However skillfully a samurai wielded his traditional weapon, the long matchlock guns were much more effective. The new shogun requisitioned a large proportion of the arquebuses in use across Japan.

Netflix has unveiled its Japanese content slate for 2025, headlined by “Last Samurai Standing,” a period drama featuring 300 samurai warriors gathered at Tenryuji Temple in Kyoto, lured by the ...

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But only one of them has been described as "'Shogun' meets 'Squid Game'." That's how Netflix's Vice President of Japanese Content Kaata Sakamoto is describing "Last Samurai Standing," which is a ...

Noted by Roger Ebert in his review of the film, the samurai and the villagers are of a different caste and present an imbalance of power, yet the threat of the bandits poses a greater risk to the ...

10 Classic Samurai Movies to Watch While You Wait for ‘Shogun’ Season 2 Veteran Japanese producer and Tokyo Film Festival programmer Shozo Ichiyama selects his all-time favorite samurai films ...

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 ...

A workshop in central Tokyo that teaches people how to swing a Japanese sword has seen an increase in tourists seeking an authentic samurai experience, as the period drama series "Shogun" won 18 Emmy ...