Samurai warriors derived their status and salaries from the daimyo lords they served. When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun in ...

These values began to develop very informally as early as the ninth century among the samurai warrior class, as various ideas circulated about the characteristics of an ideal warrior. Having ...

Though their meticulously crafted battle armor and elaborate helmets shaped into utterly frightening countenances could fill ...

High adventure and excitement are stamped all over this solid-core film about a group of seven Samurai warriors who save a little village from annihilation at the hands of a group of bandits in ...

Some fans accused Yasuke of not being a “real” samurai ... including Japanese-developed games Samurai Warriors 5 and Nioh.