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Playing Ghost of Tsushima could easily make anyone eager to seek out the best samurai movies ever made.
Unsurprisingly, Sucker Punch took all kinds of inspiration from samurai media, most especially movies.
(The game even features a mode called Kurosawa Mode, in honor of the filmmaker Akira Kurosawa.)
Ghost of Tsushima fans need to go out of their way to check out Azumi.
Snake Eyes: G.I.
Joe Origins (2021)
It failed to relaunch the G.I.
Joe franchise and it was wildly unpopular with critics, but Snake Eyes: G.I.
Joe Origins should still appeal to Ghost of Tsushima fans in a few important ways.
1 (2003) and Kill Bill Vol.
Like Ghost of Tsushima, The Bride endures a devastating defeat that kicks off a bloody road to vengeance.
Little does the king know the true motivations of the man who stands before him.
(Such a story should be very familiar to Ghost of Tsushima fans.)
Kitamura came out swinging with Versus, and its a must-see for anyone who craves a midnight movie feast.
Especially Ghost of Tsushima fans who know what its like to take up swords against hordes of evil.
Ghost of Tsushima fans, youre in for a treat.
While the first film adaptation released in 1995 is still the GOAT, the 2021 remake has its merits.
Though the movie as a whole falls short of expectations Where is Johnny Cage?!?
While its nothing more than a visual filter, it is still a novel experiment.
(Its story is also great, being a Kagemusha-like tale of political intrigue and identity deception.)
The movie is spectacular in every regard, especially its action, but seek it out in 4K.
Whereas Ghost of Tsushima simply turns down the color, Shadow immerses viewers into something else entirely.
The best of them is 1983s Revenge of the Ninja, starring real-life ninjutsu expert Sho Kosugi.
Find out why in Revenge of the Ninja.
Theres real reasons why.
(Thats not to forget a 100-episode TV show, either.)
The Wolverine (2013)
It is still one of the finest stories ever told in the Marvel Universe.
A perfect balance between outlandish comic book action (Ninja!
Soon enough, an earth-shattering revelation ignites conflict.
Said Fox: They pose, swords come out, they pass, and then the music begins.
Kurosawa goes wide in Kagemusha, opening up his frames to encompass the sheer majesty and magnitude of power.
Haunted and blistering, The Sword of Doom shows the true dark side of the blade.
13 Assassins is simply so overloaded with action that it can render anyone feeling totally winded.
Seven Samurai (1954)
Those cowboys wouldnt be magnificent without the samurai assembling as one.
(Thats historically inaccurate, of course, but as far as movies go, it works.)
