I need more old samurai movies (and yakuza)

i quit love the old ghost stories too :o

a few modern ones have snuck into my list, please feel free to add some as well :D

thanks guys!

this is what i have seen:

the sword of doom (Tatsuya Nakadai is so hot ><)

kwaidan

throne of blood

kill! (Tatsuya Nakadai again *nom nom nom*)

samurai spy

double suicide

yojimbo

all of the Lone wolf and Cubs

some of Hanzo the Razor (pretty funny shit)

lady snow blood

Okatsu the fugitive

incedent at blood pass

female yakuza tale

sabu

onibaba

sex and fury

blind woman's curse

Female Prisoner 701 Scorpion

ran

seven samurai

what i have in my netflicks Q:

sword of the beast

when a woman ascends the stairs

the hidden blade

jigoku

shogun assassin

izo

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

goyokin

Dora-Heita

Scorpion: Beast Stable

Yakuza Graveyard

ugg i have a dozen more but i have like 350 movies in my Q ><

You might love Kitano's Work. Most of times the stories he tells involves a bunch of yakuza.

Violent cop, Hanabi, etc...

They are quite slow and 'boring' films, though tjere is always very esthetic violent scenes that prevnt you from slumber.

You also seem to appreciate ghost stories. I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy Gozu by Takeshi Miike. It's a sort of yakuza story with paranormal or preposterous elements. This is the only film I know that renders a true nightmare like feeling. A must see.

  Babar said:

You might love Kitano's Work. Most of times the stories he tells involves a bunch of yakuza.

Violent cop, Hanabi, etc...

They are quite slow and 'boring' films, though tjere is always very esthetic violent scenes that prevnt you from slumber.

 

You also seem to appreciate ghost stories. I'm pretty sure you'll enjoy Gozu by Takeshi Miike. It's a sort of yakuza story with paranormal or preposterous elements. This is the only film I know that renders a true nightmare like feeling. A must see.

i have seen Gozu and pretty much everything by Miike. I wub his work. i will look into Kitano. thanks!

you can try Ugetsu which is a Mizoguchi film... it's part war film, part ghost and beautifully but together :)

some classic jp films you havent listed (or maybe you did, just took a quick glance)

-harakiri

-woman in the dunes

-rokudenashi

-eros + massacre

-face of another

-manji

-a bloody spear on mt fuji

-red beard

-the lower depths

-hana yori mo naho

-love and honor

-there was a 60s jp period-horror film i saw that had to do with black cats but i forgot the title lol

yea, tatsuya nakadai - what a guy. one of my fave actors for reals

  philia said:

-there was a 60s jp period-horror film i saw that had to do with black cats but i forgot the title lol

i think that's "blind woman's curse"

thanks again guys :D

you've seen more than i have so i'm getting more out of this.

meiko kaji is my main squeeze so anything with her gets my vote.

i actually just watched ran and agitator(by miike) at the weekend - both brilliant... agitator is a sort of yakuza version of "the godfather"... loyalty, betrayal, epic and gritty much in the style of fukasaku's work in the 60's.

i'm now getting into into the work of reiko ike... also a bit of a legend... so far i can recommend death of honour and female yakuza tale (which i see you've seen).

thanksomuch I wanna throw some meat in your cupboard.

others i've seen after a look through some titles here...

yakuza

samurai

yoidore tenshi / drunken angel

hana-bi and brother

the yakuza - american made in '74 but still worth a watch.

lady yakuza - pre- 'pinky' violence

rashomon

seppuku

Can anyone recommend some classic Mexican soap operas please?

  LOL Alzado said:

Can anyone recommend some classic Mexican soap operas please?

"LOL Alzado"

  LOL Alzado said:

Can anyone recommend some classic Mexican soap operas please?

i don't like your tone mister

  LOL Alzado said:

Can anyone recommend some classic Mexican soap operas please?

Al Diablo con los Guapos

Fuego en la Sangre

Kagemusha was a great film, I was lucky enough to catch it in the theater.

you might also want to catch Sanjuro - the sequel to Yojimbo, I love the opening music in Yojimbo.

  Braintree said:

thanksomuch I wanna throw some meat in your cupboard.

how much meat? my cupboard is notsobig. but why would you put meat there? won't it spoil? or is it tinned meat? :o

keep them coming guys, i NEED MOAR!

  Velazquez said:

Kagemusha was a great film, I was lucky enough to catch it in the theater.

 

you might also want to catch Sanjuro - the sequel to Yojimbo, I love the opening music in Yojimbo.

wow i have both in my Q. guess i am doing ok :o

369 movies ><

Zatoichi - the relatively recent film is pretty awesome - its very weird, oddly reminiscent of Dancer in the Dark in its use of music . . . pretty badass all around though.

I haven't seen the older series, but have heard they are equally, if not more so, badass.

  thanksomuch said:

  Velazquez said:

Kagemusha was a great film, I was lucky enough to catch it in the theater.

 

you might also want to catch Sanjuro - the sequel to Yojimbo, I love the opening music in Yojimbo.

 

wow i have both in my Q. guess i am doing ok :o

 

369 movies ><

I just sent Kagemusha back to netflix! I wonder if you will receive the very same copy that I once held! Think of that. The WATMM world is smaller than we think. :stuart:

  T35513R said:

Zatoichi - the relatively recent film is pretty awesome - its very weird, oddly reminiscent of Dancer in the Dark in its use of music . . . pretty badass all around though.

 

I haven't seen the older series, but have heard they are equally, if not more so, badass.

ahh yeah that's one of my all time fave movies. there is a TV series i was thinking of getting but it's not labeled like "Zatoichi vol1" and so fourth. so untill i take the time to look them up and see what order they go in, i won;t be watching them lewl.

  thanksomuch said:

i quit love the old ghost stories too :o

a few modern ones have snuck into my list, please feel free to add some as well :D

thanks guys!

 

this is what i have seen:

 

the sword of doom (Tatsuya Nakadai is so hot ><)

kwaidan

throne of blood

kill! (Tatsuya Nakadai again *nom nom nom*)

samurai spy

double suicide

yojimbo

all of the Lone wolf and Cubs

some of Hanzo the Razor (pretty funny shit)

lady snow blood

Okatsu the fugitive

incedent at blood pass

female yakuza tale

sabu

onibaba

sex and fury

blind woman's curse

Female Prisoner 701 Scorpion

ran

seven samurai

 

what i have in my netflicks Q:

 

sword of the beast

when a woman ascends the stairs

the hidden blade

jigoku

shogun assassin

izo

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

goyokin

Dora-Heita

Scorpion: Beast Stable

Yakuza Graveyard

 

 

ugg i have a dozen more but i have like 350 movies in my Q ><

jesus, your sig rules.

throne of blood might be the best.

i still think the horror/comedy/kung-fu genre is my favorite. that being said: mr vampire and encounters of the spooky kind 4 lyfe.

not quite what you're looking for, but i had to throw that in there.

  dr lopez said:

jesus, your sig rules.

throne of blood might be the best.

oh why thank you sir. i srsly spent way too much time trying to find a screen shot i liked the best ><

  KY said:

i still think the horror/comedy/kung-fu genre is my favorite. that being said: mr vampire and encounters of the spooky kind 4 lyfe.

 

not quite what you're looking for, but i had to throw that in there.

see but this is where it gets all mix matched. i don;t want kung fu! that's chinese. tho the chinese4 make some damn good Blood Operas and horror, i still like them Japs more. But i will still look up those movies :D

*edit: i had Mr. Vampire in my queue but added encounter os the spooky kind. ty!

**edit: I have seen Samurai Fiction too btw. some times i forget what i have seen BEFORE netflicks ><

  thanksomuch said:

what i have in my netflicks Q:

 

sword of the beast

when a woman ascends the stairs

the hidden blade

jigoku

shogun assassin

izo

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

goyokin

Dora-Heita

Scorpion: Beast Stable

Yakuza Graveyard

 

 

ugg i have a dozen more but i have like 350 movies in my Q ><

Got some good ones in your queue...if you like A Woman Ascends the Stairs look into Naruse's other stuff too. He's a great filmmaker that's been overlooked until recently.

Also look for:

Afraid to Die

Azumi

Graveyard of Honor

Harakiri

The Hidden Fortress

Modern Yakuza: Outlaw Killer

Ronin Gai

Samurai Resurrection

Sympathy for the Underdog

Taboo

with Takeshi Kitano's stuff I'd start off with Sonatine, Fireworks, and Violent Cop. Also, look into Kinji Fukusaku and Seijun Suzuki's stuff from the 60's and 70's, they both made some really great yakuza flicks.

Here are some more that aren't samurai or yakuza flicks but I think you'd like:

2LDK

Angel Dust

Black Snow

Blind Beast

Branded to Kill

The Face of Another

Giants and Toys

In the Realm of the Senses

Marebito

Marronnier

Nanami, First Love

Pyrokinesis

Rampo Noir

Scoutman

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl

A Snake of June

Stray Dog

Tampopo

A Taxing Woman

Vengeance is Mine

Warm Water Under A Red Bridge

Zero Woman series

  takeshi said:

  thanksomuch said:

what i have in my netflicks Q:

 

sword of the beast

when a woman ascends the stairs

the hidden blade

jigoku

shogun assassin

izo

Shinobi: Heart Under Blade

goyokin

Dora-Heita

Scorpion: Beast Stable

Yakuza Graveyard

 

 

ugg i have a dozen more but i have like 350 movies in my Q ><

 

Got some good ones in your queue...if you like A Woman Ascends the Stairs look into Naruse's other stuff too. He's a great filmmaker that's been overlooked until recently.

 

Also look for:

Afraid to Die

Azumi

Graveyard of Honor

Harakiri

The Hidden Fortress

Modern Yakuza: Outlaw Killer

Ronin Gai

Samurai Resurrection

Sympathy for the Underdog

Taboo

with Takeshi Kitano's stuff I'd start off with Sonatine, Fireworks, and Violent Cop. Also, look into Kinji Fukusaku and Seijun Suzuki's stuff from the 60's and 70's, they both made some really great yakuza flicks.

 

Here are some more that aren't samurai or yakuza flicks but I think you'd like:

2LDK

Angel Dust

Black Snow

Blind Beast

Branded to Kill

The Face of Another

Giants and Toys

In the Realm of the Senses

Marebito

Marronnier

Nanami, First Love

Pyrokinesis

Rampo Noir

Scoutman

Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl

A Snake of June

Stray Dog

Tampopo

A Taxing Woman

Vengeance is Mine

Warm Water Under A Red Bridge

Zero Woman series

i was wondering when you'd reply! tyvm