'Last Samurai Standing' brings 'Squid Game' stakes and 'Shogun' vibes to a deadly, old-school battle for glory. By Mathew Scott Japanese heart throb-turned-tough guy Junichi Okada hopes to have a ...

Chadwick Boseman is set to star in the action drama 'Yasuke' as an African samurai warrior. By Etan Vlessing Canada Bureau Chief Boseman will play the role of Yasuke, the Japanese name of a samurai of ...

Shōgunseason 1has ended, and the disparity of where to get a good dose of samurai drama can be a challenge. There is a wealth of media, mainly from Japan, that fans can watch that echoes the drama, ...

Few movies are as important to the history of color filmmaking as Gate of Hell. Released in 1953, it was one of Japan's ...

John Wick star Hiroyuki Sanada's new series Shōgun has debuted with a 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Based on James Clavell’s 1975 novel of the same name, the 10-episode limited series is set in the ...

Netflix has unveiled its Japanese content slate for 2025, headlined by “Last Samurai Standing,” a period drama featuring 300 samurai warriors gathered at Tenryuji Temple in Kyoto, lured by the promise ...

Japanese streamer U-NEXT and Tokyo Broadcasting System Television are joining forces on an untitled “Japanese sword action” drama series. “This project links broadcasting and streaming in a brand-new ...

Jeremy has more than 2100 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

*Starz is developing an action-drama series under the working title “Black Samurai” with Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Academy Award winner Common, who will also executive produce under his Freedom ...

Jeremy has more than 2200 published articles on Collider to his name, and has been writing for the site since February 2022. He's an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet, so will gladly ...

Japanese heart throb-turned-tough guy Junichi Okada hopes to have a global hit on his hands with the upcoming Netflix tentpole Last Samauri Standing, and the formula he believes will work is a ...