Mix-and-match from
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Subgenre Sampler
47 Ronin, The (Genroku chushingura) (1962)- Dir. Hiroshi Inagaki
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Yuzo Kayama, Setsuko Hara - A grand and spectacular take on a famous Japanese legend, with 47 ronin (masterless samurai) in feudal Japan seeking revenge on those responsible for…
Cartouche (Swords of Blood) (1962)- Dir. Philippe de Broca
Feat. Jean-Paul Belmondo, Claudia Cardinale - The dashing Jean–Paul Belmondo cut, thrusts, and courts the ravishing Claudia Cardinale in this quasi–Robin Hood swashbuckler steeped in…
Dr. No (1962)
- Dir. Terence Young
Feat. Sean Connery, Joseph Wiseman, Ursula Andress… - First James Bond film has a wet behind the ears but dashing Sean Connery investigating strange occurrences in Jamaica, where he encounters…
Fencing Master, The (1962)- Dir. Harumi Mizuho
Feat. Raizo Ichikawa, Ganjiro Nakamura, Kinuyo Tanaka - Thoughtful, if minor exploration of samurai traditions concerns an aging swordsman struggling to keep his feudal art form alive in early 20th century…
Hell Is For Heroes (1962)- Dir. Don Siegel
Feat. Steve McQueen, Bobby Darin, Fess Parker… - An expertly written and delivered WWII adventure, where a small squad of US soldiers, headed by Steve McQueen, must hold off an advancing German…
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)- Dir. Lewis Milestone
Feat. Marlon Brando, Trevor Howard, Richard Harris… - The story of Captain Bligh and mutineer Fletcher Christian is orchestrated here with a star cast and many a visual flourish. Marred, though not…
Samurai, The (TV Series) (1962- 1965)- Dir. Various
Feat. Koichi Ose - Shintaro (Koichi Ose) and his Samurai warriors protect feudal Japan from the black–robed society of the Koga Ninjas, armed with magic and…
Sanjuro (1962)- Dir. Akira Kurosawa
Feat. Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai - The sequel to YOJIMBO unravels the story of nine would–be Samurai unveiling a government corruption ring. Kurosawa adopts a satirical…
Tale of Zatoichi Continues, The (1962)- Dir. Kazuo Mori
Feat. Shintaro Katsu - The first of many sequels to the iconic TALE OF ZATOICHI, in which a blind, affable masseur (Katsu) who happens to be a lethally skillful swordsman…
Tale of Zatoichi, The (1962)- Dir. Kenji Misumi
Feat. Shintaro Katsu - The inaugural movie in the iconic 'Zatoichi' series – which followed the intriguing adventures in mythical Japan of a blind masseur, who has…
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