Samurai movies have long fascinated film fans since the genre first emerged from Japan in the early '20s, and it's pretty understandable why. It's a genre that lends itself to a myriad of stories.

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The Imperial Omura (Masato Harada) cabinet's first priority is to repress a rebellion of traditionalist Samurai, hereditary warriors, who remain devoted to the sacred dynasty, but reject the ...

Tom Cruise's 'The Last Samurai' (2003) streams on Prime Video, mixing emotional storytelling with historical themes. The film sees American Captain Nathan Algren embrace samurai culture but faces ...

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This is a “Movie in a Movie” like no other ever before. Kyoei, a historical film studio in Kyoto (Modeled on Toei), is asked by NHK to make a new samurai era program using the most advanced ...

He breaks down the differences between samurai and ninja fighting techniques in "The Last Samurai," starring ... rates portrayals of samurai battles in movies and TV shows. He explains why samurai ...