Samurai Summer

At a stammtisch earlier this spring, I mentioned that I'd like to watch some samurai movies. We had previously been discussing movies, and DVD collecting in the age of streaming, and my friend Jason revealed that he had purchased more than a few Akira Kurisawa movies. I jokingly said we should have "a samurai summer", and the group enthusiastically agreed. Now, as summer comes to a close, we're…