In the breathless opening one-er of Last Samurai Standing, samurai protagonist Shujiro Saga (Junichi Okada, also a producer and action choreographer) cuts through dozens of men as he charges across a ...

The Japanese sword, often epitomized by the katana, is more than just a weapon. It is a symbol of Japan’s rich cultural history, craftsmanship, and the ideals of the samurai who wielded it. Known for ...

Few historical warrior classes evoke the same sort of fascination as the samurai in popular culture. Samurai came to prominence in feudal Japan, notably in the Sengoku period, where figures like ...

Two of the stars of Japanese history are samurai and ninja, and the Samurai and Ninja Museum in Tokyo gives guests the opportunity to learn about, and even experience, different aspects of the two ...

Gabriel Barbier-Mueller bought his first samurai armor about 20 years ago from an antiques dealer in Paris, sparking a fascination that helped him create one of the most significant private ...

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The History Museum of Mobile is preparing to launch its next exhibit: “SAMURAI: Sunrise, Sunset.” Officials said the exhibit, which opens in September, will feature objects ...

Netflix’s new anime of ronin, race and robots is entrancing, if overstuffed with action-genre elements. By James Poniewozik A partial list of the marvels in Netflix’s samurai anime series “Yasuke” ...