I love the final fight in Rashomon - it shows you what a real fight to the death probably would have looked like in a lot of cases. Nothing flashy or cool, just fear and adrenaline.
In every film, he would take down an entire Yakuza clan, sometimes even more, averaging about 40 men each time. However, his dice-playing tricks were truly exceptional.
Normally I really despise narration in a video but you actually added to to with your narration rather than talking during the important stuff or saying the obvious things. 10/10 video. Fastest ten minutes I've spent on UA-cam.
Twilight Samurai's fight is my most memorable simply because Hiroyuki Sanada was the poor samurai who did his duty for his family and his duel was out of desperation not bravado.
@410cultivar I agree, but Seibei was conflicted and he wanted to let the warrior go. Hiroyuki was portraying a man making split second decisions, he wasn't primed for battle.
@@410cultivar if you look carefully (and pause a lot), you'll see he draws with his left hand, not with his right, and the blade is angled with the cutting edge up, not down, this is how he was able to make that move. It's a crazy move, but it is in fact, a real move. As an aside, it is my contention that the entire movie is a set-up for this one shot!
Gohatto, 7 samurai (A. Kurosawa), RAN, Thirteen Assassins (2010), Throne of blood, Kagemusha...are some films that contain very good sword fights, both individual and in battles. Some of them better than the ones on the top.
In Yojimbo, I always loved the last sword fight where Sanjuro spared the life of that crying boy. As he actually showed up at the beginning of the movie who wanted to join the gangsters and abandon life as a farmer. A bookend to the movie.
Zatoichi 2003 is of my favourite. Great story, awesome cast, and excellent fight scenes. The dance sequence at the end with the full cast was just perfect 🥰
There was a fight in After The Rain where the main character fought off several samurai who were angry that their lord look so bad in his fight. The main character tried and tried to talk his way out and used whenever possible passive combat to scare his opponents
What about The Twilight Samurai (たそがれ清兵衛, literally "Twilight Seibei") ist a 2002 Japanese historical drama film co-written and directed by Yoji Yamada and starring Hiroyuki Sanada and Rie Miyazawa. Set in mid-19th century Japan, a few years before the Meiji Restoration, it follows the life of Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai employed as a bureaucrat. Poor, but not destitute, he still manages to lead a content and happy life with his daughters and his mother, who has dementia. Through an unfortunate turn of events, the turbulent times conspire against him. The film was inspired by the short story "The Bamboo Sword" by Shuhei Fujisawa.[1] The Twilight Samurai won an unprecedented 12 Japanese Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay. The Twilight Samurai was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards.
have to disagree, the best swordsman in the movies is Tomisaburo Wakayama as Ogami Itto in the babycart series. great to see him with his real life brother in 3:003:37
What; no 'Seven Samurai'? 😁 The famous duel at the end of 'Sanjuro'; the SF team somewhat overdid the pressure of the blood gush, the force of which nearly knocked the cut actor off his feet. The surprise of the onlookers was a genuine reaction, so the director Kurosawa kept it in the final cut. It's recently been discovered, on analysis that a shorter katana was used in this left hand draw scene, though there are YT videos of Iaidoka who have performed it with a standard blade, but not with an opponent!
Nothing from the “baby cart” series of movies 😮! Anyway your selections were awesome 😊 By baby cart I’m referring to Lone Wolf and Cub series of movies
Samurai Rebellion (上意討ち 拝領妻始末) from 1967 should 100% be in the conversation for top 3. Same director and author of #3 Hara-Kiri / Seppuku (Kobayashi Masaki and Takiguchi Yasuhiko).
I watch The Yakuza several times a year with great reverence. The swordplay is second only to moral codes and commitment. Giri-burdens for others to bear. And when Mitchum reciprocity at the end has me in tears every time!
There are some great TV series which I feel have much better choreographed fight scenes than most you have shown in this video. E.g. all the fight scenes in the 26 part series Nemuri Korishuro and the same actor in another series The Fateful mountain Pass, of which 17 have been up loaded. But the most recent version of a film called the 13 assassins is worth a look also.
@@myronsmith2114I'm not sure about "so many" experts, but yes, Japanese swordsmanship experts have commented that they can tell Tom Cruise had put effort into learning how to use a katana properly, even if he isn't particularly proficient compared to people like, say, Hiroyuki Sanada who have actual, long term sword training.
well that's the compliment to Tom regarding he is not Japanese and just had trained for a few months but still cope up with it, imagine it like a language from a different country
Machibuse (Incident at Blood Pass) is a film many might not know of. It is the second of the films featuring both Toshiro Mifune and Shintaro Katsu. Katsu is not playing Zatoichi in this one so if you want to see him when he is not playing a blind character this is a good option. Overall it is not a great film but it has it good moments along with some dialog between Katsu and Mifune.
I appreciate that these films to be mentioned are somewhat.... Extreme, but what about some of the Ruruoni Kenshin films? Impressive sword play in those.
I recently saw a series with Sintaro Kutzu in it called Kiitchi Hogan the mute Samurai. It contained much of his unique sword play and acting. I half expected to see another series where he plays a deaf samurai also. That can be see in the you tube channel: Samurai vs Ninja, but only until the 17/7.
The final duel in Sanjuro should be number 1. Not only for the fight choreography but for the historical significance of the scene. The massive shower of blood was actually a mistake, the pressure was to high and when the mechanism was triggered the huge geyser of blood erupted. Though a mistake this has become the staple in all chanbara films since.
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Zatoichi is one of my favorite characters and Toshiro Mifune is one of my favorite actors. Glad to see both here with repeat appearances.
I love the final fight in Rashomon - it shows you what a real fight to the death probably would have looked like in a lot of cases. Nothing flashy or cool, just fear and adrenaline.
For me, Zatoichi by Shintaro Katsu, is number one. Grettings from Spain 🖐️
In every film, he would take down an entire Yakuza clan, sometimes even more, averaging about 40 men each time. However, his dice-playing tricks were truly exceptional.
When ever I watch Hiroyuki Sanada , I can't shake the feeling he's a man born in the wrong time. His acting is that refined to me.
Normally I really despise narration in a video but you actually added to to with your narration rather than talking during the important stuff or saying the obvious things. 10/10 video. Fastest ten minutes I've spent on UA-cam.
The character actors both male & female made "After the rain" a fantastic movie ... Definitely a favourite of mine👍
Excellent selection...watched all of these when I was a kid...true classics and the actors were true masters
勝新の一文銭斬りカッコよすぎるやろ
勝新はちょっと群を抜いてますよね。
Twilight Samurai's fight is my most memorable simply because Hiroyuki Sanada was the poor samurai who did his duty for his family and his duel was out of desperation not bravado.
That’s a great samurai and one of my favorites. The music is absolutely beautiful. 😉
Yes!!!!
That fight at the end where dude uses two hands on the wakazashi made no sense tho
@410cultivar I agree, but Seibei was conflicted and he wanted to let the warrior go. Hiroyuki was portraying a man making split second decisions, he wasn't primed for battle.
@@410cultivar if you look carefully (and pause a lot), you'll see he draws with his left hand, not with his right, and the blade is angled with the cutting edge up, not down, this is how he was able to make that move. It's a crazy move, but it is in fact, a real move. As an aside, it is my contention that the entire movie is a set-up for this one shot!
Sanjuro is one of my All Time top 5 movies……a must watch!
オリジナル座頭市(1960年代)が個人的にNo.1👍️
3:22 居合(iai)
刀(katana)での戦いは「ズバ！ドシャ！」とかの派手な音では無く「シュパ！ヌチャ！」とかの地味な音の方がリアル。
木の鞘と鋼なのに刀の抜き差しの際に金属的なシャリーンという効果音を付けるようになったのはいつ頃からか。あれを聞くと興醒めします。
Gohatto, 7 samurai (A. Kurosawa), RAN, Thirteen Assassins (2010), Throne of blood, Kagemusha...are some films that contain very good sword fights, both individual and in battles.
Some of them better than the ones on the top.
In Yojimbo, I always loved the last sword fight where Sanjuro spared the life of that crying boy. As he actually showed up at the beginning of the movie who wanted to join the gangsters and abandon life as a farmer. A bookend to the movie.
あの、泣いていた若いヤクザは後にパリ・ダカールラリーに参加します。
Zatoichi 2003 is of my favourite. Great story, awesome cast, and excellent fight scenes. The dance sequence at the end with the full cast was just perfect 🥰
雨あがる を挙げてくれるの嬉しいな。
あれホントいい映画なんよ。
勝新の抜刀が見えない。
Can't believe that coin cut scene is 60 years old. Wow.
Same film with his duck dancing scene. 😆
勝新太郎の座頭市のファンですが、作品紹介されなかった『鬼平犯科帳』シリーズ、『雨の首ふり坂』『武士の一分』も好きです
There was a fight in After The Rain where the main character fought off several samurai who were angry that their lord look so bad in his fight. The main character tried and tried to talk his way out and used whenever possible passive combat to scare his opponents
On top of that, he used the blunt side of his sword.
Thank you for this list. I'll go search for these movies now.
What about The Twilight Samurai (たそがれ清兵衛, literally "Twilight Seibei") ist a 2002 Japanese historical drama film co-written and directed by Yoji Yamada and starring Hiroyuki Sanada and Rie Miyazawa. Set in mid-19th century Japan, a few years before the Meiji Restoration, it follows the life of Seibei Iguchi, a low-ranking samurai employed as a bureaucrat. Poor, but not destitute, he still manages to lead a content and happy life with his daughters and his mother, who has dementia. Through an unfortunate turn of events, the turbulent times conspire against him.
The film was inspired by the short story "The Bamboo Sword" by Shuhei Fujisawa.[1] The Twilight Samurai won an unprecedented 12 Japanese Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay. The Twilight Samurai was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards.
切腹はWOWOWでやってるのたまたま観て目が離せなくなった作品やったわ
3:00, the real divine level of that swordmanship is when you play this video at twice the speed, lol
If you're post is about legendary Japanese sword fighting with movies I recommend SHOGUN ASSASSINS. THE HUNTED. and BLIND FURY.
have to disagree, the best swordsman in the movies is Tomisaburo Wakayama as Ogami Itto in the babycart series. great to see him with his real life brother in 3:00 3:37
You are correct. He and his brother are the best hands down
100% agree. I've watched the 6 movies many times.
Lone Wolf and Cub was the series….the first two are sometimes together as Shogun Assasin
I may not be Japanese but I know great movies. Great picks.
What; no 'Seven Samurai'? 😁
The famous duel at the end of 'Sanjuro'; the SF team somewhat overdid the pressure of the blood gush, the force of which nearly knocked the cut actor off his feet. The surprise of the onlookers was a genuine reaction, so the director Kurosawa kept it in the final cut. It's recently been discovered, on analysis that a shorter katana was used in this left hand draw scene, though there are YT videos of Iaidoka who have performed it with a standard blade, but not with an opponent!
Time for a part 2
Zatoichi (1989) is notoriously famous for its highly controversial production, during which an actor accidentally died from a real sword.
「7人の侍」DVDを見直します。今まで気付け無かった素晴らしさを味わいたいです。
Смешно
Nothing from the “baby cart” series of movies 😮! Anyway your selections were awesome 😊 By baby cart I’m referring to Lone Wolf and Cub series of movies
3:23
抜刀速すぎ
Hey, no love for the "Lone Wolf & Cub" movies (not the show)? They also have some incredible sword fight scenes in it.
Thank you ❤❤❤❤❤❤
Absolutely 👍🏼
Not having the Lone Wolf is a great miss
Классная серия , не хуже Затоичи.
Beautiful Japanese Samurai culture.........
The scene with the Shogun Episode 9 two armored samurai is also great.
Samurai Rebellion (上意討ち 拝領妻始末) from 1967 should 100% be in the conversation for top 3. Same director and author of #3 Hara-Kiri / Seppuku (Kobayashi Masaki and Takiguchi Yasuhiko).
早回しかと思ったら、蝋燭の火の動きに一才の違和感が無いから本当に素早い動きなんだね。
KATANA #8 THE LAST SAMURAI , ONE MOVE AND HIS HEAD CAME OFFFF !!!😮😮
En mi país ,censuraron esa escena,la primera vez que la veo,y vi la película más de 10 veces
椿三十郎は、横浜のオールナイト映画館で4本観た映画の中の一作だった。花の色が椿の鮮やかな色に見えた。やはり黒沢映画はすごいと思った。2２才のころ。
I'm happy I can see Yabushige again here. lol
Missing: Yasuo Yamada's Twilight Samurai, Masaki Kobayashi's Samurai Rebellion, Kihachi Okamoto's Samurai Assassin, Hideo Gosha's The Wolves.
「たそがれ清兵衛」は？
Why not the Twilight Samurai?
That "Zatoichi cuts a coin" draw is definitely worthy. I must have rewound that scene dozens of times over the years. That draw is just amazeballs.
7人の侍の、刀を何本か地面にぶっ刺して置くシーンが、なんかリアルで好き。
60年代の映画はいずれも後の監督たちに影響を与えたなあ。
アニメなどでも同じ画角の絵を描いた監督がいる。
やっぱ勝新よ
Great collection! I tried hard to dispute the ranking, but could not 👍
❤️❤️
The coin splitting scene always did it for me!⚡⚡⚡
One of my favourite scenes is from the Yakuza 1974. Where Ken takakura takes on multiple Yakuza.
My favorite scene, from Sword of Doom, when Toshiro Mifune takes out the gang, the man was death in human form there.
Me too, Takakura Ken with katana and Robert Mitchum a double barrel shotgun and a .45 Colt.
Vs a whole bunch of yakuza
I watch The Yakuza several times a year with great reverence. The swordplay is second only to moral codes and commitment. Giri-burdens for others to bear. And when Mitchum reciprocity at the end has me in tears every time!
"Twilight samurai", with Hiroyuki Sanada.
"The Yakuza", with Takakura Ken, and Robert Mitchum, Brian Keith
申し訳無いがCGで誤魔化していた北野武版の座頭市がこんなに入っているのは日本人としては納得がいかない限り。若山富三郎さんの子連れ狼シリーズや、殺陣師界隈では大半「最高傑作」と評する深作版「魔界転生」が入って無いのが残念です。
北野版座頭市は海外で賞まで取ったのが理解できない
どこがそんなに評価ポイントなのか
@@deadby15
ほんとですよ。芸能界の大物だから忖度しているとしか…
若山富三郎の子連れ狼シリーズが入ってないのは納得できないですよね
The gushing blood in Sanjiro was originally a malfunction but became a staple in martial arts/samurai movies.
Video fantástico, espectacular.❤️👍👍👍
Hmm. How about The Twilight Samurai? Gotta be one of my favorites.
This is completely wrong. Because it does not include 散り椿
I would include 13 Assassins as well. One of my favorites.
There are some great TV series which I feel have much better choreographed fight scenes than most you have shown in this video. E.g. all the fight scenes in the 26 part series Nemuri Korishuro and the same actor in another series The Fateful mountain Pass, of which 17 have been up loaded. But the most recent version of a film called the 13 assassins is worth a look also.
2:00
Man:Your time has past.
Samurai:Your time is up 😆😂
The last samurai has gotten so many compliments from sword experts because they can tell tom cruise put in serious work to handel a katana correctly
Are you serious
@@myronsmith2114I'm not sure about "so many" experts, but yes, Japanese swordsmanship experts have commented that they can tell Tom Cruise had put effort into learning how to use a katana properly, even if he isn't particularly proficient compared to people like, say, Hiroyuki Sanada who have actual, long term sword training.
well that's the compliment to Tom regarding he is not Japanese and just had trained for a few months but still cope up with it,
imagine it like a language from a different country
Machibuse (Incident at Blood Pass) is a film many might not know of. It is the second of the films featuring both Toshiro Mifune and Shintaro Katsu. Katsu is not playing Zatoichi in this one so if you want to see him when he is not playing a blind character this is a good option. Overall it is not a great film but it has it good moments along with some dialog between Katsu and Mifune.
I appreciate that these films to be mentioned are somewhat.... Extreme, but what about some of the Ruruoni Kenshin films? Impressive sword play in those.
知らなかった
息を呑むね昔の時代劇は
演技力も刀さばきも素晴らしい
若山富三郎の子連れ狼や丹波哲郎、平幹二朗、長門勇の三匹の侍が無いのはちょっと寂しい
"There is no 'Kozure Ōkami' by Yorozuya Kinnosuke. Despite this, his skill in sword fighting ranks among the top three."
Toshiro Mifune, der beste
10/10 thank you you included very good movies
Many thanks for this vídeo. I searched for the first duel for ages, never found the movie name 👍🏻🏆😉.
❤️❤️
The Last Samurai was phenomenal . The 7 Samurai was the best.
thank you very much for the introduction!
Kyuzo's duel in Seven Samurai is the best
魔界転生の千葉真一と若山富三郎の柳生親子対決も入れたい。
Obviously, you're just obsessed with the blind samurai. Which is sad.....they are good, but not great examples of good sword use
Blind fury?
What you find out in the end of the film might change your mind
Shintaro Katsu was one of the best, his brother Tomisaburo Wakayama was excellent as well.
#2 is Awesome!
You speak very good Engrish. Banzai, Tomadachi San.
三船のぶっ叩くような殺陣が好きだ。
Who ever placed together sure does love Zatoichi. I myself like Wakayama films.
I recently saw a series with Sintaro Kutzu in it called Kiitchi Hogan the mute Samurai. It contained much of his unique sword play and acting. I half expected to see another series where he plays a deaf samurai also. That can be see in the you tube channel: Samurai vs Ninja, but only until the 17/7.
Katsu is in a few of the episodes but the main character is played by his older brother Tomisaboro Wakayama. It's worth watching for sure.
A gdzie pojedynek z "Siedmiu samurajów"? Początki filmu, gdy szukali chętnych. Niestety, nie pamiętam jak się aktor nazywał.
During bygone eras, Samurais simply behead anyone who mockery Samurai class or don't bow their head in respect. #LastSamurai
Samurajská kultúra bola fantastická.
3:23 is a thing of beauty
No from battousai kenshin?
aka Samurai X...
三船さんは、シルエットでもすぐにわかるな～
羅生門の斬りあいが最も生々しい。
映像のリズムも凄い。
海外の映画も含めると
シスの復讐のアナキン対オビワンも凄い。
CGを使ってるとは言ってもあの表現度はとんでもない。
高橋英樹の殺陣は豪快で好き
三匹が斬る！とか桃太郎侍が良き
The final duel in Sanjuro should be number 1. Not only for the fight choreography but for the historical significance of the scene. The massive shower of blood was actually a mistake, the pressure was to high and when the mechanism was triggered the huge geyser of blood erupted. Though a mistake this has become the staple in all chanbara films since.
近衛十四郎を忘れていませんか…？
全くです
I would add Ken Takakura, in the last fight of "The Yakusa" (1974)
You obviously have an unhealthy obsession with Zatoishi.
Personally #4 was my favorite, After The Rain. You should have shown the rest of the scene.
Also the scene later in the woods
Otake Risuke of Katori Shinto Ryu was an advisor on ame ageru I believe. Makes sense as the choreography is excellent.
I had to play 3:23 back at 1/4 speed just to see what he did.
Thank you for the correct pronunciation.
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2:03 アサシンクリードシャドウズの制作者は、
まさかこの映像を見て「日本では日常的に斬首が行われていた」などと解釈したのではあるいまいな。
No shogun assassins!?
For me still number 1 is "Rurouni Kenshin" aka Samurai X
Awesome
Twilight Samurai not on the list?
「魔界転生」の柳生但馬守宗矩は恐ろしく美しかったな。勝新に「殺陣ではお兄ちゃんにはかなわない」と言わしめた若山富三郎の晩年の作品だけど、真に老境の柳生但馬かくやと思わせる圧倒的な剣戟の美しさと無敵さを見た。今まで殺陣の上手い役者さんのは大抵じっくりみてきたけども、富三郎の但馬は凄い。
侍の所作の何がかっこいいってやっぱり切り終わった後にゆっくりさやに入れるところに美があると思う
Turut belasungkawa berarti dengan bapaknya Mito !
Besok jangan karena ingin berguru pedang dengan aku...
Akhirnya salah sambung cerita Mitos masa lalu bukan phobia dan ketakutan
02:00 never mess with Hiroyuki Sanada