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Posted: 3 months, 4 weeks ago at Jan 23 2:52

I'd might have recommendations for you, sure, but I'm not sure if you want to have recommendations of good or essential films or just samurai films in general? Which way is it?

Posted: 3 months, 4 weeks ago at Jan 23 2:54

I'd be interested in any Jidaigeki or samurai film recommendations.

Posted: 3 months, 4 weeks ago at Jan 23 3:25

Alright, here goes then:

More Hideo Gosha:
http://www.listal.com/movie/goyokin-1969
http://www.listal.com/movie/kumokiri-nizaemon
http://www.listal.com/movie/kiba-okaminosuke
http://www.listal.com/movie/kiba-okaminosuke-jigoku-giri
http://www.listal.com/movie/tange-sazen-hien-iaigiri
http://www.listal.com/movie/tenchu

The last one, Tenchu, has a sort of a post-modern mash-up sequel by Takashi Miike:

http://www.listal.com/movie/izo-2004

Lone Wolf and Cub series (I don't remember the correct order of these:

http://www.listal.com/movie/lone-wolf-and-cub-sword-of-vengeance
http://www.listal.com/movie/lone-wolf-and-cub-baby-cart-at-the-river-styx
http://www.listal.com/movie/lone-wolf-and-cub-baby-cart-to-hades
http://www.listal.com/movie/kozure-kami-meifumando
http://www.listal.com/movie/kozure-kami-oya-no-kokoro-ko-no-kokoro
http://www.listal.com/movie/kozure-kami-jigoku-e-ikuzo-daigoro

and the re-edited version for American markets:

http://www.listal.com/movie/shogun-assassin

Masahiro Shinoda:

http://www.listal.com/movie/ansatsu
http://www.listal.com/movie/ibun-sarutobi-sasuke

A classic from 1930s:

http://www.listal.com/movie/tange-sazen-yowa-hyakuman-ryo

Hanzo the razor trilogy (very exploitative and darkly humorous):
http://www.listal.com/movie/goy-1972
http://www.listal.com/movie/razor-2-the-snare
http://www.listal.com/movie/razor-3-whos-got-the-gold

Sword of Doom trilogy (is based on the same novel as Okamoto's film):
http://www.listal.com/movie/daibosatsu-toge
http://www.listal.com/movie/daibosatsu-toge-ryujin-no-maki
http://www.listal.com/movie/daibosatsu-toge-kanketsuhen

Also has a version made in the 1950s:

http://www.listal.com/movie/daibosatsu-toge-1957

Sleepy Eyes of Death series (has 12 parts, so I'm only putting the first one here):

http://www.listal.com/movie/nemuri-kyoshiro-1-sappocho

Zatoichi films aren't about samurais, to be exact, but you may want to include them any way (plus the remake made by Takeshi Kitano).

http://www.listal.com/movie/the-blind-swordsman-zatoichi

Some others:

http://www.listal.com/movie/bakumatsu-zankoku-monogatari
http://www.listal.com/movie/the-men-who-tread-on-the-tigers-tail (overlooked Kurosawa)

Posted: 3 months, 4 weeks ago at Jan 23 3:28

Oh, yes, and a couple of films based on Kurosawa's scripts:

http://www.listal.com/movie/the-sea-is-watching
http://www.listal.com/movie/ame-agaru-1999

There's some for starters.