Via is a cinephile and a bookworm who loves fantasy and cozy gaming as well as talking about pop culture both online and offline. Filmmakers all over the world have been inspired by Japanese movies ...

Historical origins of ninja in Feudal Japan’s warfare and espionage.Myths vs. reality: ninja powers, Hollywood portrayals, ...

While it’s possible to call a good many historical movies from Japan “samurai films,” such movies can vary when it comes to the other genres they belong to. Certain samurai movies emphasize ...

Kristy Ambrose has been writing professionally since 2010. She dabbles in various genres, but her favorites are fantasy and science fiction. She creates everything from fanfiction to serialized novels ...

Tom Cruise's fighting in The Last Samurai earns a positive review from a real-life martial arts and katana instructor. Released in 2003, historical epic The Last Samurai is directed by Edward Zwick, ...

Japan has been a source of some of the greatest games, graphic novels, TV series, and, of course, movies ever made. Japanese cinema has produced countless cultural gems that have gone on to influence ...