Recent Viewing
The Independent Film Channel has
“Samurai Saturdays”, where they show one or more samurai movies. I
recorded and watched a number of these over the last few months. Here
are some of the ones that I’ve watched.
- Shichinin no samurai, 1954. (Also known as Seven Samurai.)
Directed by Akira Kurosawa, and starring (among others) Toshirô
Mifune.
- Tsubaki Sanjûrô, 1962. (Also known as Sanjûrô.) Directed by
Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshirô Mifune.
- Yojimbo, 1961. Directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshirô
Mifune.
- Kakushi toride no san akunin, 1958. (Also known as The Hidden
Fortress.) Directed by Akira Kurosawa, starring Toshirô Mifune.
- Hiroshi Inagaki’s Miyamoto Musashi trilogy.
- Miyamoto Musashi, 1954. (Also known as Samurai I.) Directed by
Hiroshi Inagaki, starring Toshirô Mifune.
- Zoku Miyamoto Musashi: Ichijôji no kettô, 1955. (Also known as
Samurai II.) Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, starring Toshirô Mifune.
- Miyamoto Musashi kanketsuhen: kettô Ganryûjima, 1956. (Also
known as Samurai III.) Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki, starring
Toshirô Mifune.