The Satsuma Rebellion of Japan of 1877 was the inspiration for the Tom Cruise movie The Last Samurai. Warpspawn has a two player card game set in the period. Like all Warpspawn games, you need to create your own cards and pieces to play. Satsuma Rebellion game.
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Legends of the Rising Sun
Legends of the Rising Sun is a collection of special rules and unit lists for using Legends of the Old West/Lord of the Rings rules for samurai. From Wargames Illustrated 278. Direct PDF download of Legends of the Rising Sun.
Seven Samurai Skirmish
Seven Samurai Skirmish is a set of free wargames rules for battles in the spirit of the classic Kurosawa movie Seven Samurai.
Japanese Clan Wars Rules
An Honorable Victory is a set of free wargames rules for battles set in Japan’s 15th and 16th century clan wars. The author writes:
An Honourable Victory! are an abstract (but not too abstract) set of rules designed for the table-top wargaming of the Clan Wars of Japan during the 15th and 16th centuries.
After one or two games you’ll have them down pat.