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. 87 -

    Kedamono no ken

    1965 — a.k.a. Sword of the Beast, in 2 top lists Check
  5. 85 -

    Shinsengumi shimatsuki

    1963, in 1 top list Check
  6. 83 -

    Zatôichi umi o wataru

    1966 — a.k.a. Zatoichi's Pilgrimage, in 2 top lists Check
  7. 82 -

    Chiyari Fuji

    1955 — a.k.a. Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji, in 4 top lists Check
  8. 81 -

    Yôen dokufu-den: Hitokiri okatsu

    1969 — a.k.a. Quick-draw Okatsu, in 1 top list Check
  9. 80 -

    Hana yori mo naho

    2006 — a.k.a. Hana, in 2 top lists Check
  10. 75 -

    Kumokiri Nizaemon

    1978 — a.k.a. Bandit vs. Samurai Squad, in 1 top list Check
  11. 74 -

    Zatôichi

    1989, in 1 top list Check
  12. 73 -

    Dora-heita

    2000 — a.k.a. Alley Cat, in 1 top list Check
  13. 72 -

    Ibun Sarutobi Sasuke

    1965 — a.k.a. Samurai Spy, in 2 top lists Check
  14. 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
  15. 70 -

    Zatôichi to yôjinbô

    1970 — a.k.a. Zatoichi Meets Yojimbo, in 2 top lists Check
  16. 69 -

    Kiba Ôkaminosuke

    1966 — a.k.a. Samurai Wolf I, in 2 top lists Check
  17. 67 -

    Hakuôki

    1959 — a.k.a. Samurai Vendetta, in 2 top lists Check
  18. 65 -

    Goyôkin

    1969 — a.k.a. Goyokin, in 3 top lists Check
  19. 64 -

    Shikonmado - Dai tatsumaki

    1964 — a.k.a. Whirlwind, in 1 top list Check
  20. 63 -

    Kiru

    1968 — a.k.a. Kill!, in 3 top lists Check
  21. 61 -

    Ninja bugeicho momochi sandayu

    1980, in 1 top list Check
  22. 59 -

    Shinobi no mono

    1962 — a.k.a. Band of Assassins, in 1 top list Check
  23. 58 -

    Ran

    1985, in 25 top lists Check
  24. 57 -

    Rikyu

    1989, in 2 top lists Check
  25. 55 -

    Aru kengo no shogai

    1959 — a.k.a. Samurai Saga, in 1 top list Check
  26. 54 -

    Sengoku yarô

    1963 — a.k.a. Warring Clans, in 1 top list Check
  27. 53 -

    Shin Heike monogatari

    1955 — a.k.a. Taira Clan Saga, in 5 top lists Check
  28. 52 -

    Yabu no naka no kuroneko

    1968 — a.k.a. Black Cat, in 6 top lists Check
  29. 51 -

    Tasogare Seibei

    2002 — a.k.a. The Twilight Samurai, in 10 top lists Check
  30. 50 -

    Zatôichi

    2003 — a.k.a. The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, in 6 top lists Check
  31. 49 -

    Gohatto

    1999 — a.k.a. Taboo, in 2 top lists Check
  32. 48 -

    Rônin-gai

    1990, in 1 top list Check
  33. 46 -

    Makai tenshô

    1981 — a.k.a. Samurai Reincarnation, in 2 top lists Check
  34. 45 -

    Kagemusha

    1980, in 10 top lists Check
  35. 44 -

    Yami no karyudo

    1979 — a.k.a. Hunter in the Dark, in 1 top list Check
  36. 43 -

    Yagyû ichizoku no inbô

    1978 — a.k.a. The Shogun's Samurai, in 1 top list Check
  37. 42 -

    Goyôkiba: Oni no Hanzô yawahada koban

    1974 — a.k.a. Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?, in 1 top list Check
  38. 41 -

    Shurayukihime: Urami koiuta

    1974 — a.k.a. Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance, in 2 top lists Check
  39. 40 -

    Shurayukihime

    1973 — a.k.a. Lady Snowblood, in 3 top lists Check
  40. 39 -

    Goyôkiba: Kamisori Hanzô jigoku zeme

    1973 — a.k.a. Hanzo the Razor: The Snare, in 1 top list Check
  41. 38 -

    Goyôkiba

    1972 — a.k.a. Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice, in 1 top list Check
  42. 37 -

    Kozure Ôkami: Shinikazeni mukau ubaguruma

    1972 — a.k.a. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades, in 3 top lists Check
  43. 36 -

    Kozure Ôkami: Sanzu no kawa no ubaguruma

    1972 — a.k.a. Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx, in 3 top lists Check
  44. 35 -

    Kozure Ôkami: Ko wo kashi ude kashi tsukamatsuru

    1972 — a.k.a. Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance, in 2 top lists Check
  45. 32 -

    Zatôichi abare-himatsuri

    1970 — a.k.a. Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival, in 2 top lists Check
  46. 31 -

    Hitokiri

    1969 — a.k.a. Tenchu!, in 1 top list Check
  47. 30 -

    Akage

    1969 — a.k.a. Red Lion, in 1 top list Check
  48. 29 -

    Fûrin kazan

    1969 — a.k.a. Under the Banner of Samurai, in 1 top list Check
  49. 28 -

    Yôkai hyaku monogatari

    1968 — a.k.a. Yokai Monsters: 100 Monsters, in 1 top list Check
  50. 27 -

    Zatôichi chikemuri kaidô

    1967 — a.k.a. Zatoichi Challenged, in 2 top lists Check
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