THEME EXPLORATION

wandering samurai

12 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Harakiri
Harakiri
1962 · Masaki Kobayashi
Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai
1954 · Akira Kurosawa
The Human Surge 3
The Human Surge 3
2024 · Eduardo Williams
47 Ronin
47 Ronin
1994 · Kon Ichikawa
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
Casanova (Fellini’s Casanova
1976 · Federico Fellini
Il Grido
Il Grido
1957 · Michelangelo Antonioni
Okuni and Gohei
Okuni and Gohei
1952 · Mikio Naruse
Case for a Rookie Hangman
Case for a Rookie Hangman
1970 · Pavel Juráček
Kubo and the Two Strings
Kubo and the Two Strings
2016 · Travis Knight
Confucius
Confucius
1940 · Fei Mu
Man Without a Star
Man Without a Star
1955 · King Vidor
Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess
Heremias: Book One - The Legend of the Lizard Princess
2006 · Lav Diaz
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Masaki Kobayashi Japan

His masterpiece 'Harakiri' deconstructs the samurai code through the tragic story of a masterless ronin seeking dignity in a corrupt system.

 Takashi Miike Japan

Known for 'Blade of the Immortal' and other works that explore wandering warriors navigating moral ambiguity and isolation across brutal landscapes.

 Damien Leone Italy

Though famous for Westerns, his visual storytelling of lone wanderers bound by honor directly parallels and influenced the wandering samurai archetype in cinema.