Recommendations

I recommend 50 books and 26 movies about Ninja, Samurai, Bujutsu, martial arts, philosophy and Asia. Not all books are always available, some can only be found in antiquarian bookshops. Likewise, some of the films are hard to find.

Books

Gyokko Ryû Taijutsu no Kata: Bujinkan Budô Denshô

Gyokko Ryû Taijutsu no Kata: Bujinkan Budô Denshô

Kukishinden Ryû Taijutsu no Kata: Bujinkan Budô Densho

Kukishinden Ryû Taijutsu no Kata: Bujinkan Budô Densho

Togakure Ryû Taijutsu no Kata: Bujinkan Budô Densho

Togakure Ryû Taijutsu no Kata: Bujinkan Budô Densho

Kotô Ryû Taijutsu no Kata: Bujinkan Budô Densho

Kotô Ryû Taijutsu no Kata: Bujinkan Budô Densho

Shinden-Fudo Ryû Jûtaijutsu no kata: Bujinkan Budô densho

Shinden-Fudo Ryû Jûtaijutsu no kata: Bujinkan Budô densho

Takagi-Yôshin-Ryû Taijutsu no Kata: Bujinkan Budô Denshô

Takagi-Yôshin-Ryû Taijutsu no Kata: Bujinkan Budô Denshô

Ten Ryaku no Maki: The Principles of Heaven

Ten Ryaku no Maki: The Principles of Heaven

Chi Ryaku no Maki: The Principles of Earth

Chi Ryaku no Maki: The Principles of Earth

Jin Ryaku no Maki: The Principles of Human Being

Jin Ryaku no Maki: The Principles of Human Being

The Way of the Ninja: Secret Techniques

The Way of the Ninja: Secret Techniques

Art of Japanese Sword Fighting: Secrets of the Samurai

Art of Japanese Sword Fighting: Secrets of the Samurai

Advanced Stick Fighting

Advanced Stick Fighting

Unarmed Fighting Techniques of the Samurai

Unarmed Fighting Techniques of the Samurai

Secrets from the Ninja Grandmaster

Secrets from the Ninja Grandmaster

Essence of Ninjutsu: The Nine Traditions

Essence of Ninjutsu: The Nine Traditions

The Grandmaster's Book of Ninja Training

The Grandmaster's Book of Ninja Training

Ninjutsu. History and Tradition

Ninjutsu. History and Tradition

Understand? Good Play!

Understand? Good Play!

Stick Fighting: Techniques of Self-Defense

Stick Fighting: Techniques of Self-Defense

Ninja: The Invisible Assassins

Ninja: The Invisible Assassins

Ninja 1: Spirit of the Shadow Warrior

Ninja 1: Spirit of the Shadow Warrior

Ninja 2: Warrior Ways of Enlightenment

Ninja 2: Warrior Ways of Enlightenment

Ninja 3: Warrior Path of Togakure

Ninja 3: Warrior Path of Togakure

Ninja 4: Legacy of the Night Warrior

Ninja 4: Legacy of the Night Warrior

Ninja 5: Lore of the Shinobi Warrior

Ninja 5: Lore of the Shinobi Warrior

Ninja 6: Secret Scrolls of the Warrior Sage

Ninja 6: Secret Scrolls of the Warrior Sage

The Book of Ninja: The Bansenshukai

The Book of Ninja: The Bansenshukai

True Path of the Ninja

True Path of the Ninja

The Ninpiden - True Ninja Traditions

The Ninpiden - True Ninja Traditions

The Secret Traditions of the Shinobi

The Secret Traditions of the Shinobi

Kokoro no Katachi: The Image of the Heart

Kokoro no Katachi: The Image of the Heart

The Art of Life and Death: Lessons in Budo from a Ninja Master

The Art of Life and Death: Lessons in Budo from a Ninja Master

The Ninja and Their Secret Fighting Art

The Ninja and Their Secret Fighting Art

The Mystic Arts Of The Ninja

The Mystic Arts Of The Ninja

Ninja: Unmasking the Myth

Ninja: Unmasking the Myth

Ninja AD 1460-1650

Ninja AD 1460-1650

The Art of War

The Art of War

The Book of Five Rings

The Book of Five Rings

Hagakure

Hagakure

The Life-Giving Sword

The Life-Giving Sword

Bushido

Bushido

Engaging Japanese Philosophy

Engaging Japanese Philosophy

The Craft of the Japanese Sword

The Craft of the Japanese Sword

Meifu Shinkage Ryû: Fundô kusarijutsu - Shurikenjutsu

Meifu Shinkage Ryû: Fundô kusarijutsu - Shurikenjutsu

Takamatsu Toshitsugu: The Last Shinobi

Takamatsu Toshitsugu: The Last Shinobi

Ninja Attack!

Ninja Attack!

Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body

Bruce Lee: The Art of Expressing the Human Body

Dao De Jing

Dao De Jing

The Book of Chuang Tzu

The Book of Chuang Tzu

Tao: The Watercourse Way

Tao: The Watercourse Way

Movies

Shinobi no Mono

Shinobi no Mono

Zoku Shinobi no Mono

Zoku Shinobi no Mono

Shin Shinobi no Mono

Shin Shinobi no Mono

Shinobi no Mono: Kirigakure Saizo

Shinobi no Mono: Kirigakure Saizo

Shinobi no Mono: Zoku Kirigakure Saizo

Shinobi no Mono: Zoku Kirigakure Saizo

Shinobi no Mono: Iga-yashiki

Shinobi no Mono: Iga-yashiki

Shinobi no Mono: Shin kirigakure Saizo

Shinobi no Mono: Shin kirigakure Saizo

Shinsho: Shinobi no Mono

Shinsho: Shinobi no Mono

Kurosawa: The Samurai Collection

Kurosawa: The Samurai Collection

Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

Yojimbo

Yojimbo

Sanjuro

Sanjuro

Rashomon

Rashomon

Kagemusha

Kagemusha

Ran

Ran

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

Lady Snowblood

Lady Snowblood

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman

Zatoichi: The Blind Swordsman

The Twilight Samurai

The Twilight Samurai

Samurai Fiction

Samurai Fiction

Lone Wolf & Cub

Lone Wolf & Cub

Shogun

Shogun

Hero

Hero

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai