Few genres capture the essence of honor, vengeance, and existential struggle quite like samurai films. Rooted in historical ...

Samuel L. Jackson starred in an animated Samurai classic 16 years ago, and the film still feels ahead of its time.

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 ...

Experts offer their unique insights into the legend of the samurai warrior that strive to separate fact from fiction and uphold a legacy of honor. Segments focus on the origins of the concept of a ...

“Bushido” is Japanese for “the way of the warrior,” a moral code and guiding principle in samurai culture. It is also the title of Kazuya Shiraishi’s new film in which history, philosophy, and ...

Joshua Kristian McCoy is a freelance writer and film critic from the United States. He is a lifelong film buff, a voting member of the Georgia Film Critics Association, a tournament-winning Smash Bros ...

Last Samurai Standing' brings 'Squid Game' stakes and 'Shogun' vibes to a deadly, old-school battle for glory.