10 Classic Samurai Movies to Watch While You Wait for ‘Shogun’ Season 2 Veteran Japanese producer and Tokyo Film Festival programmer Shozo Ichiyama selects his all-time favorite samurai films ...

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 ...

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 ...