Seki Nobuhide Sensei, a martial arts and katana instructor, rates portrayals of samurai battles in movies and TV shows. He explains why samurai employed different types of spears in battle in "Shogun.

Seki Nobuhide Sensei, a martial arts and katana instructor, rates portrayals of samurai battles in movies and TV shows. He explains why samurai employed different types of spears in battle in "Shogun.

As the Meiji Era begins, an honorable samurai is forced to fight again, so that his family may live. The six-episode Last Samurai Standing, directed and co-written by Michihito Fujii, and based on the ...

Updated February 15, 2025, by Anthony Jeanetta. The samurai genre remains a reliable producer of quality content, from anime to live-action movie classics. This list is updated to include more of the ...

If you enjoyed FX’s historical drama Shōgun, you probably loved the political subterfuges of imperial Japan, gruesome and spontaneous murders, the surprisingly gory culture of samurai loyalty, and how ...