In 2020, deep in ... revenge and protect Japan from its invaders. Unsurprisingly, Sucker Punch took all kinds of inspiration from samurai media, most especially movies. (The game even features ...

Set in mid-19th century Japan, The Twilight Samurai follows a ... one of the most famous Japanese movies of all time as it topped the worldwide box office in 2020. This honor was more than earned ...

Samurai stories, an essential genre of Japan’s film industry since its inception ... Shozo Ichiyama to select 10 of his favorite samurai movies from across film history. Ichiyama, a film ...

Now, we’re diving back into the golden age of samurai movies with one of Japan’s all-time great actors, Toshiro Mifune. Not only is Mifune a legend, but he also played Lord Toranaga in the ...

Japan has been a ... Kurosawa’s samurai film is a monumental work that influenced many genres, and it is still considered one of the best action movies to this day. It introduced the “assemble ...

Like a Dragon: Ishin! follows a young samurai named Sakamoto Ryōma, based on the real-life person who lived during Japan's Bakumatsu era — a pivotal time in the mid-1800s when the ruling ...

Hoberman Few movies ... Samurai,” an existential action film directed by Akira Kurosawa that, at longer than three hours, seemingly muscled its way into existence. “Seven Samurai,” made in ...