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Samurai

The samurai subgenre, also known as chanbara, features the samurai warrior class and their way of life. These stories explore themes found within bushido, or "the way of the warrior," a moral code that guides samurai attitudes, behavior and lifestyle. Often set in feudal Japan during the Edo period (1603-1868), samurai stories depict the tension between tradition and modernization, the struggle for power and justice, and the decline of a traditional way of life.

7 titles in Samurai

  • Shōgun_poster
    Shōgun
    8.6(246K)
    hulu
    20241hTv Series (S1 E10)
    ActionAdventureDrama
    When a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby Japanese fishing village, Lord Yoshii Toranaga discovers secrets that could tip the scales of power and devastate his enemies.
    DirectorsCharlotte BrändströmFrederick E.O. Toye
    StarsHiroyuki SanadaTadanobu AsanoAnna SawaiFumi Nikaido
  • Blue Eye Samurai_poster
    Blue Eye Samurai
    8.7(104K)
    netflix
    202345mTv Series (S1 E8)
    ActionAdventureAnimationDramaThriller
    Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.
    DirectorsJane WuEarl A. Hibbert
    StarsGeorge TakeiKenneth BranaghCary-Hiroyuki TagawaDarren Barnet
  • Last Samurai Standing_poster
    Last Samurai Standing
    7.5(21K)
    netflix
    202550mTv Series (S1 E6)
    ActionDramaThriller
    In 1878, 292 samurai gather for a battle royale lured by a 100 thousand yen prize. Wooden tags are given; the last survivor reaching Tokyo wins. Shujiro Saga participates to save his sick family. A dangerous game of survival unfolds.
    DirectorsMichihito FujiiToru Yamamoto
    StarsHiroshi AbeKaya KiyoharaJun'ichi OkadaHideaki Ito
  • The Shadow Strays_poster
    The Shadow Strays
    6.5(11K)
    netflix
    20242h 24mMovie
    ActionCrimeThriller
    Codename 13, a 17-year-old assassin, is suspended due to a sloppy mission in Japan. She meets 11-year-old Monji, who loses his mother, and sets out to rescue him.
    DirectorsTimo Tjahjanto
    StarsMawar Eva de JonghEva Celia LatjubaAurora RiberoAndri Mashadi
  • Onimusha_poster
    Onimusha
    6.8(3K)
    netflix
    202330mTv Mini Series (S1 E8)
    ActionAdventureAnimationAnimeFantasyMystery
    With the heart of a warrior, a legendary swordsman wields an ancient, demonic weapon. But with every soul he takes, the more darkness consumes him.
    DirectorsTakashi MiikeShin'ya Sugai
    StarsAkio ÔtsukaKatsuyuki KonishiMakoto FurukawaHochu Otsuka
  • Blade of the Immortal_poster
    Blade of the Immortal
    7.5(1K)
    primeVideo
    2019–202024mTv Series (S1 E24)
    ActionAdventureAnimationAnimeDramaFantasy
    A young girl named Rin seeks to avenge her parents, who were ruthlessly killed by a group of master swordsmen, with the help of cursed samurai Manji, who is seemingly immortal.
    DirectorsHiroshi HamasakiTeru Ishii
    StarsAyane SakuraKenjiro TsudaTomokazu SekiYosuke Akimoto
  • Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles_poster
    Samurai Rabbit: The Usagi Chronicles
    6.4(656)
    netflix
    202225mTv Series (S2 E20)
    ActionAdventureAnimationComedyFamilyFantasySci-Fi
    Teenage Rabbit Samurai Yuichi, a descendant of the great warrior Miyamoto Usagi, embarks on an epic quest to become a true samurai.
    DirectorsAlfred GimenoDerek Lee Thompson
    StarsDarren BarnetEric BauzaKeone YoungShelby Rabara