For Westerners unschooled in the way of the movie samurai, the classic image of the loyal retainer doubtless looks something like Obi-Wan Kenobi -- or the late John Belushi. A genial riff on the great ...

The Hidden Blade: Military drama. Starring Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu and Yukiyoshi Ozawa. Directed by Yoji Yamada. (In Japanese with English subtitles. Not rated. 132 minutes.) The samurai movie ...

Some are born great, and some are born lowly, get shipwrecked, live in exile and brave a perilous return home to achieve greatness. Such was the astonishing true trajectory of Manjiro, a 19th-century ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Samurai Shoguns Heart: Romance Among the Cherry Blossoms A samurai’s heart hides behind honor… will you be the one to make it surrender? Games metadata is ...

If you’re looking for an epic and blood-drenched ronin movie fraught with dozens of sweeping sword-fighting set-pieces, debased honor, and the stinging ring of swooping kata on bone, you might want to ...