Playing Ghost of Tsushima could easily make anyone eager to seek out the best samurai movies ever made. Set in 1274, players take control of the character Jin Sakai (portrayed by actor Daisuke ...

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At HiSui Tokyo we offer instruction on the dignity, conduct and movement of the samurai. "The Sword of Doom" (1966) A ronin is walking through a pine forest. He shuffles forward using suriashi ...

Takehiro Hira plays her father – and the character who teaches her to use the samurai sword. He was impressed by her skills. "She was always practising off-set, and posting photos on Instagram ...

The Ann & Gabriel Barbier-Mueller Museum, Dallas. Photo: Brad Flowers For nearly 700 years, samurai were Japan’s social elite, skilled not only in combat but also in politics and the courtly arts.

Seki Nobuhide Sensei, a martial arts and katana instructor, rates portrayals of samurai battles in movies and TV shows. He explains why samurai employed different types of spears in battle in ...