Kill Bill, Volumes 1 & 2
The Bride, left for dead, awakens. A trail of destruction blazes through the Deadly Viper Assassination Squad. Each duel peels layers off a tale of betrayal. Tarantino’s signature style merges with martial arts mayhem, crafting a high-octane revenge saga of a mother’s fury.
Sanjuro
A rogue ronin disrupts power games. With wit and katana, he guides naive samurais. A tale of cunning unfolds as factions vie. Tension builds, plans unravel, and blades flash in a showdown of deception.
Throne of Blood
Akira Kurosawa’s epic tale of betrayal, ambition, and dark fate collide in a visually stunning Shakespearean frenzy, drenched in blood-soaked intensity.
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
A modern samurai saga. A hitman who lives by an ancient code. Pigeons and bullets, honor and contracts. When a mob clash erupts, cultures clash.
13 Assassins
Feudal Japan’s chaos fuels a mission against a sadistic lord. Blades and strategy clash in a rural battleground. Vengeance simmers, samurais unite.
Yojimbo
Toshirō Mifune plays the titular samurai badass who rolls into town, plays two rival gangs like puppets. Blood, steel, and wit!
The Mighty Thor, Issues 294 - 300
In 1980, Marvel's Thor comics drew inspiration from Wagner's Ring Cycle. Roy Thomas crafted a Ragnarok saga, nodding to Wagner's masterpiece.
Rônin-gai
Rônin-gai isn't your typical samurai flick—it's gritty, raw, and real. Directors Kuroki and Makino crafted a gem.
Imaginary Worlds — Making Blue Eye Samurai
Jane Wu began her career as an animation storyboard artist. She talks about why she took a live action approach to planning animated sequences in Blue Eye Samurai, and how she wanted to represent Japanese culture in a way that’s never been done in Western animation.
Aegishjalmur by Munknörr
Munknörr is all about that pagan sound—Shamanic, Nordic, Celtic vibes. Dark, mystic, like tapping into ancient energy. It’s a journey to primal places, with eerie atmospheres, haunting horns, and distant didgeridoo drones. Like stepping back in time.
