Samurai make up some of the most iconic characters in gaming, from very skilled warriors to honorable souls who instantly ...

Seven Samurai can be considered the best action movie of time because of its stakes, characters, and the way it feels epic and intimate all at once.

The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite of Japanese society and practiced creative disciplines like calligraphy and poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle. The warrior ...

Two big video game archetypes are a lot of fun to assume the role of: cowboys and samurai. The two archetypes have a lot in common as they are often quiet and brooding warriors who can snap at the ...

For almost 700 years, these disciplined warriors were respected and feared in Japan, and they carved out a path that made them legends across the world. A group of the fighting elite, trained in ...

The Netflix series follows Shujiro Saga (Junichi Okada), a warrior struggling to care for his sick wife and daughter in post-samurai era Japan. He becomes one of nearly 300 fighters to compete in a ...

Singapore’s Silver Media Group is teaming with U.S. companies Ford Studios and Ark Entertainment on “Samurai Saint,” an animated feature chronicling the true story of Takayama Ukon, a 16th-century ...

Last Samurai Standing is set during the late 19th century, where the era of samurai was coming to an end following the introduction and adoption of firearms to Japan. Shujiro is one of 292 warriors, ...

Eduardo Ariedo is a video game journalist known among friends for leading Bohemians, an Irish football club, to a Champions League title in Football Manager—just mention the game, and his eyes light ...

Homura: The Crimson Warriors is an otome game that takes place in the Edo period in Japanese history. Become a ninja in the ...

Lone Samurai, which appeared in early promotional materials under the shortened title Lone, is now available across digital platforms, with select theatrical screenings also taking place in Los ...

Tristan Jurkovich began his career as a journalist in 2011. His childhood love of video games and writing fuel his passion for archiving this great medium’s history. He dabbles in every genre, but ...