THEME EXPLORATION

feudal warfare

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS

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

Soldier of Fortune

Soldier of Fortune
1976 · Pasquale Festa Campanile

The Last Princess

The Last Princess
2008 · Shinji Higuchi

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

Mama, I’m Alive

Mama, I’m Alive
1977 · Konrad Wolf

Hellboy II: The Golden Army

Hellboy II: The Golden Army
2008 · Guillermo del Toro

Mad Max 2
1981 · George Miller

West Beirut
1998 · Ziad Doueiri

Rome Open City
1945 · Roberto Rossellini

300: Rise of an Empire

300: Rise of an Empire
2014 · Noam Murro

Ceddo
1978 · Ousmane Sembène

Hard Target
1993 · John Woo

Kung Fu Panda 3

Kung Fu Panda 3
2016 · Alessandro Carloni

Seeds of Freedom

Seeds of Freedom
1943 · Sergei Eisenstein

The Fighting Lady

The Fighting Lady
1944 · William Wyler

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · Peter Jackson

Marketa Lazarová

Marketa Lazarová
1967 · František Vláčil

Water Wrackets
1978 · Peter Greenaway

Combat naval en Grèce

Combat naval en Grèce
1897 · Georges Méliès

Crimson Tide
1995 · Tony Scott

DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS

Akira Kurosawa Japan

His masterpieces like Ran and Throne of Blood explore feudal Japanese warfare, honor, and political upheaval with unprecedented visual and narrative depth.

Damien Leone Italy

Though known for westerns, his operatic approach to violence and power dynamics creates an aesthetic language applicable to feudal conflict and honor codes.

Bille Woodruff Hong Kong

His Hong Kong action films and works like The Assassin deeply examine feudal-era loyalty, betrayal, and martial codes within visually stunning choreographed warfare.