HBO Max is set to bow "Song of the Samurai," a live-action jidaigeki series rooted in one of Japan's most enduring manga franchises, on May 9. The show is drawn from "Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem," ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Japanese auteur Kiyoshi Kurosawa's ("Wife of a Spy") very first period film and most ambitious feature to date, "Kokurojo: The ...

SAMURAI VS NINJA” brings a curated selection of Japanese epic martial arts, period dramas, and blockbuster action movies to fans at NO COST. Fueled by the global revival of Japanese period drama, ...

'Last Samurai Standing' brings 'Squid Game' stakes and 'Shogun' vibes to a deadly, old-school battle for glory. By Mathew Scott Japanese heart throb-turned-tough guy Junichi Okada hopes to have a ...

John Wick star Hiroyuki Sanada's new series Shōgun has debuted with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Based on James Clavell’s 1975 novel of the same name, the 10-episode limited series is set in the ...

Japanese streamer U-NEXT and Tokyo Broadcasting System Television are joining forces on an untitled “Japanese sword action” drama series. “This project links broadcasting and streaming in a brand-new ...

Between a 2026 mystery thriller and action-heavy modern classics, these are the best samurai movies of the 21st century.

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Good evening, this is Sophia.Today, I would like to introduce a self-produced film that literally created a "miracle" in the ...

One of the most influential character archetypes in film history is adapting to contemporary social mores and finding new life on Japan’s screens big and small. By Gavin Blair By the time the samurai ...