Extraordinary battle armour, complete with moustachioed masks, enlivens this scintillating show, which brilliantly captures the theatrical side of a chivalrous epoch ...

Heck, it got me to watch and review Last Samurai Standing. The concern, I guess, is a matter of raised expectations. By couching its story in the late 19th century, Japan’s Meiji era, Last Samurai ...

Afro Samurai, developed by Namco Bandai Games, is based on a violent anime, which is based off a violent manga. It's set in a futuristic, feudal Japan. You'll take the role of Afro Samurai, a man on a ...

I waited years for Capcom to remember that Dead Rising existed and finally do something with the series, so I’m more than aware of the struggle that fans of dormant IP face. Frank West is just one ...

The Jidaigeki was once a thriving genre of both film and television. However, over the years, these tales of honourable samurai triumphing over evil have fallen by the wayside. The genre’s biggest ...

The best movie you’ll see this year is 70 years old, 3 hours and 27 minutes long, black and white and in Japanese. It’s Akira Kurosawa’s classic epic adventure “Seven Samurai” that’s had a 4K ...

Tom Cruise's fighting in The Last Samurai earns a positive review from a real-life martial arts and katana instructor. Released in 2003, historical epic The Last Samurai is directed by Edward Zwick, ...