Meet Frenchman Jules Brunet, the real-life last samurai. Fighting alongside the Shogunate rebels who wanted to maintain ...

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Shadows” set for wide release in 2025, it looks as though feudal Japan is going to be on a lot of gamers’ minds this year.

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 "Shogun.

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Although there are several testimonies in this regard, Japanese historian Yu Hirayama has pointed out that there is no doubt that Yasuke was a real samurai. “It seem like there’s a lot of talk ...