THE BETRAYAL (1966)
A naively honourable samurai comes to the bitter realisation that his devotion to moral samurai principles makes him an oddity among his peers...
RASHOMON (1950)
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.
SHINOBI Vol.2 (1964-65)
Three more spectacular tales of ninja action in this continuation of the hugely influential series.
RED BEARD (1965)
In 19th-century Japan, a rough-tempered yet charitable town doctor trains a young intern.
SHINOBI (1962-63)
It’s the 16th century and Japan is in chaos. Samurai clans engage each other in battle over who gets to rule the nation, while warlords call upon the ninja to spy on and assassinate their rivals.
SEVEN SAMURAI (1954)
Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, who gathers six other samurai to join him.
THE HIDDEN FORTRESS (1958)
Lured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.
YOJIMBO (1961)
A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
KAGEMUSHA (1980)
A petty thief who resembles a samurai warlord is hired as the lord's double, but when the warlord dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place.
SHOGUN ASSASSIN (1980)
When the wife of the Shogun's Decapitator is murdered and he's ordered to commit suicide by the paranoid Shogun, he and his four-year-old son escape and become assassins for hire...
THE SWORD OF DOOM (1966)
Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.