Samurai

The samurai subgenre, also known as chanbara, features the samurai warrior class and their way of life. These stories explore themes found within bushido, or "the way of the warrior," a moral code that guides samurai attitudes, behavior and lifestyle. Often set in feudal Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868), samurai stories depict the tension between tradition and modernization, the struggle for power and justice, and the decline of a traditional way of life.

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1. Ran

May 31, 1985  •  TV Shows
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.
8.2
Generally favorable

2. Ronin

Sep 24, 1998  •  TV Shows
A freelancing former U.S. Intelligence Agent tries to track down a mysterious package that is wanted by the Irish and the Russians.
7.2
Generally favorable

3. Ninja Scroll

Jun 4, 1993  •  TV Shows
A vagabond swordsman is aided by a kunoichi and a spy in battling a demonic clan of killers - led by a ghost from his past - who are bent on overthrowing the Tokugawa Shogunate.
7.8
Generally favorable

4. The Wolverine

Oct 16, 2013  •  TV Shows
Wolverine comes to Japan to meet an old friend whose life he saved years ago, and gets embroiled in a conspiracy involving yakuza and mutants.
6.7
Generally favorable

5. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Oct 30, 2014  •  TV Shows
When a kingpin threatens New York City, a group of mutated turtle warriors must emerge from the shadows to protect their home.
5.8
Mixed or average

6. The Last Samurai

Dec 4, 2003  •  TV Shows
In 19th century Japan, Nathan Algren, a US army captain, is hired by the Japanese emperor to train his army in the modern warfare techniques. Captain Algren finds himself trapped in a struggle between two eras and two worlds.
7.8
Generally favorable

7. Seven Samurai

Apr 25, 1954  •  TV Shows
Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.
8.6
Generally favorable
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