One of the most acclaimed directors of all time, Kurosawa made films that crossed cultural barriers to reveal universal truths. For many Americans, when they think of Japanese cinema, if their mind ...

They Will Kill You may have almost the same plot as Ready Or Not 2, but it also has an extended chase scene starring an eyeball.

1954 was a great year for the movies. Legends like Alfred Hitchcock, Akira Kurosawa, and Federico Fellini were all hard at ...

One of last year’s biggest movies was The Housemaid, the adaptation of Freda McFadden’s runaway best seller that has become a ...

Of the several hundred Asian martial arts films I’ve seen, LONE SAMURAI may be the oddest. Even when the Samurai of the title ...

I agree with Mackenyu, who has a pretty fun dynamic with One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda. That, paired with his fandom, probably gave him the desire to make the scene as big as possible, which resulted ...

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In this period drama, a vagrant samurai slays with a sword and his mastery of the game Go.

Japanese historical drama ‘Bushido’ is finally arriving in movie theaters in the US. Find out all about this film about a samurai ...

Scattered across the Seto Inland Sea, the islands of the Geiyo archipelago allow travelers to experience a quieter side of Japan. Best known for the Shimanami Kaido cycling route, the area is rich ...