These 3 samurai women were some of history’s most legendary warriors. For hundreds of years, Japan was a warrior state. These women were among the country's fiercest.

The Twilight Samurai, starring Shogun’s Hiroyuki Sanada, was the first of the films and won a record-breaking 12 Japanese Academy Awards, including an acting win for Sanada.

Samurai stories, an essential genre of Japan’s film industry since its inception, have been enjoying a global resurgence lately. FX and Disney’s smash-hit period series Shogun, produced by and ...

After the success of Shogun, it is exciting to know that A24's new samurai movie will have many of the same concepts.First and foremost, Bushido is another story set in feudal Japan which, in and ...

He explains why samurai employed different types of spears in battle in "Shogun." ... He guides through the many types of samurai armor in "47 Ronin," starring Keanu Reeves.

PASADENA, Calif. – Hiroyuki Sanada was already one of Japan's most respected actors when he appeared in his first Hollywood movie, 2003's "The Last Samurai," which included a tense scene with ...

Seki Sensei rates samurai battle scenes in movies and TV shows like "Shogun," "The Last Samurai," and "The Wolverine." Business Insider Subscribe Newsletters ...

The samurai officially hung up their helmets after Japan’s last shogun, or military ruler, fell in 1868, but “the way of the warrior” lives on in the artistry of their armorers.

Hollywood has a samurai fetish. Whether it’s “Kill Bill,” “Westworld” or the acclaimed new FX remake of the “Shogun” miniseries, samurai often prove to be a one-way ticket to pop ...