Though their meticulously crafted battle armor and elaborate helmets shaped into utterly frightening countenances could fill the hearts of any foe with terror, Japan's famous samurai warriors also had ...

Variety reports that Bazawule will direct a film based on the samurai Yasuke, one of the most famous samurai in history and one of the most unique, since he was Japan’s first Black samurai. Reportedly ...

Black & white Japanese classics hold up in all aspects, inspiring Western blockbusters. Zatoichi, Harakiri, and Ugetsu are ...

Toyotomi Hideyoshi was a samurai badass. We have his battle armor to prove it. At one time the de facto ruler of Japan, Hideyoshi (1537-1581) was one of the most celebrated and victorious warlords of ...

Claims about the extraordinary acts of little-known Africans and Black Americans are a tradition in February, which marks Black History Month in the United States. A Feb. 4 Instagram post by user ...

More than half a century ago, Akira Kurosawa pushed his creative powers to new limits with a film that merged grueling shoots, an unprecedented budget, and an all-star cast to change Japanese cinema ...

Before radios, fingerprints, or modern patrol cars, samurai lawmen kept order with notebooks, nerve, and centuries-deep codes. From Edo’s street magistrates to Kyoto’s crisis-era patrols and the Meiji ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Reborn: A Samurai Awakens "Fight sword-wielding cyborgs in the futuristic first-person combat VR game, Reborn: A Samurai Awakens. Set in the year 2480, the ...