Post by Rakugo on Feb 17, 2018 16:36:26 GMT
Recommended Samurai Movies, Books, and Music
The following are some of my favorite things I found in preparing for our L5R campaign that I used for inspiration and to help me understand the samurai drama. I own all of these, so if you’d like to have a samurai movie night, just let me know! These lists definitely are not exhaustive - it’s just what I’ve been exposed to, have in my collection, and can recommend as worth your time. I’ll put my #1 pick on the top of each list with "(Personal Favorite)" next to the entry.
Samurai Movies
Anything starring Toshirō Mifune or directed by Akira Kurosawa is going to be awesome.
The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) (Personal Favorite)
The Last Samurai (2003)
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
13 Assassins (2010)
Blade of the Immortal (2018)
Zatoichi (2003)
47 Ronin (2013)
Silence (2016)
Rurouni Kenshin Trilogy (2012)
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Kagemusha (1980)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Lady Snowblood (1973)
Rashomon (1950)
Chushingura (1962)
The Samurai Trilogy (1956)
Harakiri (1962)
Ran (1985)
Samurai Assassin (1965)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Yojimbo (1961)
Sanjuro (1962)
Throne of Blood (1957)
The Sword of Doom (1966)
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
When the Last Sword is Drawn (2003)
Samurai Fiction (1988)
Red Sun (1971)
Ichi (2008)
Gintama (2017)
Samurai Novels and Short Stories
Demon Hunter by Yamada Monogatari (Personal Favorite)
Cloud of Sparrows & Autumn Bridge by Takashi Matsuoka
Musashi & Taiko by Eiji Yoshikawa
Shogun by James Clavell
The Tale of the Otori Series by Lian Hearn
Bundori & Shinju by Laura Rowland
The Ronin Trilogy by Travis Heermann
Child of Vengeance by David Kirk
The Shackles of a Name by Martin Adil-Smith
Rashomon and other Short Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Legend of the Five Rings Series published by AEG
Music for my L5R Soundtrack
Yoshida Brothers (Personal Favorite)
The Last Samurai OST
Memoirs of a Geisha OST
World of WarCraft: Mists of Pandaria OST
The Wolverine OST
Princess Mononoke OST
Spirited Away OST
East Winds Ensemble
Jake Shimabukuro
Samurai-Inspired Anime
(Caveat: This is my least-knowledgeable category. I’ve been exposed to Anime the least of all these categories)
Samurai X & Rurouni Kenshin (Personal Favorite)
Samurai Champloo
Afro Samurai
Sword of the Stranger
Basilisk
Samurai 7
Ninja Scroll
Samurai Deeper Kyo
Blade of the Immortal
Drifters
Graphic Novels and Manga
(Caveat: I lied. Manga is my least knowledgeable category)
Lone Wolf and Cub (Personal Favorite)
Death at Koten: Legend of the Five Rings
The Book of Five Rings: A Graphic Novel
Samurai Executioner
Path of the Assassin
Vagabond
Blade of the Immortal
Rurouni Kenshin
Okko
Ronin
The following are some of my favorite things I found in preparing for our L5R campaign that I used for inspiration and to help me understand the samurai drama. I own all of these, so if you’d like to have a samurai movie night, just let me know! These lists definitely are not exhaustive - it’s just what I’ve been exposed to, have in my collection, and can recommend as worth your time. I’ll put my #1 pick on the top of each list with "(Personal Favorite)" next to the entry.
Samurai Movies
Anything starring Toshirō Mifune or directed by Akira Kurosawa is going to be awesome.
The Tale of Zatoichi (1962) (Personal Favorite)
The Last Samurai (2003)
Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
13 Assassins (2010)
Blade of the Immortal (2018)
Zatoichi (2003)
47 Ronin (2013)
Silence (2016)
Rurouni Kenshin Trilogy (2012)
The Twilight Samurai (2002)
Kagemusha (1980)
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Lady Snowblood (1973)
Rashomon (1950)
Chushingura (1962)
The Samurai Trilogy (1956)
Harakiri (1962)
Ran (1985)
Samurai Assassin (1965)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Yojimbo (1961)
Sanjuro (1962)
Throne of Blood (1957)
The Sword of Doom (1966)
Samurai Rebellion (1967)
When the Last Sword is Drawn (2003)
Samurai Fiction (1988)
Red Sun (1971)
Ichi (2008)
Gintama (2017)
Samurai Novels and Short Stories
Demon Hunter by Yamada Monogatari (Personal Favorite)
Cloud of Sparrows & Autumn Bridge by Takashi Matsuoka
Musashi & Taiko by Eiji Yoshikawa
Shogun by James Clavell
The Tale of the Otori Series by Lian Hearn
Bundori & Shinju by Laura Rowland
The Ronin Trilogy by Travis Heermann
Child of Vengeance by David Kirk
The Shackles of a Name by Martin Adil-Smith
Rashomon and other Short Stories by Ryunosuke Akutagawa
Legend of the Five Rings Series published by AEG
Music for my L5R Soundtrack
Yoshida Brothers (Personal Favorite)
The Last Samurai OST
Memoirs of a Geisha OST
World of WarCraft: Mists of Pandaria OST
The Wolverine OST
Princess Mononoke OST
Spirited Away OST
East Winds Ensemble
Jake Shimabukuro
Samurai-Inspired Anime
(Caveat: This is my least-knowledgeable category. I’ve been exposed to Anime the least of all these categories)
Samurai X & Rurouni Kenshin (Personal Favorite)
Samurai Champloo
Afro Samurai
Sword of the Stranger
Basilisk
Samurai 7
Ninja Scroll
Samurai Deeper Kyo
Blade of the Immortal
Drifters
Graphic Novels and Manga
(Caveat: I lied. Manga is my least knowledgeable category)
Lone Wolf and Cub (Personal Favorite)
Death at Koten: Legend of the Five Rings
The Book of Five Rings: A Graphic Novel
Samurai Executioner
Path of the Assassin
Vagabond
Blade of the Immortal
Rurouni Kenshin
Okko
Ronin