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Originally Posted by Fishpicker
Yojimbo - Sergio Leone remade this movie as a western. Yojimbo is the basis for Fistful of Dolllars.
Sanjuro is the sequel. it is also on Criterion
Throne of Blood - its MacBeth but set in feudal Japan
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These three are great and a good introduction. I would stay away from Seven Samurai unless you get into the genre. It is long and rather slow.
If you are into Shakespeare and know your King Lear, and you like Throne of Blood, Ran is good but very long and a bit hard to follow if you don't already know the Shakespeare story.