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Best Samurai Collection Movies Ranked

Explore the best samurai collection movies ranked by Movie Rankings users. Our current #1 pick is Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto. Browse 3 franchise titles in ranked order, with direct links to movie pages and matchup data.

A historical adventure spanning three films, adapted from the novel Musashi by Eiji Yoshikawa. They follow the development of the famous author and warrior, Musashi Miyamoto.

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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto (1954)

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Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple (1955)

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Franchise rank #3

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island (1956)

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Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto is currently the highest-ranked movie in the Samurai Collection on Movie Rankings based on aggregate head-to-head results from the community.

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This page currently tracks 3 movies in the Samurai Collection.

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