Period Film Reviews

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	Summary	Date	Reviewer
Rape Of The Sword (1967)	A short film... but a good one	2007-04-24	Simon
Rashomon (1950)	Kurosawa looks at the blackness of the human heart	2012-11-13	Simon
Raw Courage (1969)	One of Lo Wei's better efforts	2004-12-03	Simon
Red Firecracker, Green Firecracker (1994)	Captures a moment in Chinese history well	2013-01-30	Simon
Red Sorghum (1987)	Worth a watch	2006-06-06	Simon
Reign Of Assassins (2010)	Highly enjoyable	2012-02-15	Simon
Rendezvous With Death (1980)	Sun Chung gets it right again	2007-01-28	Simon
Return Of The One-Armed Swordsman (1969)	A pretty worthy film	2005-12-29	Simon
Return Of The Sentimental Swordsman (1981)	Another pretty wu-xia from Chor Yuen	2005-11-15	Simon
Return To The 36th Chamber (1980)	Largely misconceived sequel	2004-01-19	Simon
Rider of Revenge (1971)	One of the better early 1970's Taiwanese wuxia	2024-01-26	Simon
Romantic Warriors (2003)	A great "might have been" film	2012-05-25	Simon
Roving Swordsman (1983)	5/10	2005-01-09	Simon
Royal Tramp I&II (1992)	Entertaining wu xia spoof	2006-01-07	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin (2012)	A slick and fresh take on the martial arts genre	2021-06-06	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (2014)	Just as enjoyable and well made as the first film	2016-01-31	Simon
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning (2021)	A strange film to end the series on	2021-07-30	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
Sabu (Movie) (2002)	Not a samurai movie as advertised	2004-10-13	Simon
Sakuran (2007)	You love, you lose	2020-10-25	Simon
Samurai Fiction (1998)	Totally dull	2002-09-29	Simon
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)	One of the classic samurai films	2020-08-09	Simon
Samurai II: Duel At Ichijoji Temple (1955)	The way of women is to love	2020-08-15	Simon
Samurai III: Duel At Ganryu Island (1956)	Solid conclusion to the trilogy	2020-09-20	Simon
Sanshiro Sugata (1943)	Fine, if a little insubstantial	2022-01-22	Simon
Secret Service Of The Imperial Court (1984)	Goes hard	2023-01-15	Simon
Seven Samurai (1954)	One of the best films ever made	2003-01-31	Simon
Seven Swords (2005)	Good, but I assume the 4hr cut would be better!	2005-10-21	Simon
Sex and Zen (1991)	High budget soft porn comedy	2007-07-26	Simon