The movie follows a downtrodden and unemployed samurai, called a ronin ... corrupts them to the point of turning on one another. Full of extras draping the screen in colored armor and gorgeous ...

The full version did not arrive until 1982 ... wisest samurai wearily tells his remaining comrades in the movie's final moments. The samurai are trained killers; the farmers are built to endure.

This is a “Movie in a Movie” like no other ever before. Kyoei, a historical film studio in Kyoto (Modeled on Toei), is asked by NHK to make a new samurai era program using the most advanced ...

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 ...

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