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

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 ...

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

Clint Eastwood parted ways with Sergio Leone, with whom he made the iconic Dollars trilogy, and rejected two of his Westerns.

Hideo Kojima's passion for cinema is well-documented, so it's no surprise the pioneering video game designer's favorite ...

It's been ten years since John Maclean burst onto the movie scene with his stylish western Slow West. His second feature, ...

Some of the most prominent directors in the first years of the movie industry include Georges Méliès, D.W. Griffith, F.W.

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

Ballerina is a stylish new spinoff in the John Wick universe, and it’s clearly inspired by plenty of other great action ...

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

Forty years ago, a clerical error and bad blood cost Akira Kurosawa an Oscar. The legendary Japanese filmmaker's Ran proved ...