The best samurai do not rely only on the power of their weapons. Swinging your katana alone is not guaranteed to win you a ...

The J-horror master tries his hand at a classic jidaigeki with this plodding detective story set within the walls of a ...

Japan’s horror master switches genre for new film now arriving in theaters - Tackling a samurai movie presented Kurosawa with ...

Jeremy has more than 2700 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

One of the most influential character archetypes in film history is adapting to contemporary social mores and finding new life on Japan’s screens big and small. By Gavin Blair By the time the samurai ...

A poster designed by Peter Strausfeld for Akira Kurosawa's 1954 drama "Seven Samurai" starring Toshiro Mifune. The Samurai existed from the 12th century until the Meiji era in the late 1800s, which ...

Bushi was the term used to refer to warriors, and a warrior family was called a buke. And it wasn’t used to refer to just any warrior. Those who called themselves bushi saw war and battle as their way ...

Throughout the 20th century, and even to this day, Japanese cinema has become one of the greatest foreign influences on Western film and television. The impact of chanbara, or Samurai cinema, is ...

Forget all the previous headlines promising series that are “The Next ‘Squid Game.’” New series “Last Samurai Standing” doesn’t just fit the bill—it’s even better. Freelance Writer Stop me if you’ve ...