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Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2009].
Language
English
Description
The gang of Mystery Inc. takes a trip to Japan and find themselves circling Asia and the Pacific in search of treasure. They race against the vengeful Black Samurai and his Ninja warriors to find the legendary Sword of Fate, an ancient blade fabled to have extraordinary supernatural powers.
2) 47 Ronin
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kai is an outcast who joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. They embark upon a quest that challenges them with a series of trials that would destroy ordinary warriors.
Publisher
Magnolia Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
日本語
Description
Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her parents, who were killed by a group of master swordsmen led by ruthless warrior Anotsu. The mission will change Manji in ways he could never imagine.
6) Afro samurai
Publisher
Gonzo
Pub. Date
c2006.
Language
English
Description
Afro Samurai seeks revenge for the wrongful death of his father. Traveling alone he encounters enemies, friends, and many unusual challenges. Afro Samurai blends traditional Japanese culture, funky technology and hip hop to created a fresh entertainment experience.
Series
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[1999]
Language
日本語
Description
In the year 1860, a wandering samurai-for-hire turns the war between two clans fighting for control of a small town to his own advantage. A satire on greed, violence, paranoia and human weakness. Includes theatrical trailer.
8) Kuroneko
Series
Criterion collection volume 584
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
日本語
Formats
Description
A military hero struggles with his own demons as he attempts to rid a small village of a malevolent spirit that preys upon itinerant samurai.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Formats
Description
A hard-on-his-luck hound Hank finds himself in a town full of cats who need a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's evil plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant teacher to train him, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.
10) Jigokumon
Series
Criterion collection volume 653
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
日本語
Formats
Description
In the midst of epic violent intrigue in twelfth-century Japan, an imperial warrior falls for a lady-in-waiting; even after he discovers she is married, he goes to extreme lengths to win her love.
Publisher
Toho International
Pub. Date
2003.
Language
English
Description
Ogami Itto and his infant son, Daigoro, become involved with a poor teenage girl who's destined to work as a whore in a yakuza brothel after her mother's death. The yakuza madam recognizes Ogami and desires vengeance because he injured her father in an accident.
12) The last samurai
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004.
Language
English
Description
Tormented Civil War veteran Captain Nathan Algren is coerced by a mercenary officer to train the Japanese Emperor's troops in the use of modern weaponry. Opposing this modernization are the samurai warriors who are holding fast to their traditions of honor, despite their strategic disadvantage. As a captive of the samurai leader, Algren learns, appreciates, and adopts the samurai code, switching sides for a climactic battle that will put everyone's...
Series
Criterion collection volume 312
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
日本語
Formats
Description
"Spy networks gather information for the clans supporting and opposing the shogunate."--Www.kitparker.com.
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
日本語
Description
This fourth film from Akira Kurosawa derives from Noh and Kabuki plays, depicting a famous twelfth-century incident in which the lord Yoshitsune and a small group of samurai cross enemy territory disguised as monks and must persuade border guards to let them through.
Publisher
FUNimation
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Set in feudal-era Japan, a young boy named Kotaro and his dog Tobimaru are caught in the turmoil prophecy. At the request of the Ming Dynasty's emperor, the boy is pursued by Chinese assassins. After escaping the destruction of the temple that took him in, he runs into No Name. When Kotaro's dog is poisoned, No Name reluctantly accepts payment to escort them to a temple in Shirato. The unlikely companions form a bond over saving Tobimaru's life, but...
17) Yōjimbō
Series
Criterion collection volume 52
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
日本語
Formats
Description
To rid a terror-stricken village of corruption, wily masterless samurai Sanjuro (Toshiro Mifune) turns a range war between two evil clans to his own advantage.
18) Samurai assassin
Series
Publisher
AnimEigo
Pub. Date
[1998]
Language
日本語
Description
A group of men have assembled at the Sakurada Gates of the Edo Castle to carry out an assassination of a Shogunate elder. One of those men is Niiro Tsuruchiyo, who has joined the conspiracy in the hopes that taking Elder Ii's head will win him enough renown that one of the great Samurai houses will offer him a position.
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