Here we've displayed a list of the best Samurai films : Hara-Kiri(1963), Yojimbo(1961), Rashomon(1950), Sanjuro(1962), Kwaidan(1964), Onibaba(1964), The Sword of Doom(1966), 13 Assassins(2010), Rurouni Kenshin(2012), Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai(1999), Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai(2011), Mifune: The Last Samurai(2015) ... ...
8.6/10
Drama
Japan
1963
135 Minutes
Tatsuya Nakadai Shima Iwashita Akira Ishihama Yoshio Inaba Rentarô Mikuni Masao Mishima
samurai guard landowner daughter solemn brooding intricate striking japan feudal home revenge honor culture clash family death sacrifice fall revenge 17th century
When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined - and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity.
8.2/10
Comedy, Adventure
Japan
1961
110 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Tatsuya Nakadai Eijiro Tono Takashi Shimura Seizaburô Kawazu Isuzu Yamada Hiroshi Tachikawa Kyû Sazanka Daisuke Kato Yosuke Natsuki Kamatari Fujiwara
samurai mayor shopkeeper henchmen villager confident gripping touching small town japan gambling crime honor rivalry adventure 16th century
A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
8.2/10
Drama
Japan
1950
88 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Machiko Ky? Masayuki Mori Takashi Shimura Minoru Chiaki Kichijiro Ueda Daisuke Kato Noriko Honma
husband assassin criminal samurai priest ghost crafty intricate witty suspenseful japan forest suicide rape assassination justice crime mystery pursuit 12th century
The rape of a bride and the murder of her samurai husband are recalled from the perspectives of a bandit, the bride, the samurai's ghost and a woodcutter.
8.1/10
Adventure, Action
Japan
1962
96 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Tatsuya Nakadai Takashi Shimura Yûzô Kayama Reiko Dan Masao Shimizu Yunosuke Ito Takako Irie Kamatari Fujiwara Keiju Kobayashi
samurai uncle warrior anti-hero gang member intricate suspenseful small town barn japan corruption revenge rescue disillusionment loyalty tradition fall rise 19th century
A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
8.0/10
Horror, Fantasy
Japan
1964
164 Minutes
Rentarô Mikuni Michiyo Aratama Tetsuro Tamba Katsuo Nakamura Keiko Kishi
author samurai wife musician ghost victim creative striking japan countryside teahouse family home ghosts folklore supernatural quest metamorphosis mystery unknown era
A collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.
8.0/10
Horror, Fantasy
Japan
1964
105 Minutes
Nobuko Otowa Jitsuko Yoshimura Kei Satô Taiji Tonoyama Jukichi Uno Somesho Matsumoto Kentaro Kaji Fudeko Tanaka
samurai mother daughter-in-law warrior neighbor creepy intense suspenseful swamp hut japan robbery fate lust murder deception revenge love temptation 14th century
Two women kill samurais and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask.
8.0/10
Drama
Japan
1966
122 Minutes
Tatsuya Nakadai Toshirô Mifune Yûzô Kayama Michiyo Aratama Ichirô Nakatani Yôko Naitô Kei Satô
samurai competitor brother mistress assassin intense chilling japan geisha house madness dueling ghosts revenge wretched excess rivalry adventure ancient times
Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.
7.6/10
Action, Drama, Adventure, History
Japan|UK
2010
126 Minutes
Koji Yakusho Takayuki Yamada Yusuke Iseya Goro Inagaki Mikijir? Hira Hiroki Matsukata Ikki Sawamura Arata Furuta Tsuyoshi Ihara Sosuke Takaoka Masachika Ichimura
samurai lord assassin warrior bodyguard government official brutal spectacular thrilling japan bordello village assassination violence abuse of power honor loyalty suicide mission pursuit wretched excess
A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord.
7.5/10
Action, Drama
Japan
2012
134 Minutes
Yû Aoi Teruyuki Kagawa Yosuke Eguchi Munetaka Aoki Kôji Kikkawa Takeru Satô Emi Takei Taketo Tanaka
samurai fighter assassin suspenseful emotional japan war honor rivalry 18th century
A former assassin who has resolved to never kill again has his vow sorely tested.
7.5/10
Crime, Drama
France|Germany|USA|Japan
1999
116 Minutes
Forest Whitaker John Tormey Cliff Gorman Henry Silva Isaach De Bankolé Tricia Vessey Victor Argo Gene Ruffini Richard Portnow Camille Winbush
hitman mobster daughter friend child dark quirky inner city jersey city, n.j. mansion park mafia murder loyalty samurai quest revenge 2000s
An African-American Mafia hit man who models himself after the samurai of old finds himself targeted for death by the mob.
7.3/10
Drama, History
Japan|UK
2011
126 Minutes
Ebizô Ichikawa Eita Hikari Mitsushima Naoto Takenaka Munetaka Aoki Hirofumi Arai Kazuki Namioka Yoshihisa Amano Takehiro Hira Ippei Takahashi Koji Yakusho
death samurai lord suspenseful japan courtyard ritual suicide peace escape 17th century
A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a tense showdown of vengeance against the house of a feudal lord.
7.2/10
Documentary
USA|Japan
2015
80 Minutes
japanese man actor director wife samurai friend brooding emotional intense movie set office car japan village island samurai movies acting passion drinking
A feature-length documentary about the life and films of legendary actor Toshiro Mifune, weaving together film clips, archival stills, and interviews with such luminaries as Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese. Narrated by Keanu Reeves.
7.1/10
Drama
Japan
2002
119 Minutes
Misa Shimizu Masatoshi Nagase Hidetaka Yoshioka Nagiko Tono
geisha samurai veteran businessman gangster madam melodramatic charming japan brothel red-light district sea relationships female bonding prostitution murder caste marriage forbidden love rescue
19th century. Oshin is a prostitute in a brothel of a red-light district. A disgraced samurai, Fusanosuke, rushes in the brothel seeking for a refuge, because he had wounded a powerful ... See full summary »
6.7/10
Drama, Action
Indonesia
2009
134 Minutes
Christine Hakim Mads Koudal Doni Alamsyah Iko Uwais Sisca Jessica Yusuf Aulia Alex Abbad Yayan Ruhian Laurent Buson Ratna Galih
samurai fighter orphan enemy psychopath gang leader brutal suspenseful thrilling powerful jakarta, indonesia city sumatra village orphanage fighting samurai human trafficking adventure rescue
A young man from the countryside uses his skills in silat martial arts to survive the slave trade.
6.7/10
Sci-Fi, Fantasy, Action, Adventure
USA|UK
2013
126 Minutes
Hugh Jackman Hiroyuki Sanada Famke Janssen Will Yun Lee Rila Fukushima Tao Okamoto Svetlana Khodchenkova Hal Yamanouchi Brian Tee Ken Yamamura
wolverine yakuza member samurai industrialist villain superhero dark thrilling japan family home street mortality super powers organized crime adventure metamorphosis rivalry 2010s
Wolverine comes to Japan to meet an old friend whose life he saved years ago, and gets embroiled in a conspiracy involving yakuza and mutants.
6.0/10
Action
USA
1995
110 Minutes
Christopher Lambert John Lone Joan Chen Yoshio Harada Yoko Shimada Mari Natsuki Takayuki Kubota Michael Warren
executive mysterious woman ninja assassin samurai wife thrilling suspenseful new york city japan island fortress hotel hospital business trip assassination cult survival on the run swordplay
A New Yorker on business in Nagoya meets a lady in the hotel bar. Returning to her room, 3 ninjas kill her and wound him. He sees the ninja boss' face. Ninjas try to kill him again but new samurai friends help, hide and train him.
4.5/10
Horror
Japan|USA
1982
88 Minutes
Edward Albert Susan George Doug McClure Amy Barrett Mako Hattori Toshiyuki Sasaki Toshiya Maruyama Tsuyako Okajima Henry Mitowa
writer diplomat wife daughter ghost samurai tense creepy kyoto, japan haunted house garden relocation culture clash haunting love triangle demonic possession murder transformation escape 1980s
A young American family moves to a House in Kyoto, Japan. It turns out to be haunted by the ghosts of a woman and her lover, who were killed by the woman's husband, as well as the ghost of the husband, who killed himself afterward.
3.3/10
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
2012
105 Minutes
Wes Bentley Julian Sands Jessica Szohr Angus Macfadyen Laura Ramsey Mercedes Manning Justin Shilton Rodney Charles
samurai warrior ruler thrilling desert empire rebellion uprising quest
A reluctant samurai with a dark past sets off on a mission to fulfill his destiny.
Drama
2002
129 Minutes
Hiroyuki Sanada Rie Miyazawa Nenji Kobayashi Ren Ôsugi Hiroshi Kanbe Min Tanaka Erina Hashiguchi Miki Itô
samurai childhood sweetheart daughter sister husband mother brooding somber moving japan village house countryside office first love honor code family ties aging class distinctions domestic violence
In the 19th century a woman (Rie Miyazawa) helps a widowed samurai (Hiroyuki Sanada) who must kill a rebellious swordsman.
Drama
1957
108 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Isuzu Yamada Takashi Shimura Minoru Chiaki Akira Kubo Takamaru Sasaki Chieko Naniwa
samurai lord wife son rival gripping chilling japan castle forest ambition assassination revenge fall transformation 15th century
A Japanese version of "Macbeth" features a samurai (Toshirô Mifune), his scheming wife (Isuzu Yamada) and a flurry-of-arrows finale.
Horror, Fantasy
1968
99 Minutes
Kichiemon Nakamura Nobuko Otowa Kiwako Taichi Kei Satô Hideo Kanze
samurai mother daughter-in-law commanding officer ghost cat creepy dark family home countryside ghosts murder rape vengeance revenge pursuit 16th century
Action, Drama, History
2010
87 Minutes
Seigi Ozeki Kanokkorn Jaicheun Sorapong Chatree Winai Kraibutr Bin Bunluerit Thanawut Ketsaro Buakhao Paw Pramuk Somjit Jongjohor
samurai warrior soldier thrilling thailand village fighting battle martial arts betrayal underdog 16th century
Japanese forces leave Yamada Nagamasa for dead, but he recovers in a village, where he learns the art of Muay Boran. He becomes a bodyguard for the king and is selected to fight against the elite Japanese warriors who had left him to die.
Crime, Drama
1980
138 Minutes
Tatsuya Nakadai Yoshio Harada Ayumi Ishida
crime boss bodyguard samurai lover enemy criminal thrilling brutal dark solemn japan temple teahouse bathhouse countryside village gangs protection amnesia betrayal
Dreams, passions and codes rule a gangster (Tatsuya Nakadai) and an amnesiac ex-samurai (Yoshio Harada) in 18th-century Japan.
Western
1972
112 Minutes
Charles Bronson Ursula Andress Toshirô Mifune Alain Delon Capucine Tetsu Nakamura Bart Barry Guido Lollobrigida
bandit outlaw samurai prostitute sheriff ambassador rousing lighthearted arizona train desert field brothel double-cross robbery hostage situation gold honor pursuit transformation
An outlaw (Charles Bronson) and a samurai (Toshirô Mifune) team up to recover loot and a stolen ceremonial sword in the Old West.
Adventure, Anime
1979
100 Minutes
thief gangster samurai princess count charming madcap rousing castle dungeon bedroom casino cagliostro counterfeit money heist race treasure fantasy world crime discovery
A thief called the Wolf becomes embroiled in a greedy count's plot to marry a princess he holds captive.
Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Kids & Family, Mystery & Thriller
2009
75 Minutes
scooby-doo shaggy fred daphne velma samurai amusing endearing madcap museum tokyo school island martial arts ghosts riddle resurrection treasure hunting evil spirits adventure
While in Tokyo for a martial arts tournament, Scooby, Shaggy and the rest of the gang are confronted by the Black Samurai (Kevin Michael Richardson), an evil spirit who was vanquished in ancient Japan but has been mysteriously resurrected.
Action
2014
138 Minutes
samurai hitman thrilling emotional japan mafia one last job government rivalry
Kenshin reluctantly agrees to go to Kyoto to help stop Makoto Shishio and his warriors from overthrowing the new goverment.
Action
1954
208 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Takashi Shimura Yoshio Inaba Seiji Miyaguchi Minoru Chiaki Daisuke Kato Isao Kimura Kunihori Kodo Kamatari Fujiwara Yoshio Tsuchiya
samurai villager bandit monk farmer tense intricate village japan honor kidnapping showdown violence father/daughter relationship hope rescue quest rivalry sacrifice 16th century
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs protection from bandits, so the samurai gathers six others to help him teach the people how to defend themselves.
Action, Adventure
2003
115 Minutes
"Beat" Takeshi Kitano Tadanobu Asano Michiyo Ohkusu Yui Natsukawa Yûko Daike Saburô Ishikura Daigorô Tachibana Ittoku Kishibe Akira Emoto
farmer nephew geisha bodyguard samurai assassin thrilling gory amusing emotional small town japan farm yakuza murder gangs massacre honor sword battles revenge
A master swordsman (Beat Takeshi) battles a formidable ronin (Tadanobu Asano) and a deadly clan terrorizing villagers.
Adventure, Sports & Fitness
1955
92 Minutes
Toshirô Mifune Kaoru Yachigusa Rentarô Mikuni Mariko Okada Kuroemon Onoe Mitsuko Mito Eiko Miyoshi
warrior wife mother girlfriend samurai spectacular suspenseful intense japan war forbidden love martial arts transformation quest escape 17th century
The first part of director Hiroshi Inagaki's trilogy based on 17th-century Japanese warrior Musashi Miyamoto.
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