Extraordinary battle armour, complete with moustachioed masks, enlivens this scintillating show, which brilliantly captures the theatrical side of a chivalrous epoch ...
Half of Japan’s samurai were women, groundbreaking new exhibition at British Museum says - ‘Samurai’ explores over a thousand ...
The North Carolina Museum of Art’s Samurai: Making of a Warrior exhibit blends art, culture and religion. With artifacts sourced largely from the Triangle, the exhibit explores the samurai world.
As Japan boomed in the 1970s and 1980s, many in the West sought explanations for the nation’s economic success in its martial ...
TULSA, Okla. — The Philbrook Museum's Swords, Samurai and Shogun event taught visitors about Japanese culture in conjunction with the museum's SAMURAI exhibit. "Here at Philbrook we have been so lucky ...
“Bushido” is Japanese for “the way of the warrior,” a moral code and guiding principle in samurai culture. It is also the title of Kazuya Shiraishi’s new film in which history, philosophy, and ...
Akira Kurosawa’s epic topped BBC Culture’s poll to find the 100 greatest foreign-language films. But the influential Japanese director’s international success wasn’t mirrored at home, writes Anne ...
As the legend of Samurai Jack begins, every kid's nightmare becomes animated in flashing reds and black. A child is separated from his parents, the evil one morphs into scary shapes while continually ...