What is Sword Cinema? Sword Cinema is a genre of movies based on the majesty and wonderment of swords and the ancient art of swordsmanship. Sword Cinema traverses genre boundaries, covering everything from classic Sword & Sorcery, such as Conan the Barbarian (1982), to Samurai Films like Kurosawa's internationally acclaimed Seven Samurai (1954). These are the kinds of movies that make you want to take up your broadsword and charge right into battle!