There have been countless samurai movies made over the decades, with most of the best ones unsurprisingly getting made in Japan. These films are often – but not always – tied to the action genre, ...

Few genres capture the essence of honor, vengeance, and existential struggle quite like samurai films. Rooted in historical narratives, these movies have long been a cornerstone of Japanese cinema, ...

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' ...

Beginning with the Uncharted series, and later perfected in The Last of Us, Sony Interactive Entertainment has made playable cinematic experiences its bread and butter over the last two decades.

Jeremy has more than 2100 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

David Heath is a List Writer from the UK specializing in video games, movies, TV shows, and the occasional anime. Black & white Japanese classics hold up in all aspects, inspiring Western blockbusters ...

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.

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 ...

Jeremy has more than 2100 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

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 ...