6 Best Samurai and Feudal Japan Movies

By Vlad Zakh · January 6, 2028

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The samurai film’s rigid codes of honor and breathtaking swordplay have produced some of the most influential action cinema ever made.

13 Assassins (2010) 01

13 Assassins (2010)

IMDb ★ 7.6

A group of samurai secretly plots to assassinate a sadistic lord before he ascends to greater power.

The Twilight Samurai (2002) 02

The Twilight Samurai (2002)

IMDb ★ 7.7

A low-ranking, widowed samurai clerk is reluctantly drawn back into swordsmanship to protect his family.

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972) 03

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)

IMDb ★ 7.3

A disgraced shogun's executioner travels feudal Japan as a assassin for hire with his infant son.

Samurai Rebellion (1967) 04

Samurai Rebellion (1967)

IMDb ★ 8.1

A loyal retainer defies his feudal lord's unjust demand that his son's wife be returned to court.

Harakiri (1962) 05

Harakiri (1962)

IMDb ★ 8.5

A destitute ronin's request to commit ritual suicide at a feudal lord's estate uncovers a tragic secret.

Seven Samurai (1954) 06

Seven Samurai (1954)

IMDb ★ 8.6

A poor farming village hires seven ronin to defend them against a band of marauding bandits.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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