Veteran Japanese producer and Tokyo Film Festival programmer Shozo Ichiyama selects his all-time favorite samurai films, ranging from Kobayashi's 'Samurai Rebellion' and Kurosawa's 'Throne of Blood' ...
Like its predecessor, Sucker Punch Productions’ Ghost of Yōtei celebrates renowned Japanese filmmakers through special presentation modes. Where Ghost of Tsushima had only a black-and-white homage to ...
Moviemaking technology may have advanced since the 1950s, but good storytelling hasn't changed a bit, and one Samurai trilogy that recalls The Lord of the Rings movies proves it. This old-school movie ...
When you think of samurai movies, you probably think of sword-slashing action. There are plenty of swordfights in A Samurai in Time, but they don't turn out how you might expect in this charming ...
Samuel L. Jackson starred in an animated Samurai classic 16 years ago, and the film still feels ahead of its time.
Seeing cinematic inspiration in video games is nothing new. In 1988, Snatcher saw a young Hideo Kojima doing the best Blade Runner impression that the MSX2 platform would allow; even Spielberg himself ...