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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Chûshingura
1962 — a.k.a. Chushingura, in 1 top list Check -
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Shichinin no samurai
1954 — a.k.a. Seven Samurai, in 36 top lists Check -
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Fûrin kazan
1969 — a.k.a. Under the Banner of Samurai, in 1 top list Check -
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Kumokiri Nizaemon
1978 — a.k.a. Bandit vs. Samurai Squad, in 1 top list Check -
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Kagemusha
1980, in 10 top lists Check -
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Ran
1985, in 25 top lists Check -
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Okami yo rakujitsu o kire
1974 — a.k.a. The Last Samurai, in 1 top list Check -
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Mibu gishi den
2002 — a.k.a. When the Last Sword is Drawn, in 2 top lists Check -
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Hitokiri
1969 — a.k.a. Tenchu!, in 1 top list Check -
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Kakushi-toride no san-akunin
1958 — a.k.a. The Hidden Fortress, in 9 top lists Check -
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Yami no karyudo
1979 — a.k.a. Hunter in the Dark, in 1 top list Check -
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Rikyu
1989, in 2 top lists Check -
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Shura
1971 — a.k.a. Demons, in 4 top lists Check -
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Seppuku
1962 — a.k.a. Hara-Kiri, in 16 top lists Check -
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Yagyû ichizoku no inbô
1978 — a.k.a. The Shogun's Samurai, in 1 top list Check -
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Tasogare Seibei
2002 — a.k.a. The Twilight Samurai, in 10 top lists Check -
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Jôi-uchi: Hairyô tsuma shimatsu
1967 — a.k.a. Samurai Rebellion, in 8 top lists Check -
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Hana yori mo naho
2006 — a.k.a. Hana, in 2 top lists Check -
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Ten to Chi to
1990 — a.k.a. Heaven and Earth, in 1 top list Check -
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Goyôkin
1969 — a.k.a. Goyokin, in 3 top lists Check -
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Bushi no ichibun
2006 — a.k.a. Love and Honour, in 1 top list Check -
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Samurai
1965 — a.k.a. Samurai Assassin, in 1 top list Check -
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Shinsengumi
1969 — a.k.a. Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor, in 1 top list Check -
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Dai-bosatsu tôge
1966 — a.k.a. The Sword of Doom, in 5 top lists Check -
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Ninja bugeicho momochi sandayu
1980, in 1 top list Check -
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Zatôichi
1989, in 1 top list Check -
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Kiru
1968 — a.k.a. Kill!, in 3 top lists Check -
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Zatôichi to yôjinbô
1970 — a.k.a. Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo, in 2 top lists Check -
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Aru kengo no shogai
1959 — a.k.a. Samurai Saga, in 1 top list Check -
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Hangyakuji
1961 — a.k.a. Conspirator, in 1 top list Check -
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Kumonosu-jô
1957 — a.k.a. Throne of Blood, in 16 top lists Check -
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Yôjinbô
1961 — a.k.a. Yojimbo, in 19 top lists Check -
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Hakuôki
1959 — a.k.a. Samurai Vendetta, in 2 top lists Check -
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Shin Heike monogatari
1955 — a.k.a. Taira Clan Saga, in 5 top lists Check -
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Shinobi no mono
1962 — a.k.a. Band of Assassins, in 1 top list Check -
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Tengu-tô
1969, in 1 top list Check -
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Abare Gôemon
1966 — a.k.a. Rise Against the Sword, in 1 top list Check -
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Gohatto
1999 — a.k.a. Taboo, in 2 top lists Check -
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Ibun Sarutobi Sasuke
1965 — a.k.a. Samurai Spy, in 2 top lists Check -
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Sengoku yarô
1963 — a.k.a. Warring Clans, in 1 top list Check -
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Shurayukihime
1973 — a.k.a. Lady Snowblood, in 3 top lists Check -
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Tsubaki Sanjûrô
1962 — a.k.a. Sanjuro, in 7 top lists Check -
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Zatôichi abare-himatsuri
1970 — a.k.a. Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival, in 2 top lists Check -
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Zatôichi monogatari
1962 — a.k.a. The Tale of Zatoichi, in 2 top lists Check -
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Chiyari Fuji
1955 — a.k.a. Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji, in 4 top lists Check -
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Sanbiki no samurai
1964 — a.k.a. Three Outlaw Samurai, in 3 top lists Check -
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Tange Sazen yowa: Hyakuman ryô no tsubo
1935 — a.k.a. Sazen Tange and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo, in 6 top lists Check -
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Shin Zatôichi monogatari
1963 — a.k.a. New Tale of Zatoichi, in 2 top lists Check -
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Shiranui kengyô
1960 — a.k.a. Agent Shiranui, in 1 top list Check -
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Tange Sazen: Hien iaigiri
1966 — a.k.a. The Secret of the Urn, in 1 top list Check
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