Samurai stories, an essential genre of Japan’s film industry since its inception, have been enjoying a global resurgence lately. FX and Disney’s smash-hit period series Shogun, produced by and ...

Samurai movies are some of Japan's best cinematic exports, and there are a ton of classic and modern samurai films available on streaming today. Ripped straight from Japan's extensive history, the ...

NEW YORK — Akira Kurosawa’s “Seven Samurai” is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year. But despite its age, the vitality and fleet-footed movement of Kurosawa’s epic is still breathtaking. To ...

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Art travels, inspires, and transforms, and the relationship between Western and samurai films is a testament to this.

The first installment in Hiroshi Inagaki’s epic and magisterial Samurai Trilogy, Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto, which will be screened this Sunday at the McNay Art Museum, follows a young bandit and his ...

GameSpot may get a commission from retail offers. The one thing that immediately stands out about Trek to Yomi is its striking visual style. Set during Japan's Edo Period, Trek to Yomi captures feudal ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook If you’re missing the protagonist from Blue Eye Samurai, Mulan offers a different perspective (but ...