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

Reviews by rating from Japan in the Samurai genre

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Reviews by genre from Japan

Samurai (23)
Period Film (20)
Martial Arts (9)
Action (8)
Fantasy (5)
Drama (4)
Historical Epic (4)
Arthouse (3)
Comedy (2)
Horror (2)
Romance (1)
Mo Lai Tau (1)

Reviews by country in the Samurai genre

Japan (23)
USA (1)