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Recommendations for samurai films?
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I saw The Last Samurai when I was living in Japan, and I can't tell you how awkward it was being the only white guy in a theater packed with Japanese people, watching a film about a white samurai savior in Japan.
I've been meaning to watch it again for a more objective viewpoint, but it's been over 20 years and I still can't convince myself to just sit down and watch it. That whole movie just feels wrong.
It's a really good movie when you're like 10 and don't realize the "white savior" trope is problematic. But yeaaaaah that would be awkward. I think it's worth another watch just to take it as it is, basic hollywood action movie.