Tag Archives: samurai

Ugetsu (1953)

Posted on December 13, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Kenji Mizoguchi Writers: Matsutaro Kawaguchi & Yoshikata Yoda (Based on “Ugetsu Monogatari” by Ueda Akinari)

Posted in Drama, Fantasy, Foreign, War | Tagged 1953, adaptation, civil war, clay, drama, fantasy, farm, farmer, foreign, Fumio Hayasaka, ghost, Hisakazu Tsuji, Ichiro Saito, Isamu Yoshii, japan, japanese, Kazuo Miyagawa, kenji mizoguchi, Kinuyo Tanaka, Kyuchi Tsuji, Machiko Kyo, marriage, Masaichi Nagata, Masayuki Mori, Matsutaro Kawaguchi, Mitsuko Mito, Mitsuzo Miyata, money, potter, pottery, prostitute, Sakae Ozawa, samurai, spirit, Tamekichi Mochizuki, ueda akinari, ugetsu, war, war lord, yoshikata yoda | Leave a comment

Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)

Posted on November 16, 2022 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Hideo Gosha Writers: Keiichi Abe & Hideo Gosha & Eizaburo Shiba

Posted in Action, Drama, Foreign | Tagged 1964, action, brothel, chanbara, drama, eizaburo Shiba, farm, farmer, fight, foreign, Gin'ichi Kishimoto, hideo gosha, Hisashi Igawa, hostage, Isamu Nagato, japan, japanese, Kamatari Fujiwara, Kazuo ota, keiichi abe, kidnap, kidnapping, magistrate, Mikijiro Hira, Miyuki Kuwano, outlaw, peasant, prostitute, ransom, rebellion, ronin, samurai, Sanbiki no samurai, sword, Tadashi Sakai, Tatsuya Ishiguro, tax, taxes, Tetsuro Tanba, Toshiaki Tsushima, village | Leave a comment

Mifune: The Last Samurai (2016)

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Steven Okazaki Writers: Stuart Galbraith IV & Steven Okazaki

Posted in Documentary, Uncategorized | Tagged 2016, actor, keanu reeves, martin scorsese, mifune: the last samurai, samurai, steven okazaki, steven spielberg, stuart galbraith IV, toshiro mifune | Leave a comment

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades (1972)

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Kenji Misumi Writer: Kazuo Koike (Story by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima)

Posted in Action, Adventure | Tagged 1972, action, adventure, assassin, baby, Baby Cart to Hades, chamberlain, father, goseki kojima, kazuo koike, kenji misumi, kill, lone wolf and cub, ogami itto, prostitute, ronin, samurai, shogun, yakuza | Leave a comment

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx (1972)

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Kenji Misumi Writer: Kazuo Koike (Story by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima)

Posted in Action, Adventure | Tagged 1972, action, adaptation, adventure, assassin, baby, baby cart, baby cart at the river styx, clan, cub, father, goseki kojima, kazuo koike, kenji misumi, kill, lone wolf, lone wolf and cub, manga, ninja, ogami itto, river styx, ronin, samurai, sequel, shogun | Leave a comment

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance (1972)

Posted on January 1, 2017 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Kenji Misumi Writer: Kazuo Koike (Story by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima)

Posted in Action, Adventure | Tagged 1972, action, adaptation, adventure, assassin, baby, cart, child, daigoro, executioner, father, goseki kojima, itami itto, japan, kazoo koike, kenji misumi, lone wolf and cub, lone wolf and cub: sword of vengeance, manga, ronin, samurai, shogun, sword of vengeance | Leave a comment

Sucker Punch (2011)

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Zack Snyder Writers: Zack Snyder & Steve Shibuya (Story by Zack Snyder)

Posted in Action, Adventure, Fantasy | Tagged abbie cornish, abuse, abusive, action, adventure, carla gugino, dream, emily browning, escape, fantasy, fight, hospital, imagination, jamie chung, jena malone, jon hamm, mental facility, mental institution, oscar isaac, robot, samurai, scott glenn, steve shibuya, sucker punch, tyler bates, vanessa hudgens, zack snyder | Leave a comment

47 Ronin (2013)

Posted on April 11, 2014 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Carl Rinsch Writers: Chris Morgan and Hossein Amini (Story by Chris Morgan and Walter Hamada)

Posted in Action, Drama, Fantasy, Review | Tagged 47 ronin, action, adventure, carl rinsch, chris morgan, drama, fantasy, hossein amini, japan, japanese, keanu reeves, ronin, samurai, shogun, walter hamada | Leave a comment

Kill Bill (2004)

Posted on January 1, 2013 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Quentin Tarantino Writer: Quentin Tarantino Watched both movies back to back with Maura who had never seen them! Still a fun ride. Volume 2 is definitely my favorite of the two.

Posted in Action, Drama, Foreign, Martial Arts, Romance, Thriller | Tagged action, assassin, chia hui liu, chiaki kuriyama, china, conny chiba, daryl hannah, david carradine, gordon liu, japan, julie dreyfus, kill bill, kung fu, lucy liu, martial arts, michael bowen, michael madsen, michael parks, murder, pai mei, quentin tarantino, robert richardson, sally menke, samurai, the bride, the rza, thriller, uma thurman, vivica a. fox, wedding | Leave a comment

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (2000)

Posted on May 26, 2012 by Jon Watches Movies

Director: Jim Jarmusch Writer: Jim Jarmusch

Posted in Action, Comedy, Drama, Fantasy, Martial Arts, Thriller, Uncategorized | Tagged action, art house, assassin, comedy, cult, drama, forest whitaker, ghost dog, Hitman, ice cream, jersey city, jim jarmusch, new jersey, rza, samurai, sun tzu, the way of the samurai, thriller | Leave a comment

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