Shogun Assassin

If you've seen Kill Bill, than you probable remember in part 2 where BB wants to watch a video before going to bed. The video she wants to watch is Shogun Assassin. In my latest quest to see some of the samurai movies Tarantino loves so dearly, I also put this one on the list just because it's referenced in the movie. The whole film is narrated by a small boy talking about his father. His father used to work for the shogun, but his father became too powerful and the shogun became afraid. The shogun then tried to kill him but his plans went awry and he then made an enemy of his most powerful servant. The samurai then took to the roads with his small son. The shogun sent groups after groups of assassins and ninjas after this man, but nobody seems to be able to kill him. This guy makes Chuck Norris and Rambo look like girly-men. This whole movie is in english so there's no subtitles to deal with if that bothers you. It's also short and sweet - kinda like Replacement Killers. If you liked Kill Bill, you'll probably like this one too.