The movie’s protagonist is not seen but instead heard as he and his samurai brethren slaughter the crew of a Korean ship. Yes ...

Moviemaking technology may have advanced since the 1950s, but good storytelling hasn't changed a bit, and one Samurai trilogy that recalls The Lord of the Rings movies proves it. This old-school movie ...

While it’s possible to call a good many historical movies from Japan “samurai films,” such movies can vary when it comes to the other genres they belong to. Certain samurai movies emphasize ...

Netflix announced the renewal of the Japanese period action series Last Samurai Standing. The streaming giant gave the green ...

Netflix has revealed its 2025 slate of Japanese films and television series, with the streamer offering a rich mix of period series, action films and intriguing unscripted offerings. Hirokazu ...

Set in the 13th century, Lone Samurai pits a highly skilled warrior against a ruthless tribe of cannibals, delivering a ...

TOKYO — “Last Samurai Standing,” a Netflix series launching on Thursday, is set in a Japan where the feudal samurai era is about to end. The hero, Saga Kokushu, played by Junichi Okada, is one of ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese director Kiyoshi Kurosawa, known as a master of horror films set within the neurotic realism of the modern day, will bring his signature edge-of-your-seat storytelling to a genre ...

"Give me a year of your life for freeing you. I'll put your skills to good use." Well Go USA has revealed an official US trailer for a Japanese action thriller called Samurai Fury, which is just the ...

After a 10-year hiatus, Scottish musician-turned-filmmaker John Maclean has released a follow-up to his stellar debut feature Slow West (2015). Tornado, which stars Japanese superstar Kōki, [sic] as ...