Best Samurai Movies & TV Series

Looking for the best samurai movies and TV series? These 128 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Dororo 2019 ★ 8.5

Rurouni Kenshin 1996 ★ 8.5

BLUE EYE SAMURAI 2023 ★ 8.5

Seven Samurai 1954 ★ 8.4

Shōgun 2024 ★ 8.4

Harakiri 1962 ★ 8.4

Samurai Jack 2001 ★ 8.4

Samurai Champloo 2004 ★ 8.3

Yojimbo 1961 ★ 8.1

Rashomon 1950 ★ 8.0

Samurai Rebellion 1967 ★ 8.2

Ugetsu 1953 ★ 8.0

Throne of Blood 1957 ★ 7.9

Gintama 2006 ★ 8.1

Rurouni Kenshin 2023 ★ 8.3

Sanjuro 1962 ★ 7.9

Kagemusha 1980 ★ 7.8

Manyu Scroll 2011 ★ 8.0

The Twilight Samurai 2002 ★ 7.8

Gintama: The Final Chapter - Be Forever Yorozuya 2013 ★ 8.0

Kubo and the Two Strings 2016 ★ 7.6

Kwaidan 1965 ★ 7.7

Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends 2014 ★ 7.7

The Last Samurai 2003 ★ 7.6