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1 Shichinin no samurai (1954)

A poor village under attack by bandits recruits seven unemployed samurai to help them defend themselves.

 8.8/10 149,436
2 Rashômon (1950)

A heinous crime and its aftermath are recalled from differing points of view.

 8.4/10 63,100
3 Yôjinbô (1961)

A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.

 "   45,765
4 Seppuku (1962)

An elder ronin samurai arrives at a feudal lord's home and requests an honorable place to commit suicide. But when the ronin inquires about a younger samurai who arrived before him things take an unexpected turn.

 "   11,350
5 Ran (1985)

An elderly lord abdicates to his three sons, and the two corrupt ones turn against him.

 8.3/10 50,883
6 Kumonosu-jô (1957)

A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.

 8.1/10 18,694
7 Tsubaki Sanjûrô (1962)

A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.

 "   12,967
8 Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu (1967)

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.

 "   4,314
9 Kakushi-toride no san-akunin (1958)

Lured by gold, two greedy peasants escort a man and woman across enemy lines. However, they do not realize that their companions are actually a princess and her general.

 8.0/10 16,829
10 Kaidan (1964)

This film contains four distinct, separate stories. "Black Hair": A poor samurai who divorces his true love to marry for money...

 7.9/10 6,786
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11 Dai-bosatsu tôge (1966) 7.9/10 4,459
12 Kagemusha (1980) "   16,706
13 Zanjin zanbaken (1929 short) "   7
14 Saikaku ichidai onna (1952) 7.8/10 2,392
15 Ninjô kami fûsen (1937) 7.7/10 790
16 Miyamoto Musashi kanketsuhen: kettô Ganryûjima (1956) "   3,058
17 Ame agaru (1999) "   2,060
18 The Last Samurai (2003) "   206,279
19 Ryôma no tsuma to sono otto to aijin (2002) "   19
20 Kakushi ken oni no tsume (2004) "   3,385
21 Chûshingura (1962) 7.6/10 1,116
22 Sanbiki no samurai (1964) "   947
23 Goyôkin (1969) "   875
24 Ryoma ansatsu (1974) "   38
25 Zatôichi (2003) "   31,234
26 Bushi no ichibun (2006) "   1,691
27 Jûsan-nin no shikaku (2010) "   32,518
28 Miyamoto Musashi (1954) 7.5/10 4,171
29 Yukinojô henge (1963) "   911
30 Kiru (1968) "   1,276
31 Shinjû: Ten no Amijima (1969) "   924
32 Chûshingura 1/47 (2001 TV movie) "   32
33 Mibu gishi den (2003) "   2,796
34 Bakumatsu taiyôden (1957) 7.4/10 166
35 Samurai (1965) "   976
36 Hitokiri (1969) "   434
37 Genroku Chûshingura (1941) 7.3/10 769
38 Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijôji no kettô (1955) "   2,968
39 Goben no tsubaki (1965) "   6
40 Shikake-nin Baian (1981) "   11
41 Hiya-meshi to Osan to Chan (1965) "   8
42 Jigokumon (1953) 7.2/10 1,021
43 Oni no sumu yakata (1969) "   37
44 Yukinojo henge (1935) 7.1/10 18
45 Jûsan-nin no shikaku (1963) "   290
46 Dai Chûshingura (1957) "   26
47 Ichimei (2011) "   2,612
48 Onna gokumon-chô: Hikisakareta nisô (1977) "   7
49 Machibuse (1970) 7.0/10 469
50 Shinsengumi (1969) "   167
51 Chûshingura (1958) "   63
52 Kaii Utsunomiya tsuritenjô (1956) "   36
53 Hisshiken torisashi (2010) "   234
54 Oshidori utagassen (1939) 6.9/10 67
55 Yotsuya kaidan (1965) "   119
56 Rikyu (1989) "   295
57 Onna goroshi abura no jigoku (1992) "   56
58 Goyôkiba: Kamisori Hanzô jigoku zeme (1973) "   589
59 Adauchi (1964) "   125
60 Kiba okaminosuke (1966) "   285
61 Dora-heita (2000) "   369
62 Saya-zamurai (2010) "   377
63 Miyamoto Musashi (1961) 6.8/10 95
64 Fûrin kazan (1969) "   359
65 Inochi bô ni furô (1971) "   159
66 Ten to Chi to (1990) "   595
67 Shijûshichinin no shikaku (1994) "   184
68 Hanaoka Seishû no tsuma (1967) "   53
69 Shinobi no mono (1962) "   260
70 Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijoji no ketto (1964) "   60
71 Kiba ookaminosuke jigoku giri (1967) "   185
72 Gohatto (1999) "   4,941
73 Shinsengumi shimatsuki (1963) "   68
74 Umi wa miteita (2002) "   1,165
75 Takeda Shingen (1990 TV mini-series) "   20
76 Aru kengo no shogai (1959) 6.7/10 187
77 Yami no karyudo (1979) "   218
78 Gô-hime (1992) "   91
79 Sharaku (1995) "   56
80 Kumokiri Nizaemon (1978) "   181
81 Goyôkiba: Oni no Hanzô yawahada koban (1974) "   412
82 Miyamoto Musashi: Hannyazaka no kettô (1962) "   59
83 Zoku shinobi no mono (1963) "   87
84 Bakumatsu (1970) 6.6/10 46
85 Yari no gonza (1986) "   157
86 Sanada Yukimura no bouryaku (1979) "   77
87 Miyamoto Musashi: Nitoryu kaigen (1963) "   52
88 Sabu (2002 TV movie) "   318
89 Katen no shiro (2009) "   74
90 Bakuto Ichidai Chimatsuri Fudo (1969) "   11
91 Tengu-to (1969) 6.5/10 29
92 Miyamoto Musashi: Ganryû-jima no kettô (1965) "   64
93 Kage gari: Hoero taihô (1972) "   36
94 Warau Iemon (2004) "   55
95 Ichi (2008) "   1,724
96 Sen no Rikyu: Honkakubô ibun (1989) 6.4/10 132
97 Mabuta no haha (1962) "   32
98 Kage gari (1972) "   60
99 Yamazakura (2008) "   87
100 Ninja bugei-chô (1967) 6.3/10 77

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