Koryu Bujutsu in culture
Films, books, historical sources and other works connected with the martial art Koryu Bujutsu (Japan). 17 works (including sub-styles).
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1943Sanshiro SugataAkira Kurosawa's directorial debut (1943), based on Tsuneo Tomita's novel: young Sanshiro Sugata learns judo in the eighteen-eighties, as it rivals jujutsu.JudoJujutsu1954Samurai I: Musashi MiyamotoFirst film of Hiroshi Inagaki's samurai trilogy (Toho, 1954), based on Yoshikawa's novel Musashi; Toshiro Mifune plays the young Miyamoto Musashi.Niten Ichi-ryu1954Seven SamuraiAkira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese jidaigeki about ronin defending a village from bandits; Yoshio Sugino of Katori Shinto-ryu trained the actors in swordsmanship.Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu1961YojimboAkira Kurosawa's 1961 Japanese jidaigeki film: a masterless swordsman sets two gangs against each other. Swordplay was led by Yoshio Sugino of Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu.Tenshin Shoden Katori Shinto-ryu1962HarakiriMasaki Kobayashi's 1962 Japanese film from the early Edo period: the ronin Hanshiro Tsugumo asks a clan estate for a place to commit seppuku.1966The Sword of Doom1966 Japanese jidaigeki film by Kihachi Okamoto about the amoral swordsman Ryunosuke Tsukue, based on the novel by Kaizan Nakazato.1972Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of VengeanceKenji Misumi's Japanese samurai film from 1972 based on Kazuo Koike's manga: the hired assassin Ogami Itto wanders Japan with his small son Daigoro.Suio-ryu Iai Kenpo2002The Twilight SamuraiA 2002 Japanese film by Yoji Yamada about an impoverished lower-ranking samurai who conceals his swordsmanship training, including fighting with the short sword kodachi.2003Kill Bill: Volume 1Quentin Tarantino's 2003 American film about the revenge of a woman called the Bride, with Yuen Woo-ping's sword fight choreography and tributes to Chinese and Japanese martial arts films.Kung Fu2003The Last SamuraiEdward Zwick's 2003 American historical drama: veteran Nathan Algren is to train the Japanese imperial army and comes to know samurai culture and kenjutsu swordsmanship.KyudoIaido2003ZatoichiTakeshi Kitano's 2003 jidaigeki: the blind masseur and swordsman Zatoichi, with his sword hidden in a cane, gets caught up in a war between yakuza gangs in a small town.2008Ong Bak 2Thai action film by Tony Jaa from 2008, set in Siam in 1431. A standalone prequel to the film Ong-Bak, in whose fights Muay Boran meets Silat or Kalaripayattu.KalaripayattuKrabi-KrabongKung Fu+3201013 AssassinsA 2010 Japanese film by Takashi Miike about a group of men who plot in 1844 to assassinate a cruel lord. A remake of Eiichi Kudo's 1963 film.2012Rurouni KenshinJapanese live-action film by Keishi Otomo (2012) based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's manga: a former assassin in the Meiji era protects people with a reverse-blade sword and a vow not to kill.2014John WickAmerican action thriller from 2014. The fights combine grappling with gunplay, and Keanu Reeves trained in judo, jujutsu, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and arnis for the role.Brazilian Jiu-JitsuJudoJujutsu+22017Blade of the ImmortalTakashi Miike's 2017 Japanese film based on Hiroaki Samura's manga: the immortal samurai Manji protects a girl taking revenge on the swordsmen of the fictional Itto-ryu school.
