Batman Ninja Trailer released online!
Article on the trailer for the Batman anime film, “Batman Ninja”, directed by Junpei Mizusaki.
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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999)
Movie review of “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai” Starring Forest Whitaker, John Tormey, Henry Silva, Cliff Gorman and Isaach De Benkole
Seven Samurai (1954)
Movie review of Seven Samurai. Often imitated but never equalled, Akira Kurosawa’s samurai story was the starting point of a hugely influential filmmaker.
The Hidden Fortress (1958)
Renowned film maker Akira Kurosawa wanted to make a film that would in his words be “a 100% entertainment film, full of thrills and fun". It was his way of repaying Toho Film Studios for backing some ...
Harakiri (1962)
Adapted by screenwriter Shinobu Hashimoto from Yasuhiko Takiguchi’s novel, “Harakiri” is an anti-samurai film of revenge that demoralises authority and demolishes the romanticism associated with the ...
Yojimbo (1961)
From the cinematic partnership of Akira Kurosawa and Toshiro Mifune comes Yojimbo, a classic samurai western influenced a generation of actors and filmmakers, and is generally regarded as their ...
New combat armor arrives from Australia!
Martial artists of the ancient world were able to develop a level of comfort with a taking a life that many today would find horrifying. And yet, this stemmed more from the nature of combat at the ...
The legend of samurai Miyamoto Musashi documentary
In this fascinating, comparatively rare documentary, 8th dan Wun Hop Kuen Do expert, and martial arts movie superstar, Mark Dacascos (The Crow: Stairway To Heaven, Drive, Brotherhood of The Wolf) ...
