Galloway's Samurai Film Handbook & Companion

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This list combines 2 books by Patrick Galloway:
#1-51: Stray Dogs & Lone Wolves: The Samurai Film Handbook (2005)
#52-91: Warring Clans, Flashing Blades: A Samurai Film Companion (2009)

"Stray Dogs & Lone Wolves provides essential background on the samurai warrior in Japanese culture to help explain what makes these tales of loyalty, revenge and explosive swordsmanship so watchable. It covers top directors and stars and has over 50 original reviews of a wide variety of films, from classics like Samurai Trilogy and Yojimbo to influential films like Lady Snowblood, plus newly released hits like Takeshi Kitano’s Zatoichi."

"Warring Clans, Flashing Blades picks up where Galloway’s fan-favorite Stray Dogs & Lone Wolves left off, delving deeper into the samurai film and its spin-off genres—yakuza, ninja, and matatabi."

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  1. 93 -2

    Okami yo rakujitsu o kire

    1974 — a.k.a. The Last Samurai, in 1 top list Check
  2. 92 -2

    Bushi no ichibun

    2006 — a.k.a. Love and Honour, in 1 top list Check
  3. 91 -2

    Mibu gishi den

    2002 — a.k.a. When the Last Sword is Drawn, in 2 top lists Check
  4. 90 new

    Daibosatsu toge: Kanketsu-hen

    1961 — a.k.a. Satan's Sword 3: The Final Chapter, in 1 top list Check
  5. 89 new

    Daibosatsu toge: Ryujin no maki

    1960 — a.k.a. Satan's Sword II, in 1 top list Check
  6. 88 -

    Daibosatsu tôge

    1960 — a.k.a. Satan's Sword, in 1 top list Check
  7. 87 -

    Kedamono no ken

    1965 — a.k.a. Sword of the Beast, in 2 top lists Check
  8. 86 -

    Tengu-tô

    1969, in 1 top list Check
  9. 85 -

    Shinsengumi shimatsuki

    1963, in 1 top list Check
  10. 84 -

    Nemuri Kyôshirô: Akujo-gari

    1969 — a.k.a. Sleepy Eyes of Death: Castle Menagerie, in 1 top list Check
  11. 83 -

    Zatôichi umi o wataru

    1966 — a.k.a. Zatoichi's Pilgrimage, in 2 top lists Check
  12. 82 -

    Chiyari Fuji

    1955 — a.k.a. Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji, in 4 top lists Check
  13. 81 -

    Yôen dokufu-den: Hitokiri okatsu

    1969 — a.k.a. Quick-draw Okatsu, in 1 top list Check
  14. 80 -

    Hana yori mo naho

    2006 — a.k.a. Hana, in 2 top lists Check
  15. 79 -

    Shiranui kengyô

    1960 — a.k.a. Agent Shiranui, in 1 top list Check
  16. 78 -

    Kaii Utsunomiya tsuritenjô

    1956 — a.k.a. Ghost of Hanging in Utusunomiya, in 1 top list Check
  17. 77 -

    Shura

    1971 — a.k.a. Demons, in 4 top lists Check
  18. 76 -

    Kengo tengu matsuri

    1961 — a.k.a. Festival of Swordsmen, in 1 top list Check
  19. 75 -

    Kumokiri Nizaemon

    1978 — a.k.a. Bandit vs. Samurai Squad, in 1 top list Check
  20. 74 -

    Zatôichi

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  21. 73 -

    Dora-heita

    2000 — a.k.a. Alley Cat, in 1 top list Check
  22. 72 -

    Ibun Sarutobi Sasuke

    1965 — a.k.a. Samurai Spy, in 2 top lists Check
  23. 71 -

    Tange Sazen yowa: Hyakuman ryô no tsubo

    1935 — a.k.a. Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo, in 7 top lists Check
  24. 70 -

    Zatôichi to yôjinbô

    1970 — a.k.a. Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 69 -

    Kiba Ôkaminosuke

    1966 — a.k.a. Samurai Wolf I, in 2 top lists Check
  26. 68 -

    Tange Sazen: yoto nuretsubame

    1960, in 1 top list Check
  27. 67 -

    Hakuôki

    1959 — a.k.a. Samurai Vendetta, in 2 top lists Check
  28. 66 -

    Mabuta no haha

    1962 — a.k.a. In Search of Mother, in 1 top list Check
  29. 65 -

    Goyôkin

    1969 — a.k.a. Goyokin, in 3 top lists Check
  30. 64 -

    Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki

    1964 — a.k.a. Whirlwind, in 1 top list Check
  31. 63 -

    Kiru

    1968 — a.k.a. Kill!, in 3 top lists Check
  32. 62 -

    Nemuri Kyôshirô burai-hikae: Mashô no hada

    1967 — a.k.a. Sleepy Eyes of Death: A Trail of Traps, in 1 top list Check
  33. 61 -

    Ninja bugeicho momochi sandayu

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  34. 60 -

    Abare Gôemon

    1966 — a.k.a. Rise Against the Sword, in 1 top list Check
  35. 59 -

    Shinobi no mono

    1962 — a.k.a. Band of Assassins, in 1 top list Check
  36. 58 -

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  37. 57 -

    Rikyu

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  38. 56 -

    Hangyakuji

    1961 — a.k.a. Conspirator, in 1 top list Check
  39. 55 -

    Aru kengo no shogai

    1959 — a.k.a. Samurai Saga, in 1 top list Check
  40. 54 -

    Sengoku yarô

    1963 — a.k.a. Warring Clans, in 1 top list Check
  41. 53 -

    Shin Heike monogatari

    1955 — a.k.a. Taira Clan Saga, in 5 top lists Check
  42. 52 -

    Yabu no naka no kuroneko

    1968 — a.k.a. Black Cat, in 6 top lists Check
  43. 51 -

    Tasogare Seibei

    2002 — a.k.a. The Twilight Samurai, in 10 top lists Check
  44. 50 -

    Zatôichi

    2003 — a.k.a. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, in 6 top lists Check
  45. 49 -

    Gohatto

    1999 — a.k.a. Taboo, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 48 -

    Rônin-gai

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  47. 47 -

    Ten to Chi to

    1990 — a.k.a. Heaven and Earth, in 1 top list Check
  48. 46 -

    Makai tenshô

    1981 — a.k.a. Samurai Reincarnation, in 2 top lists Check
  49. 45 -

    Kagemusha

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  50. 44 -

    Yami no karyudo

    1979 — a.k.a. Hunter in the Dark, in 1 top list Check
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