Kurosawa directed the often-mentioned Seven Samurai or Yojimbo. The movie’s narrative structure ... Awards for directing or Best Picture by 1950. Best known for Westerns, Ford directed dozens ...

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 ...

Updated February 15, 2025, by Anthony Jeanetta. The samurai genre remains a reliable producer of quality content, from anime to live-action movie classics. This list is updated to include more of ...

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 ...