Samurai cinema-inspired combat. Lethal precision in the way it’s felt in the controller. We really loved creating the beautiful world.” During a research trip to Hokkaido (called Ezo at the time ...

The most ambitious movies of the 20th century include monumental epics like Lawrence of Arabia and intricately written crime ...

“Bushido” is Japanese for “the way of the warrior,” a moral code and guiding principle in samurai culture. It is also the title of Kazuya Shiraishi’s new film in which history, philosophy, and ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Last Samurai Standing is set during the late 19th century, where the era of samurai was coming to ...

From Japanese samurai flicks to gritty war movies, the visual language and tonal atmosphere of Star Wars is rooted in decades upon decades of film history. Here are 32 movies that inspired Star Wars ...

I hate to hurt anyone’s feelings with negative comments about their work, really I do, so when I see a middle-brow crapfest like the execrable The Last Samurai, I always try to sugarcoat my review ...