Sword of the Beast is a thrilling samurai film set in 18th century Japan, following a skilled swordsman seeking revenge against his former clan. The...

Zatoichi reimagines the legendary blind swordsman in Takeshi Kitano’s stylish, brutal, and unexpectedly humane revival. Zatoichi wanders into a...

In The Wolverine, Logan travels to Japan to visit an old friend, only to become embroiled in a conflict that forces him to confront his own inner...

Harakiri (1962) is a stark, uncompromising jidaigeki by Masaki Kobayashi that anatomizes feudal hypocrisy and the samurai code. Hanshiro Tsugumo, a...

Harakiri: Death of a Samurai is Takashi Miike's 2011 remake of the 1962 classic. Set in late Edo-period Japan, a weary ronin named Hanshiro Tsugumo...

Samurai Champloo is a Japanese anime series that blends traditional samurai action with modern hip-hop culture. Set in an alternate version of Edo-era...

Set during the late Edo era, When the Last Sword is Drawn follows a stoic samurai whose life is shattered by tragedy, sending him down a path of...

Sanjuro (1962), directed by Akira Kurosawa, brings Toshiro Mifune back as the wily ronin who arrives in a besieged town where young samurai seek to...

Yojimbo centers on a wily ronin who enters a corrupt frontier town ruled by two rival gangs. He feigns neutrality and then plays the factions against...

Ninja Scroll is a Japanese animated action thriller film that follows the story of a wandering ninja who teams up with a female ninja to defeat a...

The Twilight Samurai follows Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking, widowed samurai who earns a meager living as a clerk while caring for his daughters and...

Kill Bill: Vol. 1 is a highly stylized martial arts film that follows the story of The Bride, a former assassin who seeks revenge on her ex-colleagues...

Ran is Akira Kurosawa's operatic tragedy set in feudal Japan, inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear. Through stark landscapes, intense color, and...

Set in Japan in 1844, '13 Assassins' is a samurai film that follows a group of 13 warriors who come together to assassinate the ruthless Lord...

Seven Samurai is a Japanese epic samurai drama film set in 1586 during the Sengoku period of Japanese history. The story follows a village of farmers...

The Hidden Blade unfolds in Edo-era Japan, where a skilled but reserved samurai must balance his loyalty to a clan with the demands of family and...

Set in feudal Edo-era Japan, The Hidden Blade follows a young ronin whose loyalty to clan and love clash as he carries a concealed blade that becomes...

The Last Samurai is a historical drama film set in Japan during the 1870s. It follows the story of an American soldier who is captured by samurais,...