Daisuke Katō

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1) Seven samurai

Series

Criterion collection volume 02

Pub. Date

2006.

Language

日本語

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Tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire seven out-of-work warriors to protect them from invading bandits.

2) Rashōmon

Series

Criterion collection volume 138
Classic collection

Language

日本語

Formats

Blu-ray, DVD

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A riveting psychological thriller that investigates the nature of truth and the meaning of justice, widely considered one of the greatest films ever made. Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife. This eloquent masterwork and international sensation revolutionized film language and introduced Japanese cinema, and a commanding new star.

3) Shichinin no samurai (DVD)

Pub. Date

[1998]

Language

日本語

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A 16th century Japanese village hires professional warriors to fend off bandits. When the samurai arrive, a spectacular series of battles begins.

4) Yōjimbō

Series

Criterion collection volume 52

Pub. Date

[2010]

Language

日本語

Description

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To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, wily masterless samurai Sanjuro (Toshiro Mifune) turns a range war between two evil clans to his own advantage.

5) Yojimbo =: The bodyguard

Series

Criterion collection volume 52
Classic collection

Pub. Date

[1999]

Language

日本語

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In the year 1860, a wandering samurai-for-hire turns the war between two clans fighting for control of a small town to his own advantage. A satire on greed, violence, paranoia and human weakness.