Kurosawa’s acclaimed “Seven Samurai” recently celebrated its 70th anniversary with a 4K restoration and theatrical re-release ...

This 1964 Western film has been hailed by fans as "revolutionising" the genre and it is available to watch on Amazon Prime. A ...

But as Japanese swords are most often associated with samurai in western culture, the name has stuck. In Japan, such films are more likely to be called chanbara (sword-action) films. This includes ...

Casey Chong with ten great neo-Western movies you need to see… The old-fashioned John Wayne era of Western movies may be long gone but certainly not forgotten. And while the Western genre itself is no ...

Archetypal components of western genre – gold hunting and revenge – are mashed up with a samurai-sword-wielding heroine.

Outside of swordplay, Onimusha: Way of the Sword introduces Oni Vision for a puzzle-solving element to progression. This new ...

For those who aren't familiar with this movie, it's the final epic from Akira Kurosawa, who, among other things ... Hidden Fortress" (that's the one that inspired "Star Wars") and "Yojimbo." Go ...

A celebrated master of the historical drama, Akira Kurosawa’s films often explore the intricate ... Speaking to Rotten Tomatoes, Seagal mentioned the 1961 film Yojimbo as one of his top picks: “I also ...