Tom Cruise traveled back to Feudal Japan in one of his best and most divisive action movies, The Last Samurai. Directed by Edward Zwick, the film has garnered a strong fan base since its release ...

From that point on, it is a headlong, sometimes desperate action movie, as various full-on assaults – and even a sneaky counter-strike at an opium den – unfold. When the brave samurai inevitably start ...

The Tokyo International Film Festival has selected the samurai action thriller 11 Rebels as the opening movie of its upcoming 37th edition. The film is directed by Shiraishi Kazuya from a decades ...

Shichinin no Samurai), is a technical and creative watershed of the action genre and world cinema. In 2021, Time Out magazine placed it at number three on its list of the best action movies of all ...

"It could be argued that this greatest of filmmakers gave employment to action heroes for ... Filmmakers and movie lovers alike cherish "Seven Samurai." The film was named the best international ...

By J. Hoberman Few movies have been more influential than “Seven Samurai,” an existential action film directed by Akira Kurosawa that, at longer than three hours, seemingly muscled its way ...

where it will look to tap into the resurgent interest in samurai action cinema following the smash success of FX’s Shogun. It stars popular local actors Takayuki Yamada and Taiga Nakano.