T here have been countless samurai movies made over the decades, with most of the best ones unsurprisingly getting made in Japan. These films are often – but not always – tied to the action ...

10 Classic Samurai Movies to Watch While You Wait for ‘Shogun’ Season 2. Veteran Japanese producer and Tokyo Film Festival programmer Shozo Ichiyama selects his all-time favorite samurai films ...

One of the most acclaimed directors of all time, Kurosawa made films that crossed cultural barriers to reveal universal ...

A small boy is sent away from his village. He is to be trained as a samurai warrior and return to fight the evil shapesh | ...

When you think of samurai movies, you probably think of sword-slashing action. There are plenty of swordfights in A Samurai in Time, but they don't turn out how you might expect in this charming ...

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 ...

Before 2025, Ryan Coogler was already a big deal, a director who helmed some of the most thoughtful and memorable ...

The deals include several more of Kurosawa's iconic samurai films, such as Kagemusha for $27 ($40), Roshamon for $37 (was $40), and Seven Samurai, which is available in 4K for $49.49 (was $60) or ...