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Why don't they remake bad eighties movies? « Touching From a Distance8 Mar 2010 at 4:17pm
Even though some classics themselves are remakes (the Western versions of Samurai movies being the best examples) there has been a troubling increase in the last few years to remake classic movies from the last 30 years. ...
Fakin' It: Samurai Movies! « Retroflix Reviews1 Mar 2010 at 10:36am
You can avoid a lot of things because for the most part, it can be quite frustrating trying to get a hold of good samurai movies. If you have trouble keeping up, just say ?Yeah, I'm getting to that one, but there are so many things ...
Samurai movies on German arte TV - Sword Forum International20 Feb 2010 at 2:18pm
I have posted this in the Geman language section but maybe it is better placed here... For those who can receive the German TV arte - there will be some Samurai movies and documentaries the next weeks: 23. Februar 2008 um 21.50 Uhr ...
Twilight Samurai, a romantic movie starring Hiroyuki Sanada and ...1 Mar 2010 at 11:36am
I tend to fall asleep during samurai movies, but this one was really emotionally entertaining. Sanada plays the role of a low-class widower samurai named Iguchi Seibei who takes care of his senile mother and two young daughters all by ...
Watch A Film By Hiroyuki Nakano: Samurai Fiction Movie Online5 Mar 2010 at 8:31am Samurai movies are a dime a dozen, and the quality of these films varies widely. Everyone likes films for different reasons, so there is probably a perfect Samurai film for every different kind of person. ...
Samurai Movies
One of the most popular themes, as far as movie making is concerned, has to be
the Samurai warrior's story. Understandably, most of these movies have
originated
from Japan. However, western cinema, too, has had its share of samurai movies.
Some of them have been original, some were remakes, and some have just been dubbed
versions of popular Japanese titles. Mosgt of the movies have been worthy enough to win the
audience's fancy.
The Last Samurai', starring Tom Cruise, set in the times when
the Samurai were at a decline, went on to enjoy big success. The movie was
nominated for several major awards including the Golden Globes and the Academy
Awards.
One reason why samurai themes have been so popular among film-makers must be the
scope for creativity that they provide. Intense fight scenes - among individuals as well as
large scale batle, cunning politics
and the constant struggle between high moral values and everyday living are only
some ideas among many others that can be played around with.
The spectrum
of complex stories that can be woven around the life of a samurai warrior will
always keep the audience excited.
The Japanese have been very creative with this genre of movies. Starting off
with making dramatic movies on the life of a Samurai, these slowly turned into
action movies with exciting fight scenes. Some beautiful movies have been made
based on the helpless despair of the samurai who lost their pride and sense of
purpose when feudalism declined.
Samurai movies continued to be made very
prolifically and enjoyed by eager audiences until the early
1970s. It was at this time when a comparitive decline started on the number of
samurai movies. This was a problably a consequence of the general decline in the film industry
that Japan saw in this period.
However, warrior movies still continue to be made today. Sanurai stories still continue to be
spun and
movie-goers don't seem to have had their fill of samurai movies yet.
Here is a list of some popular Japanese samurai movies (Note: Where available for purchase, movies are
linked to Amazon):
1949 Jakoman and Tetsu - directed by Senkichi Taniguchi
Film trades swords for six-shooters - Winnipeg Free Press Film trades swords for six-shooters Winnipeg Free Press Winnipeg writer-director Joe Novak says the original idea for his first feature film was a samurai movie. "I'm a big fan of that (Akira) Kurosawa-type stuff ...
Teaser for samurai drama 'Hisshiken Torisashi' - Kung Fu Cinema Teaser for samurai drama 'Hisshiken Torisashi' Kung Fu Cinema So far, four samurai films have been adapted from the literary works of Shuhei Fujisawa and they're all modern classics that recall a time long past when ...
GFF 2010: Samurai, Sake and Cyber Dogs - The Skinny GFF 2010: Samurai, Sake and Cyber Dogs The Skinny ... went east for The Last Samurai, a Kurosawa inspired actioner which made supporting player Ken Watanabe the most prominent Asian star in western movies. ...
A Century of Kurosawa - About - News & Issues (blog) A Century of Kurosawa About - News & Issues (blog) Look for his well-kown samurai films: The Hidden Fortress (March 9), and on the 23rd, the mesmerizing classic Seven Samurai, followed by Yojimbo and the ...
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Halo Legends Blu-ray Review - TheHDRoom UGO (blog) Halo Legends Blu-ray Review TheHDRoom 'The Duel' is a throwback to old Samurai movies where an Arbiter chooses family over war only to see his wife murdered and subsequently seek revenge. ... Halo Legends Blu-Ray ReviewReel Loop (satire) (blog) Halo Legends ImpressionsNextGen Player (blog)
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Usagi Yojimbo #126 - Panels on Pages Panels on Pages Usagi Yojimbo #126 Panels on Pages ... Spectacular Spider Ham, and I'm also a big fan of samurai movies, so it seems strange that it's taken me until now to read an issue of Usagi Yojimbo. ...
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TCM To Celebrate Akira Kurosawa in March 2010 - Daemon's Movies TCM To Celebrate Akira Kurosawa in March 2010 Daemon's Movies The lineup will include such popular samurai films as Seven Samurai (1954 ? March 23), The Hidden Fortress (1958 ? March 9), Yojimbo (1961 ? March 23) and ... TCM plans Kurosawa tributeUPI.com
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Liev Schreiber's Sabretooth May Not Make It Into Wolverine 2 - Cinema Blend Cinema Blend Liev Schreiber's Sabretooth May Not Make It Into Wolverine 2 Cinema Blend ... been in two X-Men movies, both the first X-Men played by Tyler Mane and X-Men Origins played by Schreiber. I'd rather see Wolverine fight Silver Samurai.
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- directed by Akira Kurosawa
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- directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
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aka Spider Web Castle - directed by Akira Kurosawa
- directed by Akira Kurosawa
aka The Bodyguard - directed by Akira Kurosawa
- directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
- directed by Masaki Kobayashi - Won a prize at the Cannes Film
Festival
- directed by Gosha Hideo
aka Samurai - directed by Kihachi Okamoto
- directed by Kihachi Okamoto
- directed by Masaki Kobayashi Rebellion won the Fipresci
Prize at the
- directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
- directed by Kihachi Okamoto
- directed by Kihachi Okamoto
- directed by Hiroshi Inigaki
- directed by Kenji Mizoguchi
- directed by Tsugunobu Kotani
- directed by Kinji Fukasaku
- Directed, written and starring Shintaru Katsu
- directed by Yoji Yamada and nominated for a best foreign film Oscar.
- directed and starring Beat Takeshi and Silver Lion award winner
at Venice Film