Six must-watch samurai movies 

Author: Achu Krishnan

Set during the 15th century, the movie follows a group of samurai who are hired to protect a village from bandits.

Seven Samurai

The movie follows the murder investigation of a samurai and the varying eyewitness accounts of events that led to his death.

Rashomon

The movie follows a low-level samurai whose simple life gets turned upside down after reuniting with an old friend.

The Twilight Samurai

The movie follows a samurai who suddenly asks his master permission to commit suicide but does not give a reason.

Harakiri

The movie follows two rival crime bosses each trying to hire a mysterious young samurai as their bodyguard.

Yojimbo

13 samurai plot to assassinate a corrupt feudal lord before he can become the most powerfull man in the country.

13 Assassins