There are, unsurprisingly, seven interesting and unique samurai who fight together in Seven Samurai, but which of the bunch ...

Set in medieval Japan, the samurai was a skilled fighter ready to take on his foes. Meanwhile, with Westerns, the gunslinger ...

At HiSui Tokyo we offer instruction on the dignity, conduct and movement of the samurai. "The Sword of Doom" (1966) A ronin is walking through a pine forest. He shuffles forward using suriashi ...

Seizo Fukumoto is one of Japan's top "kirareyaku" actors, stuntmen who specialize in being killed by samurai in movies and TV shows. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal he talks about his ...

The impressive architecture of the castle also inspired legendary director Akira Kurosawa to shoot scenes from two of his classic samurai movies, Ran and Kagemusha, there. After the Kato clan was ...

Seki Nobuhide Sensei, a martial arts and katana instructor, rates portrayals of samurai battles in movies and TV shows. He explains why samurai employed different types of spears in battle in ...

Along with the two movies, this bundle is packed with extra ... Fans of Kurosawa's films will likely also be interested in The Samurai Trilogy from Criterion Collection, which includes three ...

Spanish-born Fortuny, who has earned several Best Actress film festival nominations and also performed in Cross Words ...