Set in the 13th century, Lone Samurai pits a highly skilled warrior against a ruthless tribe of cannibals, delivering a brutal, action-heavy clash.

There have been countless samurai movies made over the decades, with most of the best ones unsurprisingly getting made in Japan. These films are often – but not always – tied to the action genre, ...

Samurai stories, an essential genre of Japan’s film industry since its inception, have been enjoying a global resurgence lately. FX and Disney’s smash-hit period series Shogun, produced by and ...

Few genres capture the essence of honor, vengeance, and existential struggle quite like samurai films. Rooted in historical ...

Sadly, all good things must come to an end. Such is the case for Shōgun, one of the best new TV shows in recent memory. Based on James Clavell’s 1975 novel of the same name, the FX series is set in ...

The Academy Award winner opened up about his one-of-a-kind role in Tron: Ares, stating that portraying the titular character was like embodying a ‘stoic samurai warrior.’ “In some ways, it’s easier ...