Among the many famous 16th-century samurai who made the leap from myth and ukiyo-e to early cinema screen was sword-master Miyamoto Musashi, previously depicted in prints by Kiniyoshi Yoshitoshi and others slaying an array of grotesque creatures including giant bats, giant lizards, and the mythical tengu. This imagery informed his first screen depiction in Miyamoto Musashi Taiji No Ba, which showed him combatting the mythic white ape of the mountains.
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
1969 · Movie
Falling Camellia
2018 · Movie
The Two Musashis
1960 · Movie
Bored Hatamoto: The Mysterious Phantom Mansion
1954 · Movie
Samurai X: The Motion Picture
1997 · Movie
Mumon: The Land of Stealth
2017 · Movie
Kuroneko
1968 · Movie
Eight Men to Kill
1972 · Movie
Killer's Mission
1969 · Movie
The Challenge
1982 · Movie
Zōho kaitei Chūshingura
1927 · Movie
The Trail of Blood
1972 · Movie
Zatoichi: Darkness Is His Ally
1989 · Movie
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
2022 · Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons
1973 · Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell
1974 · Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance
1972 · Movie
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades
1972 · Movie
Heaven and Earth
1990 · Movie
Castle of Wind and Clouds
1928 · Movie
