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The Art of War - Fighting without fighting

by asade17 • Created 7 years ago • Modified 5 years ago
Sun-tzu, M. Ali Clay, Bruce Lee, Miyamoto Musashi, Hattori Hanzō, Toshirô Mifune, Sergio Leone
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  • 33 titles
  • Bruce Lee in Fist of Fury (1972)

    1. Fist of Fury

    19721h 47mR68Metascore
    7.2 (36K)
    During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise of his master's fighting school.
    DirectorWei LoStarsBruce LeeNora MiaoJames Tien
  • Bruce Lee, Ahna Capri, Jim Kelly, John Saxon, Shih Kien, and Robert Wall in Enter the Dragon (1973)

    2. Enter the Dragon

    19731h 42mR83Metascore
    7.6 (117K)
    A Shaolin martial artist travels to an island fortress to spy on an opium lord - who is also a former monk from his temple - under the guise of attending a fighting tournament.
    DirectorRobert ClouseStarsBruce LeeJohn SaxonJim Kelly
  • Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris in The Way of the Dragon (1972)

    3. The Way of the Dragon

    19721h 30mR58Metascore
    7.2 (43K)
    A country bumpkin martial artist visits his relatives in Rome, Italy, where he must defend them and their restaurant against harassment from brutal gangsters.
    DirectorBruce LeeStarsBruce LeeChuck NorrisNora Miao
  • Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Yojimbo (1961)

    4. Yojimbo

    19611h 50mNot Rated93Metascore
    8.2 (138K)
    A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneEijirô TônoTatsuya Nakadai
  • The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

    5. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

    19662h 58mR90Metascore
    8.8 (859K)
    A bounty-hunting scam joins two men in an uneasy alliance against a third in a race to find a fortune in gold buried in a remote cemetery.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodEli WallachLee Van Cleef
  • Toshirô Mifune, Minoru Chiaki, Yoshio Inaba, Daisuke Katô, Isao Kimura, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, and Keiko Tsushima in Seven Samurai (1954)

    6. Seven Samurai

    19543h 27mNot Rated98Metascore
    8.6 (387K)
    Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTakashi ShimuraKeiko Tsushima
  • Toshirô Mifune in Samurai Rebellion (1967)

    7. Samurai Rebellion

    19672h 8mNot Rated90Metascore
    8.3 (15K)
    The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.
    DirectorMasaki KobayashiStarsToshirô MifuneYôko TsukasaGô Katô
  • Mikijirô Hira, Isamu Nagato, and Tetsurô Tanba in Three Outlaw Samurai (1964)

    8. Three Outlaw Samurai

    19641h 34mNot Rated
    7.6 (4.2K)
    When poor peasants kidnap a magistrate's daughter to coerce him into reducing their unfair taxes, a wandering ronin decides to give them some help.
    DirectorHideo GoshaStarsTetsurô TanbaIsamu NagatoMikijirô Hira
  • Toshirô Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai in Sanjuro (1962)

    9. Sanjuro

    19621h 36mNot Rated83Metascore
    8.0 (43K)
    A crafty samurai helps a young man and his fellow clansmen trying to save his uncle, who has been framed and imprisoned by a corrupt superintendent.
    DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneTatsuya NakadaiKeiju Kobayashi
  • Hitokiri (1969)

    10. Hitokiri

    19692h 20m
    7.4 (1.3K)
    A destitute ronin allies himself with an established clan, but its ruthless leader tries to turn him into a mindless killer.
    DirectorHideo GoshaStarsShintarô KatsuTatsuya NakadaiYukio Mishima
  • A Fistful of Dollars (1964)

    11. A Fistful of Dollars

    19641h 39mR65Metascore
    7.9 (245K)
    A wandering gunfighter plays two rival families against each other in a town torn apart by greed, pride, and revenge.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodGian Maria VolontèMarianne Koch
  • Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, and Tatsuya Nakadai in The Sword of Doom (1966)

    12. The Sword of Doom

    19662hNot Rated
    7.9 (13K)
    Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.
    DirectorKihachi OkamotoStarsTatsuya NakadaiMichiyo AratamaYûzô Kayama
  • Samurai Assassin (1965)

    13. Samurai Assassin

    19652h 2mNot Rated
    7.4 (2.6K)
    When a samurai clan attempting to assassinate a feudal lord begin to suspect a traitor, they start an investigation on a ronin who is helping their cause.
    DirectorKihachi OkamotoStarsToshirô MifuneKeiju KobayashiMichiyo Aratama
  • Sword of the Beast (1965)

    14. Sword of the Beast

    19651h 25mNot Rated
    7.5 (3.2K)
    After killing a counselor of his clan, a fugitive samurai befriends a couple poaching the shogun's gold in the mountains.
    DirectorHideo GoshaStarsMikijirô HiraGô KatôShima Iwashita
  • Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)

    15. Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple

    19551h 44mTV-PG
    7.3 (7.3K)
    Musashi Miyamoto returns to Kyoto after years of absence. After a series of fights against the Yoshioka School, he challenges its master to a duel.
    DirectorHiroshi InagakiStarsToshirô MifuneMariko OkadaKôji Tsuruta
  • Clint Eastwood and Lee Van Cleef in For a Few Dollars More (1965)

    16. For a Few Dollars More

    19652h 12mR74Metascore
    8.2 (290K)
    Two bounty killers with similar intentions but different motivations team up to track down a psychotic Mexican outlaw before he and his gang can carry out an audacious bank robbery.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsClint EastwoodLee Van CleefGian Maria Volontè
  • Kill! (1968)

    17. Kill!

    19681h 55mNot Rated
    7.4 (3.3K)
    Two ronin - an ex-samurai and an ex-farmer - get caught up in a local official's complex game of murder and betrayal.
    DirectorKihachi OkamotoStarsTatsuya NakadaiEtsushi TakahashiYuriko Hoshi
  • Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

    18. Once Upon a Time in the West

    19682h 46mPG-1382Metascore
    8.5 (370K)
    A mysterious stranger with a harmonica joins forces with a notorious desperado to protect a beautiful widow from a ruthless assassin working for the railroad.
    DirectorSergio LeoneStarsHenry FondaCharles BronsonClaudia Cardinale
  • Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)

    19. Raging Bull

    19802h 9mR90Metascore
    8.1 (397K)
    The life of boxer Jake LaMotta, whose violence and temper that led him to the top in the ring destroyed his life outside of it.
    DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsRobert De NiroCathy MoriartyJoe Pesci
  • Sylvester Stallone and Talia Shire in Rocky (1976)

    20. Rocky

    19762hPG70Metascore
    8.1 (663K)
    A small-time Philadelphia boxer gets a supremely rare chance to fight the world heavyweight champion in a bout in which he strives to go the distance for his self-respect.
    DirectorJohn G. AvildsenStarsSylvester StalloneTalia ShireBurt Young
  • Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)

    21. Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto

    19541h 33mNot Rated
    7.4 (10K)
    Depicts the early life of the legendary warrior Musashi Miyamoto; his years as an aspiring warrior, an outlaw and finally a true samurai.
    DirectorHiroshi InagakiStarsToshirô MifuneMariko OkadaRentarô Mikuni
  • Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)

    22. Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

    19561h 45mTV-PG
    7.5 (7K)
    Musashi Miyamoto is challenged to a duel by a confident swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. He agrees to fight him in a year's time.
    DirectorHiroshi InagakiStarsToshirô MifuneMariko OkadaKôji Tsuruta
  • Art of War (2009)

    23. Art of War

    20091h 31mTV Movie
    7.5 (157)
    Documentary on the main principles of Sun Tzu's "Art of War" illustrated with examples from the Vietnam War (Demoralization), the Second World War (Invasion of Normandy), the American Civil War (Gettysburg) and Tzu's own battles.
    DirectorDavid PadruschStarsJames LurieJames WongToshishiro Obata
  • Harakiri (1962)

    24. Harakiri

    19622h 13mNot Rated85Metascore
    8.6 (81K)
    When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined - and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity.
    DirectorMasaki KobayashiStarsTatsuya NakadaiAkira IshihamaShima Iwashita
  • Bruce Lee in The Big Boss (1971)

    25. The Big Boss

    19711h 39mR
    6.9 (31K)
    A young Chinese man sworn an oath of non-violence moves to Thailand to work with his cousins in an ice factory, which he discovers to be a front for a sinister heroin-smuggling operation.
    DirectorsWei LoChia-Hsiang WuStarsBruce LeeMaria YiJames Tien

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