Aug 16, 2022 Movies Hana by Hirokazu Kore-eda (Review) A break from the usual samurai movie tropes, Hana is warm, lively, deeply human, laugh-out-loud hilarious, and intensely enjoyable.
May 3, 2006 Anime Samurai 7, Volume 1 by Toshifumi Takizawa (Review) This first volume just doesn’t quite realize Samurai 7’s amazing amount of potential.
May 30, 2005 Movies The Hidden Blade by Yôji Yamada (Review) A beautiful, nostalgic samurai film that often feels like a retread of The Twilight Samurai… which isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
Jul 3, 2004 Movies Samurai Fiction by Hiroyuki Nakano (Review) Samurai Fiction is a loving, humorous — and incredibly stylish — parody/homage to the classic samurai films of yore.
Jan 31, 2004 Movies The Twilight Samurai by Yôji Yamada (Review) As a result of its small, intimate, and unassuming approach, The Twilight Samurai is simply a masterpiece.
Dec 13, 2003 Movies The Last Samurai by Edward Zwick (Review) My greatest hope for The Last Samurai is that encourages people to seek out the real thing.
Sep 16, 2003 Movies Harakiri by Masaki Kobayashi (Review) This may not be as famous as Kurosawa and Mifune’s samurai pictures, but it’s a great one nonetheless.
Apr 14, 2003 Movies Samurai X: Reflection by Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Review) I was fully unprepared for just how powerful and moving this DVD would be.
May 24, 2001 Movies Samurai 2: Duel at Ichijoji Temple by Hiroshi Inagaki (Review) For a movie that’s about a famous swordsman, we actually see very little of him.