This 2002 movie tells the poignant story of Iguchi Seibei, a widowed samurai mockingly nicknamed ... between “The Hidden Fortress” and “Star Wars,” but this honestly takes nothing away ...

Ikiru is one of Kurosawa's best movies ... works are those in the samurai genre, which continue to serve as inspiration for everything from modern Westerns to a Star Wars television series ...

After centuries of relying on hired samurai for national defense, the Japanese monarchy has decided to do away with the warriors in favor of a more contemporary military. Tom Cruise stars as ...

Seki Nobuhide Sensei, a martial arts and katana instructor, rates portrayals of samurai battles in movies and TV shows. He explains why samurai employed different types of spears in battle in ...