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Shōgun was one of the best new series of 2024, so good that Disney and FX extended its original run as a limited series and currently has at least two more seasons in development. Released back in February 2024, Shōgun follows the improbable story of one man's cunning and tactful rise to become shōgun, the supreme military ruler in feudal Japan. The series is based on the real-life establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate, established by Tokugawa Ieyasu in the year 1600.
10 Seven Samurai Directed by Akira Kurosawa Close Seven Samurai is often considered one of the greatest movies ever made and a visual & narrative masterpiece. Not only should it be seen by all movie lovers, but it is a great and classic option for fans of the 2024 Shōgun series as well. Both Shōgun and Seven Samurai share a similar scale and degree of immersion that makes them both exceptional in their own right.
Related This $100M Sci-Fi Thriller That's Streaming On Netflix Is Perfect To Watch If You Miss Shogun Fans of Shogun will enjoy seeing Hiroyuki Sanada in an underrated space sci-fi horror movie from 2017 along with three other A-list talents. 5 The Last Samurai Directed by Edward Zwick Close The Last Samurai has been coming up in Google searches for "best samurai movies" since its 2003 release, with good reason. Starring Tom Cruise and Ken Watanabe, The Last Samurai isn't just a great movie about samurai culture but one of the best films to come out of the early 2000s, earning four Oscar nominations including Best Supporting Actor for Watanabe. The Last Samurai takes place in 19th century Japan as Nathan Algren, a U.S.
3 The Twilight Samurai Directed by Yōji Yamada For fans of Hiroyuki Sanada specifically, don't miss his performance in 2002's The Twilight Samurai in what is arguably his best role before appearing in Shōgun. While the tone of The Twilight Samurai is very different from Shōgun since it is considered a romantic drama, there are still enough action and suspenseful elements to make it entertaining throughout for fans of the acclaimed 2024 series.
1 Yojimbo Directed by Akira Kurosawa Close Apart from Seven Samurai, Yojimbo is arguably Akiro Kurosawa's greatest film. The film stars Toshirō Mifune, who notably starred as Lord Toranaga in the 1980s version of Shōgun. Yojimbo is a one-person army action epic that follows Mifune's crafty ronin character Sanjuro Kuwabatake who decides to take down both sides of a rival gang in a small Japanese town.
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