I finished the last half of Shōgun, James Clavell’s 1200-page 1975 historical novel, on my recent vacation, riveted the enti ...

Of course, there’s the original TV adaptation of Shōgun from 1980, which I was surprised to find that you can stream on Amazon. Richard Chamberlain stars as Blackthorne and the legendary Toshiro ...

That movie was followed by “Seven Samurai” (1954), among the most beloved and influential pictures of all time, which further increased the celebrity of Toshiro Mifune, who starred in both films.

Director Akira Kurosawa and star Toshiro Mifune did some of their finest work together with this pair of films from the early 1960s, and the Criterion Collection has now released them in sparkling 4K ...

From Japanese samurai flicks to gritty war movies ... deal to shroud its skilled protagonist in mystery just like Toshiro Mifune's antihero ronin. "I thought of Boba Fett as Clint Eastwood ...

K and Blu-ray must-haves of January 2025 include one of 2024’s best films, greats from Quentin Tarantino, and some ...

Tom Cruise's 'The Last Samurai' (2003) streams on Prime Video, mixing emotional storytelling with historical themes. The film sees American Captain Nathan Algren embrace samurai culture but faces ...

Of course, no Batman movie works without a great villain or two, a task that Cillian Murphy's slimy Scarecrow and Liam Neeson ...

It turned 50 years old last month, and while it isn’t nearly as well-known outside cinephile circles as it deserves to be, it’s never too late to check it out. You won’t regret doing so ...

Watch an exclusive clip from the movie Wicked, in which we see Elphaba's unique solo dance being choreographed and rehearsed in preparation for the party scene. New movies in theaters - Se7en 30th ...