Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha
Series
Pub. Date
[1993]
Language
日本語
Description
During a civil war in medieval Japan, a young man goes off in search of glory, only to suffer defeat on the wrong side. He returns as an outlaw, half-mad and uncontrollable, and is saved only by the intervention of a village girl who loves him and a Buddhist priest who tries to heal his soul. The first installment of the Samurai Trilogy.
Series
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
日本語
Description
In this second installment of the Samurai trilogy, the main character faces several enemies eager to test his reputation as a great fighter. He pays the price for his success with the loss of the woman he loves and a meeting with his life-long enemy, yet still pursues spiritual enlightenment.
Series
Criterion collection volume 53
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
日本語
Description
A group of young men set out to clean up the corruption in their town. They are joined by a scruffy, cynical samurai who doesn't fit their concept of how a warrior should look and act.
Series
Criterion collection volume 841
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
日本語
Description
Based on the best-selling manga series, the six intensely kinetic Lone Wolf and Cub films elevated chanbara to bloody new heights. The shogun's executioner, Itto Ogami takes to wandering the countryside as an assassin, along with his infant son Daigoro and a seemingly infinitely weaponized perambulator, helping those he encounters while seeking vengeance for his murdered wife.
Series
Criterion collection volume 02
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
日本語
Description
Tells the story of a sixteenth-century village whose desperate inhabitants hire seven out-of-work warriors to protect them from invading bandits.
8) Sanjuro
Series
Criterion collection volume 53
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
日本語
Description
A samurai turns up in a town where nine young men are plotting to overthrow a corrupt regime. He takes charge of the group and attempts to formulate a plan to deceive the old bosses.
Series
Criterion collection volume 280
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
日本語
Description
This is the thrilling tale of a man who chooses to devote his life to evil. A gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, Ryunosuke (Nakadai) kills without remorse, without mercy. It is a way of life that ultimately leads to madness.
Series
Criterion collection volume 116
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
日本語
Description
A grand-scale adventure as only Akira Kurosawa could make one. A general charged with guarding his defeated clan's princess as the two smuggle royal treasure across hostile territory. Accompanying them are a pair of bumbling, conniving peasants who may or may not be their friends. This rip-roaring ride is among the director's most beloved films and was a primary influence on George Lucas's Star Wars. Delivers Kurosawa's trademark deft blend of wry...
13) Yōjimbō
Series
Criterion collection volume 52
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
日本語
Description
A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.