THEME EXPLORATION

Japanese feudal warfare

19 films · 2 directors

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FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Tokyo-ga
Tokyo-ga
1985 · Wim Wenders
Tales of the Taira Clan
Tales of the Taira Clan
1955 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Enemy at the Gates
Enemy at the Gates
2001 · Jean-Jacques Annaud
Il se peut que la beauté ait renforcé notre résolution – Masao Adachi
Il se peut que la beauté ait renforcé notre résolution – Masao Adachi
2011 · Philippe Grandrieux
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
The Nagaharu Yodogawa Story: A Cineaste's Life in Kobe
1999 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
Operation Undead
Operation Undead
2024 · Kongkiat Khomsiri
Soldier of Fortune
Soldier of Fortune
1976 · Pasquale Festa Campanile
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Anthony Russo & Joe Russo
Germany in Autumn
Germany in Autumn
1978 · Rainer Werner Fassbinder
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro
Mad Max 2
Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller
West Beirut
West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri
Father
Father
2001 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Rome Open City
Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini
300: Rise of an Empire
300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro
Ceddo
Ceddo
1978 · Ousmane Sembène
Hard Target
Hard Target
1993 · John Woo
Kung Fu Panda 3
Kung Fu Panda 3
2016 · Alessandro Carloni
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Akira Kurosawa Japan

His masterpieces like Ran and Kagemusha are definitive explorations of samurai conflict, feudal politics, and the human cost of warfare during Japan's turbulent periods.

 Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His Harakiri and Samurai Rebellion offer profound, philosophically complex examinations of the samurai code and the tragic contradictions of feudal loyalty.