Stray Dogs & Lone Wolves

Stray Dogs & Lone Wolves (2005) is a good introduction to the samurai film genre, but it is not complete and it is not an academic foray into the subject. That being said, there's lots of good information and it has inspired me to search out some of the titles that I was previously unfamiliar with. However, I would liked to have had more commentary about the authenticity and tradition per se. Since this book was published in 2005, there have been several samurai films made by the likes of Yoji Yamada and Takashi Miike-so the tradition hasn't completely much like the western equivalent, the western. It is a good reference book, but it is far from being the definitive samurai film book.