PWR writes: "Best samurai movies to watch before playing Ghost of Tsushima? We've watched a whole bunch to answer just that question for you."
Assassin's Creed Shadows' take on Japan might just beat Sucker Punch, but it's closer than you'd think.
Ok… so which game got the Japanese pissed off enough to complain about it in the diet (Japanese parliament)?
Ghost of Tsushima was the first PlayStation first-party title to sell over 1 million copies in Japan, as per former executive Shuhei Yoshida.
It was a great game.
All my Japanese friends loved it.
I remember I would visit my friend who owned a bar and we will talk about the game and sometimes other Japanese dude will join in. Pretty dope
That’s great and a little hilarious how when it was revealed western journalists tried to give off the impression that it came off racist with it being made by non Japanese developers.
The Watazumi Shrine, which has ties to Ghost of Tsushima, has banned all tourists from its sacred grounds following a serious incident.
My mind always goes straight to us Yankees, then I'm reminded of how equally full of shite the rest of the world is. Seems most of Japans problems with tourists have been either Chinese or Koreans. Don't talk to me about racism if you can't acknowledge it happens well outside the US.
The Last Samurai...not one of the movies that should be in the same article as the other films.
I recommend the remake of Hara Kiri as well as the original.
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The Sword Of Doom
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Machibuse (AKA Ambush or The Incident at Blood Pass). This is actually Mifune's 4th outing as the samurai with no name. No subs in the trailer but there are in Region A/1 DVDs
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Sekigahara, same as above the bluray has english subs.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Throne of Blood. It does deal with the supernatural in certain moments as it is a telling of MacBeth and the best version of that story you will witness.
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Three Outlaw Samurai
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Goyokin
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
Samurai Assassin
https://www.youtube.com/wat...
And finally, The Hidden Fortress. The Kurosawa film that inspired George Lucas to make Star Wars. And I mean the original Hidden Fortress with Toshiro Mifune. No original quality trailers so here is a modern take on the original film:
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Someone even did a Star Wars style trailer for it: https://www.youtube.com/wat...
zatoichi the blind swordsman and sword of doom.