In the 1970s, a revisionist, non-traditional style of samurai film achieved some popularity in Japan.
The film was the first samurai film that Akira Kurosawa had ever directed.
Men who had dressed actors for the samurai films of Akira Kurosawa.
It is a samurai film telling the story of the Forty-seven Ronin.
A samurai film must include samurai warriors, sword fighting, and historical setting.
The ensemble work was Kurosawa's first proper samurai film, the genre for which he would become most famous.
Like others in the group, Inagaki was known for his cheerful and intelligent samurai films.
Mamet has described Redbelt as a samurai film in the tradition of Kurosawa.
The film summoned the most sequels of a samurai film and has also spawned a remake in 2003.
The film is homage to the samurai films that Tarantino grew up with.
