Modern Restoration (1980s-present)

Kagemusha – Akira Kurosawa (1980)
Shadow Warriors – Eiichi Kudo (1980)
Assassination Orders – Eiichi Kudo (1984)
Ran – Akira Kurosawa (1985)
Gonza the Spearman – Masahiro Shinoda (1986)
Zatoichi – Shintaro Katsu (1989)
Ronin Gai – Kazuo Kuroki (1990)
Samurai Fiction – Hiroyuki Nakano (1998)
Owls' Castle – Masahiro Shinoda (1999)
After the Rain – Takashi Koizumi (1999)
Dora-Heita – Kon Ichikawa (2000)
Vengeance for Sale – Kihachi Okamoto (2001)
Red Shadow – Hiroyuki Nakano (2001)
The Twilight Samurai – Yoji Yamada (2002)
The Sea Is Watching – Kei Mumai (2002)
When the Last Sword Is Drawn – Yojiro Takita (2003)
Zatoichi (the remake) – Takeshi Kitano (2003)
Love and War of a Samurai – Mitsuo Kurotsuchi (2003)
Kill Bill Vol. 1 – Quentin Tarantino (2003, honorary chambara)
The Hidden Blade – Yoji Yamada (2004)
The Samurai I Loved – Mitsuo Kurotsuchi (2005)
Shinobi: Heart Under Blade – Ten Shimoyama (2005)
Hana: The Tale of a Reluctant Samurai – Hirokazu Koreeda (2005)
Legend of Seven Monks – Kenji Tanigaki (2006)
O'oku – Toru Hayashi (2006)
Love and Honor – Yoji Yamada (2006)