We are rarely ever presented with situations that offer us a clear-cut or simple solution. Rather, in order to determine…
There's so much to be said for the work of Akira Kurosawa and yet rarely is there a forum given…
The katana sword is the long sword worn by a samurai warrior. Samurai were the only people allowed to wear…
Turner Classic Movies recently presented the classic film Rashomon, a Japanese psychological drama directed by Akira Kurosawa. The film is…
The Meiji restoration had a deep impact on Japan. The restoration, besides restoring power to the Meiji emperor (which, in…
The Samurai. A group of powerful warriors that existed in Japan until the late 1800's. In The Last Samurai, we…
Takashi Miike, Japanese director of several cult and horror films such as "Ichi the Killer," has taken an old samurai…
The movie Last Samurai starring Tom Cruise and directed by Edward Zwick is a truly great film, a classic, and…
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