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men who lived and died by the sword
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today we're counting down our picks for
the top ten 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 we should look at hot
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lone wolf and cub baby cart in the land
of demons that is why I must challenge
you based on the popular manga series
lone wolf and cub the wandering samurai
Ogami Ito returns to the big screen
pushing a baby and stroller looking for
work are you afraid to fight stop it
he's no mess for you hired by a lord to
prevent intelligence from falling into
the hands of a rival clan Ogami must
defeat the clans 5 deadly assassins to
complete his mission it must be a gamete
oh who did this I know I'm right
it was him with a dramatic soundtrack
over-the-top scenarios and exaggerated
kill scenes lone wolf and cub is a
grindhouse like guilty-pleasure
that never fails to make the cut
number nine the Twilight samurai
somewhat an alleged Anadolu she made are
shedding light on the samurai myth this
2002 movie tells the poignant story of
the samurai with a nickname that means
Twilight because at dusk he leaves the
other samurai to attend to his family so
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following his wife's death he becomes
sole caretaker to his children and his
senile mother as a low-level samurai he
knows that others in the clan are
materially better off than him which
highlights the limiting classist society
at play in Japan somewhat Aloha's
critical as such disheveled and in debt
the warrior ultimately refuses to marry
the woman he loves
I don't know what I go uh Gus told will
not stick us behind all the movies
impressive swordplay the Twilight
samurai is also celebrated for its
commentary on Japanese society and it's
endearing tale of father and children
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idea gentle number-8 throne of blood in
Acura Kurosawa's reimagining of
Shakespeare's Macbeth general ticket
okie washy zu is told by a witch in an
enchanted forest of his imminent rise to
power
I know course um oh ah yeah na dick
Munoz is you're going through is just
some the prophecy comes true and spurred
on by his conniving wife lady washes ooh
he heads down a bloody path of treachery
madness and murder
bleak shadowy and unsettling this
samurai drama sees Kurosawa expertly
tackled the deeply complex topics of
insanity paranoia and hubris number
seven samurai rebellion realities
aimlessly well still wish this was our
event will try to middle school the life
of a samurai is one of submission to
one's Lord your oily each dog enjoys
making noise sure so she does Scottish
tomorrow
but when ISA burrows Lord goes too far
the samurai rebels on net alone you an
unlimited Hydra stick when his Lord
forces ISA burrows son to marry his
concubine they eventually fall in love
and bare a daughter study no I don't you
up to me to you however she also
previously bored the son of her Lord who
has become next in line for succession
following a death in the Lord's family
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know Linda Gio somehow or other after
she refuses to heat the Lord summoning
for her return it's up to ISA burro to
take up the sword against his masters
well choice realization oh yeah komamura
mottos rennaker Ubu monoi co-opted
demonstrating Japan's unjust feudal
practices on ordinary individuals
samurai rebellion is a rallying cry
against the country's hierarchical
society as well as an award-winning
samurai flick
what are you don't Masako ragini go on
doing that you know you do much in a row
I wanna go you Pinocchio's uni sation on
ceremony body number 613 assassins
what's your tango bimini autumn a nurse
Makoto Samadhi in Edo period Japan a
government official secretly hires 13
samurai for a suicide mission to
assassinate lord naritsugu
matsudaira whose insatiable lust and
madness was spreading across the country
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hush this guitar is loosely based on
historic events 13 assassins maybe the
debut samurai epic for the notorious
shock cinema director takashi miike
but it also introduces his familiar
brand of outrageousness and sadistic
tropes george it'll wash in Ohio and
khaddama lawn chair
it turns the genre on its head by
ingeniously portraying the noble samurai
obsession with violence and death as
just another fetish I'm not about to do
it
yeah number five
samurai trilogy all right I know but she
based on the popular novels of Asia
yoshikawa this film trilogy tells the
tales of real-life master swordsman and
Ronin Musashi Miyamoto
how can we best explain its cinematic
treatment imagine Rocky Balboa meets
Gone with the Wind
yeah Oh to Sangeeta audiences journey
through this adaptation into Musashi's
life and his many trials and duels
against several adversaries the samurai
trilogy is a classic demonstration of
traditional deep nostalgic and romantic
samurai cinema with the first
installment winning the Oscar for Best
Foreign Language Film night is the moon
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in 19th century Japan this film sees the
Tokugawa government's isolationist
policy coming to an end when American
battleships sail into port turmoil
ensues and causes splintering samurai
factions as well as questions about
Japan's future to prove to his father
that he's a samurai and to learn his
true lineage Nero must assassinate the
official who's causing all the turmoil
a pessimistic suspense thriller with
overtones of fatalism and legendary past
chorus our cast members samurai assassin
is a gripping Japanese drama that builds
upon historical events number three
harakiri mr. Sakamoto eco salutes when
ageing Ronin - Gumo requests the right
to perform his own ritual disembowelment
known as seppuku from feudal lord Saito
his request is refused say kotts Machu
Picchu homo Doughboy wah ha credulous my
naughty Conan the Lord's reasoning for
this is the story of Qi Chuang moto may
another Ronin who say Ito believed
trying to defraud his clan of customary
monetary dispensation by faking the
bloody Act
sorry love Coronel Karina tsukumo
counters with his life story and reveals
how sigh Ito mistook the tragedy behind
both his and moto mates tails
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anti-war masterpiece harakiri rips apart
the over glorification of the Bushido
honor code and exposes its hypocrisy
senseless murders and its exploitation
of the human condition
vamos Leone Kiki DiMaggio Devo musical
typical but she does she sing number 2
yo Jimbo Emily
he wouldn't get them could you get to
eat it this is probably Toshiro Mifune
his greatest achievement when it comes
to samurai flicks stato
look seems to never get anybody to
betray when a drifting Ronin shows up in
a town that's torn apart by warring
gangs he's hired by the townspeople to
be its bodyguard ie the titular Yojimbo
you embody what you love yeah po po do
you see a girl not Romeo you move Terra
he craftily pits the two gangs against
each other until they're drawn into a
High Noon showdown that aims to once and
for all free the town's folk from the
gangsters terrible reign inspiring a
sequel called Sandro as well as Sergio
Leone's a fistful of dollars this was
truly one of director Akira Kurosawa's
milestone samurai films I'm money good
take a look at it
good before we unveil our top pick here
are some honorable mentions your
nightmares every soldier has nightmares
only one who is ashamed over water yes
dad
if I don't ice you to my mother conical
wave how could he she's your colossal
mother mother to go kill us a shot like
zombie go boyo Nia's gonna number one
Seven Samurai
good day yeah
when seven penniless Ronan's are hired
to defend a poor village from marauding
bandits Ronan's and villagers must put
aside their prejudices to face a common
threat what do we got to lose the pity
the chemical stripping away the glory
and honour for which the samurai char is
usually known this Kurosawa adventure
flick
features battle scenes that are often
inglorious and Stark
it also focuses on how these Ronan's
villagers and bandits found themselves
living lives plagued by poverty violence
and scavenging Mushka la la la da
inspiring countless major motion
pictures like The Magnificent Seven with
its narrative and technical innovations
there's no question that Seven Samurai
is a timeless masterpiece
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