After a 10-year hiatus, Scottish musician-turned-filmmaker John Maclean has released a follow-up to his stellar debut feature ...

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 ...

Akira Kurosawa's extraordinary tale of adventure, romance, humor, and suspense has been hailed by critics worldwide as one of ...

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 ...

Veteran Japanese producer and Tokyo Film Festival programmer Shozo Ichiyama selects his all-time favorite samurai films, ranging from Kobayashi's 'Samurai Rebellion' and Kurosawa's 'Throne of ...

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

Before 2025, Ryan Coogler was already a big deal, a director who helmed some of the most thoughtful and memorable blockbusters of recent memory. But with his fifth film “Sinners” he graduated from ...

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 ...

Plenty of iconic samurai movies also happen to be very emotionally intense, including classics like Harakiri, The Sword of Doom, and 13 Assassins.