Reviews from Japan

Superlative - everyone should see this
Great, a must-see if you like the genre
Good, a decent example of the genre
Watchable, but only for serious genre fans
Unwatchable
Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.
Movie Name / Release Year Rating Summary Date Reviewer
The Hidden Fortress (1958) Beautifully filmed 2021-11-14 Simon
Samurai Reincarnation (1981) Sounds more fun than it actually is 2021-09-25 Simon
Punk Samurai Slash Down (2018) The most bonkers film I've seen in a while 2021-09-18 Simon
Legend Of The Eight Samurai (1983) Splendidly cheesy swords & sorcery epic 2021-08-20 Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Final (2021) The legend returns 2021-06-19 Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (2014) Good if not quite great conclusion 2021-06-17 Simon
Rurouni Kenshin (2012) A slick and fresh take on the martial arts genre 2021-06-06 Simon
Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island (1956) Solid conclusion to the trilogy 2020-09-20 Simon
Samurai II: Duel At Ichijoji Temple (1955) The way of women is to love 2020-08-15 Simon
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954) One of the classic samurai films 2020-08-09 Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014) Just as enjoyable and well made as the first film 2016-01-31 Simon
Throne Of Blood (1957) Kurosawa's interpretation of Macbeth 2013-01-04 Simon
Rashomon (1950) Kurosawa looks at the blackness of the human heart 2012-11-13 Simon
Death Trance (2006) Similar to Versus but not as good 2012-05-22 Simon
Ran (Chaos) (1985) Kurosawa despairs at the human condition 2012-05-22 Simon
Shinobi (2005) A tragic romance... with ninjas 2005-11-12 Simon
Roningai (1990) Gently paced but ultimately satisfying samurai film 2005-08-18 Simon
Heaven And Earth (1990) Waste of time (theirs and mine) 2004-07-01 Simon
When The Last Sword Is Drawn (2003) Excellent Samurai film 2003-12-27 Simon
Gojoe (2000) Beautiful 2003-08-23 Simon
Seven Samurai (1954) One of the best films ever made 2003-01-31 Simon
Samurai Fiction (1998) Totally dull 2002-09-29 Simon
Kuroneko (1968) Masterpiece of ghostly style and atmosphere 1999-05-22 Simon

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