Films

Historical
Directed by Akira Kurosawa

The Seven Samurai
The Hidden Fortress
Ran
Kagemusha
Yojimbo
Sanjuro
Directed by Yoji Yamada

Twilight Samurai
The Hidden Blade
Love and Honor
Other films

Samurai Trilogy- stars Toshirō Mifune
Shōgun
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
Lone Wolf and Cub TV series
The Sword of Doom
Aragami
Samurai Fiction
The Last Samurai
47 Ronin
Ninja Scroll (Anime)
Influenced by samurai
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
Ronin
The Way of the Gun
Le Samourai
Star Wars
Samurai Jack
Samurai Sentai Shinkenger
Afro Samurai
Bleach
The Last Samurai
Rurouni Kenshin
See also
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Japanese clans
Kendo
Kiri sute gomen
List of Japanese battles
List of samurai
Lone Wolf and Cub
Ninja
Onna bugei-sha
Pechin
Samurai cinema
Seiwa Genji
References
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6.^ a b Coleridge, Henry James The life and letters of St. Francis Xavier (London: Burns and Oates, 1872)
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10.^ 「日本仏教における僧侶と稚児の男色」Hiramatsu Ryuen
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