Countless films have been inspired by Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai, but one sci-fi retelling arguably stands above the rest.

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Tatsuya Nakadai is backlit by sun as the counterfeit leader in Kagemusha - Toho Akira Kurosawa was one of the most celebrated filmmakers in the world when, in the mid-1960s, he decided to leave his ...

Daniel Craig starred in the overlooked World War 2 movie, Defiance, after his James Bond debut; the movie is streaming for ...

Musicals aren't usually known for their violence, but some are, like Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street and Repo! The Genetic Opera.

In a world of cartoonishly ripped men whose only goal in life is to hone and prove their strength in a series of no-holds-barred, weapons-free fights, one’s greatest enemy is not a mighty foe; it is ...

Netflix is bringing Samurai Champloo into live-action, and they're making a major change from how they approached Cowboy Bebop.

Not in the insidious, rubbing-your-hands-together way. Instead, he’s trying to figure out his next move – or, to be more specific, moves, in the increasingly pothole-filled world of animation. The ...

Star Wars creator George Lucas was hugely influenced by the films of Akira Kurosawa, and ended up working with him to make a great samurai movie.

Sumie Kaneko, a singer who plays the traditional Japanese instruments koto and shamisen, often performs wearing flashy ...