Kiyoshi Kurosawa directs a satisfying period piece about the tense collaboration between a lord and a cunning envoy.

Kiyoshi Kurosawa, the Japanese director known as “the master of horror,” was a bit nervous about how viewers might react to ...

One of the top anime movies in the world is now available to stream.

The best samurai anime on Crunchyroll is about to make its highly anticipated return, and fans won’t have to wait long. Season 2 of The Elusive Samurai brings back its acclaimed creative team and ...

Netflix renews Last Samurai Standing for Season 2 The series topped charts in 88 countries and earned a Critics’ Choice nomination Junichi Okada and Michihito Fujii promise an even bigger, ...

There are plenty of animated shows where casual viewing is totally acceptable. If you’ve seen every episode of Futurama a dozen times and just want to half-watch it while you’re getting stuff done ...

An airline pilot used a two-hour test flight to spell out a mischievous message in the sky, writing the words “I’m bored” as he flew over the United Kingdom. While some might show their boredom by ...

Pilot took off from Liverpool and spent 20 minutes tracing out phrase that was captured on flight-tracking website A mischievous airline pilot spelled out his tedium by skywriting “I’m bored” over an ...

You've been involved with several different genres. A samurai epic is certainly one of those things that I feel is a bit trickier to master. What are your biggest influences as far as filmmakers or ...

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Martial arts manga and anime have been in decline for the past 40 years, ever since Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama realized that the more energy beams and other supernatural feats one added to the ...

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