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The Sword of Doom
Why this pick
Okamoto again turns the samurai film into a harsh, nervy study of violence, with jagged action, moral rot and an increasingly feverish sense of fatalism.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE1965 2h 2m JPN
IF THIS ONE STAYED WITH YOU
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Kill!
Why this pick
Its volatile mix of cynical political intrigue, shifting loyalties and sudden swordplay closely matches Samurai Assassin’s antiheroic, darkly playful energy.
03
Three Outlaw Samurai
Why this pick
A lean, rain-soaked chanbara built around guarded men forced into an unequal fight; it shares the tense standoffs and austere intensity of Samurai Assassin.
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Goyokin
Why this pick
This wintry revenge thriller has the same distrustful samurai-world politics, forceful widescreen compositions and bursts of brutal, purposeful action.
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Harakiri
Why this pick
For Samurai Assassin’s anger at feudal power, this offers a more controlled but equally devastating tale of honor, institutional cruelty and mounting confrontation.
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Toshirô Mifune
Tsuruchiyo Niiro
Kaoru Yachigusa
Mitsu
Akihiko Hirata
Sohei Masui
Susumu Fujita
Tatewaki Todo
Toshio Kurosawa
Katsunoshin Itamura