Gate of Hell delivers a visually stunning drama exploring themes of love, betrayal, and the afterlife in feudal Japan.

All this leads to ‘Seven Samurai’, the best samurai movie of all time. ‘Seven Samurai’ is the great masterpiece of Akira ...

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 ...

Seizo Fukumoto is one of Japan's top "kirareyaku" actors, stuntmen who specialize in being killed by samurai in movies and TV shows. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal he talks about his ...

Few movies are as important to the history of color ... and director Teinosuke Kinugasa took full advantage of this new technology by filling the screen with dazzling images.

At HiSui Tokyo we offer instruction on the dignity, conduct and movement of the samurai. "The Sword of Doom" (1966) A ronin is walking through a pine forest. He shuffles forward using suriashi ...

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 ...

It’s unclear how long the price cut will stick around, so if you’re interested in adding two of Kurosawa’s most celebrated movies to your ... be interested in The Samurai Trilogy from ...