earlier works and you can tell. The scenes are poorly lit and confusing, it's drawn out and by the time we reach the end I have already thought I just watched the next guy to die, die in a scene prior. The story does makes up for the poor quality technical issues. Its a great movie, but Ran is a master piece. Throne of blood is a master piece and Dreams is still one of the greatest ideas ever brought to life on movie screens. Each to their own I guess. Sword of Doom is better and its not even a Kurosawa movie.

@Ironbat92 4 жыл бұрын

Man, I wanna watch at least one of these before Ghost of Tsushima comes out.

@Ayci22 4 жыл бұрын

same

@HB.IN21 4 жыл бұрын

That's why I am here.

@Aqhi007 4 жыл бұрын

Seven Samurai never disappoints

@Monchyyy 4 жыл бұрын

If you're only watching one movie, it's gotta be Harakiri! While 7 samurai is great too, it's a little long for anyone who isnt used to 3 hour flicks. Plus the duels in Harakiri are very well put together. I'm sure you'll see how the ghost of tsushima takes cinematic influences from the duels in Harakiri. The main thing I want to warn you about is that it's a pretty damn depressing movie, but a badass movie nonetheless.

@HB.IN21 4 жыл бұрын

@@Monchyyy Harakiri means suicide, for anyone who's interested.

@beltenebrosgr1904 5 жыл бұрын

As much as I admire and respect Kurosawa, one of the best directors of all time... "Harakiri" is my favorite...

@losttribe3001 5 жыл бұрын

Harakiri would have been my number one. It’s commentary and deconstruction of Samurai romanticism is amazing.

@JohnVander70 3 жыл бұрын

It’s an amazing film, one of the best I’ve seen.

@JoseyStranded 7 жыл бұрын

The Seven Samurai is actually my all time favorite movie. I was very young when I first saw it and just loved it. About that time I also saw Throne of Blood and Dersu Uzala which I also liked a lot although Throne of Blood was almost too frightening back then.

@jayantharohanakumara8497 3 жыл бұрын

You are correct SEVEN SAMURAI IS BEST

@emceeunderdogrising 7 жыл бұрын

Tale of Zatoichi is a beloved film. I highly suggest anyone check it out.

@jpenna1976 7 жыл бұрын

True. Week ago I was in a plane from Tokyo to Helsinki, and Zatoichi was in the selection and so was the Last Samurai. Watched them both. Different, but good movies both.

@42kellys 4 жыл бұрын

I watched the one MIfune is in. It is good for me, everthing is in which MIfune makes an appearance the man is a marvel, even if he were nto too good in something if it happned, I woudl still always want to see him. He plays his drunken character well in Zatoichi meets Yojimbo, but I am sorry, I just do not like Katsuro.

@ruprecht8520 3 жыл бұрын

Something like 20 sequels (all good) and a tv series show that Zatoichi is beloved. But to be fair he's not Samurai even if his movies are often considered Samurai movies.

@brxnv_ 4 жыл бұрын

you are here because you want to prep for Ghost of Tsushima admit it

@lebroyo1899 4 жыл бұрын

How’d you know lmao

@OGStarlightKY 4 жыл бұрын

Nani?

@jimylalane1810 4 жыл бұрын

Shiiiit 😂😂😂😂 u goood

@nirvedkamble2858 4 жыл бұрын

yeahh

@Dingo_JS19 4 жыл бұрын

Stop reading people’s mind pls

@moe-lester6977 3 жыл бұрын

No one can deny that "The Last Samurai" is an awesome movie. Almost made me cry at the end

@jp3813 Жыл бұрын

Paul Mooney hated it. "Maybe they'll produce my film: 'The Last N...a on Earth' starring Tom Hanks."

@RianFender1958 Жыл бұрын

Paul Rooney doesn’t know that it is a fictionalized version of a true story.

@dreamguardian8320 7 ай бұрын

Yes, that was a great movie.

@darrelltblake 5 ай бұрын

@@RianFender1958The key word here is fiction. They changed alot of things to make this an entertaining story, but I wouldn't reference this movie as being anywhere close to actual history.

@RianFender1958 5 ай бұрын

@@darrelltblake Oh yeah, I know it’s not historically accurate. But saying it’s a bad movie because it stars a white guy sounds dumb. Maybe I’m misreading his claim. It’s just I really like the movie.

@MasamuneStreams 8 жыл бұрын

Probably one of my favorite watchmojo lists of all time, but seriously, how could you leave out Ran?? Not even an honorable mention?? Shame on you guys....

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@benjie1023code 7 жыл бұрын

no ruruouni kenshin? that's the best samurai movie. just watch

@vonmanstein3299 7 жыл бұрын

Benjie Peth るろうに剣心は侍映画では断じてない。

@benjie1023code 7 жыл бұрын

Manstein von ohh. sorry

@vonmanstein3299 7 жыл бұрын

Benjie Peth However, many Japanese people like Rurou ni Kenshin too.

@leonhizon607 7 жыл бұрын

where is akira kurosawa's RAN? not even in the honorable mention??

@RodrinBird 7 жыл бұрын

Anything with the great Toshiro Mifune made a great Samurai movie. From 7 Samurai, to Yohimbo, Sanjuro, The Hidden Fortress, Red Beard, you name it.. RIP Mifune.

@NBLP7001 6 жыл бұрын

Sword of Doom was a great movie but it pissed me off when I learned it was the first movie of what was supposed to be a trilogy. The other two were never made.

@josephshehan7216 5 жыл бұрын

What is swordofdoom? :-)

@poindexterregan5603 4 жыл бұрын

Tatsuya Nakadai is intense!

@Stanlayy-em4fk 3 жыл бұрын

I want to see it in color. I've seen "Gate of Hell" and the visuals are astonishing.

@matthewkuhl79 3 жыл бұрын

That explains a lot. i _thought_ that ending was inexplicably abrupt.

@amilcarfer 3 жыл бұрын

yes, is a masterpiece withouth a real ending....is sad

@Chownz 8 жыл бұрын

Lone Wolf and Cub: get rid of the dubbed version - go pure only sub!! The wholes series of his journey is a classic.

@1953Johnnyp 6 жыл бұрын

I have the whole series on DVD!

@irish66 6 жыл бұрын

i have seen the first 3 so far, but what have they to do with samurai.

@andy7666 5 жыл бұрын

Yeah man, it sounds awful, I never heard that before..

@andy7666 5 жыл бұрын

The Box set? I was so excited when I found that like 10 years ago. I saw Shogun Assassin as a kid so seeing the full original Japanese movies was just great. The two Lady Snowblood movies are also good and there was a series of movies where the actor who plays Ogami in Baby Cart is a perverted samurai inspector who uses sex torture on the criminals. It's actually pretty good in a 70's exploitation kind of way, I can't remember the name but it's out there..

@gulfrelay2249 5 жыл бұрын

andy7666 he also played the Yakuza boss in Black Rain.

@ZandeKongo 8 жыл бұрын

Seven Samurais and 13 Assassins, love those two films.

@Gwaithmir 5 жыл бұрын

I have two samurai movie favorites: "The Seven Samurai" and "The Red Sun."

@MonkeyDDragon00 5 жыл бұрын

Everyone whos hating The last samurai , you even watched it? It has one of the best soundtracks ever ( Hans Zimmer stuf ) and its just good!

@amroismail4918 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you !! finally someone said the right thing ( one of the greatest sound tracks ever by Hans Zimmer )

@dannyb9209 3 жыл бұрын

Such an underrated movie.. I enjoy it more with every watch... First review I ever saw of it called it braveheart goes to Japan.. Which is a horrendous comment

@maciek8159 3 жыл бұрын

@@dannyb9209 Lol people who like the last samurai obviously never seen an akira Kurosawa film

@dannyb9209 3 жыл бұрын

@@maciek8159 except I have and have seven samurai, yojimbo, rashamon and sanjuro on dvd... Last samurai is a good film

@lilnn3225 3 жыл бұрын

I will not bring shame to my family by watching a samurai movie with Tom Cruise playing as the Samurai. 😉

@AyOopLad 7 жыл бұрын

47 Ronin the original 1960's version should be on here.

@bartjanssen3172 4 жыл бұрын

link?

@1967Rev 4 жыл бұрын

1941 was the first 47 Ronin,watched it on youtube yesterday,part 1,3hrs 40mins.....yikes!!!

@ericholland9802 4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@logoseven3365 4 жыл бұрын

1967Rev Just saw it. Awesome story. Fantastic production

@ryahmesch 4 жыл бұрын

I was waiting for them to say it the whole time

@bobbyfischer604 7 жыл бұрын

Shichinin no Samurai is not only the best samurai movie, it's one of the best movies ever. It's a masterpiece, a work of art. It will live forever, long enough to be fully appreciated. It will outlive all of you reading this. But I still love you all. See ya'll.

@porcupineracer2 7 жыл бұрын

Understatement of the century.

@SFforlife 4 жыл бұрын

Seven Samurai is one of the greatest films ever made, period. In a 100 years it'll still be watched and praised. Absolute masterpiece.

@BackwardsMoney08 6 жыл бұрын

Three Outlaw Samurai should’ve been at least an honorable mention.

@jonatarouu 4 жыл бұрын

I agree

@codylakin288 4 жыл бұрын

I think it flat out should’ve made the list. That movie defines what it means to be underrated and under appreciated. It’s amazing and so much damn fun.

@colinchristian3247 Жыл бұрын

Hara Kiri, no question for me, I love Samurai Rebellion with Mifune also directed by Kobayashi, the Zatoichi series, Throne of Blood and of course Lone Wolf and Cub, my introduction to the genre, for which I’ll be forever grateful. Nothing beats Mifune though, my favorite actor ever.

@milesharris2422 8 жыл бұрын

This goes to show Akira Kurosawa was a master of his art

@robbymulvany2109 5 жыл бұрын

So much so that he inspired Spielberg and Lucas

@benlauson555 4 жыл бұрын

Heck yeah, Seven Samurai is a masterpiece. I love hidden fortress as well.

@au9parsec 5 жыл бұрын

I am surprised that Hidden Fortress 🏯 wasn't one of the honorable mentions, especially since it was the inspiration behind the very first Star Wars movie.

@HeronCoyote1234 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for reminding me if this great movie.

@grumpysorc3744 4 жыл бұрын

4:50 The most epic and dramatic Mifune vs Nakadai scene. It's about how duty beats friendship.

@magpie4999 3 жыл бұрын

I finished Seven Samurai. It is a 3.5hr long movie, and must be experienced in a single sitting to be powerful. The main focus is self-sacrifice for the greater good. But if viewed over the course of several days the meaning is ultimately lost. One loses the severity of the situation the farmers are in, and therefor lose the importance of the Samurai.

@liamgarrison3369 8 жыл бұрын

All the people here saying 47 Ronin (2013) are ridiculous. Watch a movie older than 10 years old for christ's sake

@RBermuda1 8 жыл бұрын

What are you gettin at? What's ridicules about the 47 ronin so I know what your talking about

@liamgarrison3369 8 жыл бұрын

It's an extremely poor film that doesn't hold any merit to what the 47 Ronin was actually about

@ChimeraActual 5 жыл бұрын

Liam, you are absolutely correct, The 2013 version sucked. I know that because I saw The 1962 version directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, Chūshingura, an excellent movie. But I just watched the 1941 version here on youtube, kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gc9zitV1ssC-dp8.html&ab_channel=menatil, and was blown away. It easily belongs in a top ten list.

@andrewlewis5723 5 жыл бұрын

Base on a TRUE EVENT, right?.

@sixshooter500 5 жыл бұрын

I hope people return in 2023, to tell you that they did as you said and watched 47 Ronin.

@theundergradanalysis 8 жыл бұрын

Great list, I wanted more Kurosawa films at least mentioned but then i remembered a lot of his films that have Samurai in them aren't really "Samurai movies" (Roshomon, Kagemusha, Ran)

@stevenbaer4979 3 жыл бұрын

7 samurai is OK but my number one is Shogun(1980) the first British to become a samurai in 1600. Richard Chamberlain who played as the real William Adams who was a ship pilot, a samurai, samurai retainers, a Japanese wife, land owner, and hundreds of servants.

@grumpysorc3744 5 жыл бұрын

Mifune vs Nakadai in Samurai Rebellion is the most beautiful and dramatic samurai duel in cinema, imao. But yes, Seven Samurai is #1 as a whole movie, there is no doubt.

@WatchMojo 8 жыл бұрын

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@marcbousaleh 8 жыл бұрын

Top 10 limp bizkit song

@marklutz2791 7 жыл бұрын

HenryDavidT yeah!!! what he said.......

@superlive98 7 жыл бұрын

You were close. The tile of "Twilight Samurai" is meant to be understood PLURALLY. Samurai is already a plural noun. "Twilight Samurai" refers to the entire warrior caste living in that historical epoch.

@bryanmcneil9872 8 жыл бұрын

Really? no Zaotachi? Wow....

@erwinraymundo3660 8 жыл бұрын

Zatoichi wasn't a samurai. He was a blind masseuse who just happened to be lethal with a blade.

@sargentwaag1483 7 жыл бұрын

So the Zatoichi films are not considered Samurai films? Got to call BS on that.

@erwinraymundo3660 7 жыл бұрын

***** Depends on who you ask, really. Chambara means "sword fighting" movies, so I think it should count. But I've heard discussions/arguments that "samurai movies" should only include actual samurai (ronin, too, as masterless samurai) characters and themes, i.e. the Kurosawa epics. I guess it's up to you to decide whether the genres of "sword fighting" and "samurai" movies are mutually exclusive. Me, I'm a huge fan of Zatoichi. I figure if the movie is set in the samurai period and has samurai in it, then it should count.

@lceman2949 7 жыл бұрын

there are too many zatoichi and its not easy to pick one episode

@nealnakajima9747 7 жыл бұрын

Fight Zatoichi Fight!

@jp3813 Жыл бұрын

The Rurouni Kenshin films are probably the best live action adaptations of an anime.

@peterlovett5841 6 жыл бұрын

I think you have your order wrong, 9 should be 1, and "When the Last Sword is Drawn" should be in the list. The list should also include "After the Rain". Oh, and all references to the 'The Last Samurai" should be deleted.

@Ennahdee 8 жыл бұрын

The level of research you guys at WatchMojo is crazy - well done!

@kaisermeiji2144 7 жыл бұрын

I think there's a big lack of samurai movies out there

@rza884 7 жыл бұрын

well either quality or quantity

@boc234 7 жыл бұрын

Gladiator movies, too. Joey, do you like movies about gladiators?

@thothheartmaat2833 7 жыл бұрын

SonOfRohan the ones that do exist are probably the best movies..

@andypham1451 7 жыл бұрын

The Wolverine would've potentially be one of the best Western Samurai films but it's the third act that ruined the whole film.

@superlive98 7 жыл бұрын

Seriously? There are thousands, if you count movie serials and movies made for television.

@iZacq 5 жыл бұрын

Hiden Fortress 👌🏻 Zatoichi 👌🏻 Ran 👌🏻

@Antdevamp 5 жыл бұрын

Good list. See Akira Kurosawa's last screenplay turned into his best movie, "After the Rain." Harikari and Hittokiri are amazing as well. Baian the Assassin deserves a look.

@ddespair 5 жыл бұрын

Zatoichi instead of Last Samurai should have been honorable mention.

@bear499 8 жыл бұрын

seven samurai is an awesome movie. im glad it was number 1. toshiro mifune was so funny in that movie.

@artantic 4 жыл бұрын

I think his funny performance wasnt really the highlights of the movie, but ok

@kevinc.cucumber3697 3 жыл бұрын

@@artantic he never said it was dipshit

@Green_Phos 6 жыл бұрын

So glad 13 Assassins made the list! IMO the best recently made, samurai era period movie that I've seen in a long time. Brilliant acting from the always incredible Kōji Yakusho and one of Miike's best films. That final battle... holy shit!!! So amazing. Also kudos for including Harakiri, one of my all time favorite samurai films. A true masterpiece that everyone who likes classic samurai films must see.

@nuclearbombtv7240 6 жыл бұрын

Harakiri. Masterpiece.

@rayhernandez2162 5 жыл бұрын

Zatoichi is just one of the best movies and series ever, come on guy!

@tf5278 5 жыл бұрын

Tom Cruise should never be mentioned in the same list nor sentence as the great honorable Toshirô Mifune

@motorjackph 3 жыл бұрын

i even wondered why it was on the honorable mentions? was it because of being a box office hit. gimme a break.

@tresojos 3 жыл бұрын

lol so true. its just weird for real....

@agnel47 5 жыл бұрын

You were going so well, then you mentioned "The Last _Samurai_ "

@mikaelsin3802 5 жыл бұрын

“WatchMojo”

@Scallycowell 5 жыл бұрын

Gotta give the normies who refuse watch foreign films something they recognize...

@spaceslav8954 5 жыл бұрын

It was just an honorable mention and I don't know any other western samurai movie, so I think it's justified.

@naughtymonkey1563 5 жыл бұрын

@@spaceslav8954 Try 47 Ronin.. it's definitely a movie xD

@HEADASSLOOKINGAHHH 5 жыл бұрын

Sure it wasn't perfect, but i enjoyed The Last Samurai, fight me.

@digitaljimmy123 4 жыл бұрын

wow i remember watching the seven samurai as a kid on vhs... then i got to rewatch it again on blueray recently now that i am older and start to understand that the film is gold.... that movie deserve its top ranking in this countdown.

@jimroberts9327 8 жыл бұрын

WHAT ABOUT RAN?!?! That is the best adaptation of Shakespeare's King Lear ever put to film!

@toreswe 8 жыл бұрын

+Jim Roberts Maybe not classed as a samurai movie

@Lemmingofdoom 8 жыл бұрын

Was hopping in the comments to say - it at the very least deserves an Honourable Mention, but I suppose it may have been overlooked due to the sheer number of Kurosawa classics they had to consider; a topic like this could easily appear to be "top 10 Kurosawa Samurai films", so it may be on purpose...who knows? Personally Ran is my favourite, but ah well. A further reminder how subjective these lists can be c:

@TheBubbaclaw 8 жыл бұрын

+Jim Roberts Ran was pretty good, but I'm surprised that Kagemusha wasn't on the list either. [Of course, I'm surprised they didn't link Yojimbo to Bruce Willis's Last Man Standing either.]

@mikegonzalez8240 6 жыл бұрын

+FullBlown really then why did the great Kuraswa use his McBeth

@motherandsondiaryuk9672 6 жыл бұрын

Ran wasn't a true Samurai movies it was more so a western depiction (to feed the majority)

@crazyangst12 8 жыл бұрын

As much as I love The Last Samurai, I am happy that it's an honorable mention. Though it kinda sucks that they didn't mention that movie with the Blind Samurai.

@fuynnywhaka101 8 жыл бұрын

+crazyangst12 Zatoichi...

@colvane2560 8 жыл бұрын

+crazyangst12 Fun fact: Shintaro Katsu, the original Zatoichi, was Tomisaburo Wakayama's older, boozing, drug addict brother. Tomisaburo Wakayama played the lead in #10: Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

@christopherhoward7135 2 жыл бұрын

I think there are at least 26 entries in the Zatoichi series.

@j.dunlop8295 2 жыл бұрын

Good list, I've seen most of them over the years, well worth the time, and effort. 👍

@sunnynawagaththegama8443 4 жыл бұрын

You missed the “the hidden fortress “ by Akira Kurasava . Star Wars is based on this movie

@dexter2178 4 жыл бұрын

Star Wars is nothing like that movie tf

@outboundflight4455 4 жыл бұрын

@@dexter2178 Gorge Lucas took many inspirations from those kinds of films. Read up on it.

@ianakbari906 4 жыл бұрын

The hidden fortress is one of my favorite films i would recommend it

@paris9332 4 жыл бұрын

not all movies that have a princess are similar to star wars..

@mathuedoi 3 жыл бұрын

Lucas explicitly cites the movie as inspiration for the Star Wars story. It's not speculation.

@kuze2474 5 жыл бұрын

The last samurai was a superb fil and should of gotten a spot. Its story,acting,fight scenes,over all tone were a masterpiece and honestly, tom cruise's best performance

@andydabilis 5 жыл бұрын

I had the pleasure of twice interviewing Toshiro Mifune, once in Boston and once in Tokyo at his production company and, like himself, the actors he admired were of the same ilk: Mitchum, etc. but he said the one he most liked working with was David Niven although Red Sun with Charles Bronson was fun .... "one mosquito .......(cut) .... no mosquito.". A good list but Sword of Doom has to be in the 10 and Sword of the Beast.

@volrath77 5 жыл бұрын

I really like the Samurai Trilogy and the description given in the video is apt.

@HeronCoyote1234 Жыл бұрын

Excellent (if incomplete) list. Thank you for including Lone Wolf and Cub, and Twilight Samurai. Based on the many comments, this list could have easily been expanded to fifteen (including Ran, and Zatoichi).

@xmeda 7 жыл бұрын

Zatoichi!

@CaioAraujoRibeiro 7 жыл бұрын

Zatoichi has the best swordfight scenes of all time

@mengarooo3149 7 жыл бұрын

Zatoichi isn't a samurai tho'

@kodaspaws 7 жыл бұрын

get real. Miike's Hara-kari ... dude kicks ass with a bokken beating every one until the end.

@99thJediWarrior 5 жыл бұрын

I actually watched the anime that was inspired by Seven Samurai: Samurai 7. A great anime, if I do say so myself.

@emptylikebox 5 жыл бұрын

Maybe you mean it the other way. The Kurosawa film inspired that anime. You are funny.

@jackstoutamore8541 4 жыл бұрын

Rose Camposano That’s what he said

@srinivassidharth 3 жыл бұрын

in my days I was mesmerized by samurai moves it just electrified me

@RichD2024 5 жыл бұрын

Great list. I would put Twilight Samurai higher though, that movie is an absolute masterpiece.

@Eduardo_Ventura 7 жыл бұрын

Heaven and Earth sould be there. Real story, amazing production...

@Luca-bv5ic 4 жыл бұрын

Normies: The Last Samurai is only an honourable mention?! Elitists: Why is The Last Samurai here?!

@juanantoniogragasin1685 4 жыл бұрын

Nah man I'm a big fan of Samurai history and films and I do believe it deserves an Honorable mention. But yeah this list left out a lot of good films.

@Luca-bv5ic 4 жыл бұрын

@@juanantoniogragasin1685 being a fan/expert on something doesnt automatically make you an elitist. Being an elitist is when you are a much bigger fan/expert on something than the average person and this makes you think your opinions are superior and that everything normies like is automatically overrated and mainstream.

@juanantoniogragasin1685 4 жыл бұрын

@@Luca-bv5ic That's what I said didn't I? I am a big fan or elitist whatever you want to call it. People are smart enough to know what elitist means so you really didn't need to explain what it means. Just respect my opinion.

@Luca-bv5ic 4 жыл бұрын

@@juanantoniogragasin1685 I think you misunderstood buddy. I'm not calling you an elitist. My previous comment was literally explaining why you're not an elitist.

@juanantoniogragasin1685 4 жыл бұрын

@@Luca-bv5ic Yeah I am saying that I'm an elitist........ You know what let's just leave it here.

@piperbob2 2 жыл бұрын

What is the helmet called, worn by the speared mounted rider at 1:35 ? (also as worn by Toshiro Mifune in "Red Sun")

@TricksterDa123 3 жыл бұрын

Sword of Doom would have definitely made my list.

@Denji2006 6 жыл бұрын

And I *love* all of these! (Minus that crap with Tom Cruise)

@ozowen 7 жыл бұрын

Also After The Rain. A truly wonderful pic. Btw, have you done a review of Korean period dramas? They really are doing some excellent films nowadays. War of Arrows, The Admiral, Musa The Warrior and so many more.

@orakaa 5 жыл бұрын

I loved "After the rain". Such a brilliant movie (but it's not an "action" movie).

@pyromaximus8890 5 жыл бұрын

I’m so proud of y’all getting it right. Seven samurai is the greatest samurai movie to date.

@williammoore1928 4 жыл бұрын

Goyokin, Seven Samurai, Hara Kiri, Samurai Rebellion, Yojimbo, Sanjuro, Twilight Samurai, Chushingura, Samurai Trilogy and Samurai Assassin. There are others but not in the league of this list of ten.

@carlfuggiasco7495 8 жыл бұрын

5 Stars you actually got this one spot on!

@salum75 8 жыл бұрын

+Carl Fuggiasco nº10 is nº1

@cleander97 6 жыл бұрын

Akira kurosawa had a great impact on other directors and filmmakers. Clint Eastwood's line of get 3 coffins ready in For a Fistful of Dollar is from one of Kurosawa's movies.

@LagrangePoint901 Жыл бұрын

Sanjuro deserves a place in the bottom five. It's a good message of what a samurai should be and actually is, when the samurai (Toshiro Mifune) comes across his foil in a lady who tells him that a good samurai keeps his sword in its sheath. Mifune is so humbled by this lady that he actually allows him to be used as a step to climb over a wall to escape. In the end, he tries to communicate this to his young samurai followers in an awesome display of an unsheathed sword. The last scene is the most powerful image in samurai movies.

@GeorgeLedyard 3 жыл бұрын

Chushingura needs to be here. The Inagaki color version. Maybe the best Samurai film ever along with the Seven Samurai

@shrimpymuscles8413 4 жыл бұрын

There were several samurai movies done using a blind samurai. Those were my favorite.

@JavierPerez-se2pb 3 жыл бұрын

"Harakiri" and "when the last sword is drawn"

@tr3v0r444 7 жыл бұрын

So glad to see that yojimbo/sanjuro are not forgotten!

@1hinatajp 5 жыл бұрын

1. Rashomon 2.The hidden blade 3. Love and honor

@Kimchiboy08 5 жыл бұрын

“AFTER THE RAIN” How in seven hells could you not mention that film🤷🏼‍♂️

@bhurzumii4315 5 жыл бұрын

This! "After The Rain" is a masterpiece!

@AusS2000 4 жыл бұрын

Love Ame Agaru.

@techgeek3366 4 жыл бұрын

After the Rain was pretty good, but not sure it would knock any of these off the top 10.

@portzblitz 7 жыл бұрын

Yojimbo and Sanjuro, for me.

@travisdt 5 жыл бұрын

love your list. and extra

@antoniojrbaga1101 3 жыл бұрын

13 assassins and 7 samurai. my top list.

@FranciscoRomero-vp2qs 8 жыл бұрын

sword of doom must be in top5

@sittingbullsoax2299 7 жыл бұрын

7 Samurai the best of all time. The real masterpiece ☺

@Agorante 5 жыл бұрын

Reasonable choices. I think I've seen them all. When I first came to San Francisco the big Samurai film was 'Cushingura' a big budget version of the 47 Ronin story. It had been entered into some event to benefit the Suicide Prevention Society. No one apparently had actually seen the film. There was a very popular film called "Under the Banner of Samurai' or 'Samurai Banners'. This was directed by Inagaki probably the most famous Japanese director in Japan. It was a big budget beautiful historical epic but incomprehensible to Westerners. Kurosawa made movies Westerners could understand. Inagaki made really pretty pictures but no normal plot.

@vozamaraktv-art5595 4 жыл бұрын

Yojimbo is my favourite!! Glad to see it at No.2

@ASBCommunication 4 жыл бұрын

Rashomon, Kagemusha and Ran should have been included. Also, shout out to Zatoichi.

@Gunbei2 3 жыл бұрын

Which episode of Zatoichi? Weren't there 26 films with Katsu Shintaro?

@popra007 8 жыл бұрын

You have forgotten about Rurouni Kenshin trilogy witch I guess Is one of the best samuray movies even though there are only a few samuray clasic scenes cause the time discussed there is from the end of Tokugawa and the end of samuray, and the begining of Meji era when swords weren't permited to be caried in street in all Japan...

@KennethGangte 5 жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@vincentprice713 5 жыл бұрын

Himura Kenshin is not a samurai, he is a swordsman that was an assassin. Samurai serve a Lord as master and obeys without hesitation. Kenshin is a ronin.

@rumblefish9 5 жыл бұрын

@@vincentprice713 Kenshin is a hitokiri. Actually Kenshin did serve a master. When he was the battousai, he was with the Imperialists specifically the Choshu clan under Katsura Kogoro. He is in essence a samurai just not for the shogunate. Kenshin was based on Kawakami Gensai one of the 4 hitokiris of the Bakumatsu. Kawakami was a samurai but also a hitokiri. When Kenshin abandons his sword after the battle of Toba-Fushimi he becomes a rurouni or wanderer. Rurouni Kenshin is still considered a samurai movie.

@jonggiph1424 5 жыл бұрын

agree, its awesome

@vincentprice713 5 жыл бұрын

@@rumblefish9 i stand corrected, I forgot about that and/or didn't think of it. I am so happy to be wrong.

@TheMadSocrates 4 жыл бұрын

I'm bummed Ran didn't make the list, but the nod to When The Last Sword is Drawn made me extremely happy.

@scottdavidwilliams7033 4 жыл бұрын

All 5 'Lone Wolf and Cub(Shogun Assassin)" movies were awesome, as is the 55 minute long 1944 black and white 'Musashi' movie. And yes, 'Seven Samurai' is one of the greatest movies ever made. It's interesting to note that it and "Samurai Trilogy' were both made in 1954, and yet 'Seven Samurai' was filmed in black and white, while 'Samurai Trilogy'(my second favorite samurai movie)' was filmed in color.