 | Master swordsman Shuransuke Sakaki refuses to be owned by the clans of Shoguns of ancient feudal Japan. He walks alone, leaving behind the severed limbs of those who dare oppose him. When he is hired to rescue Princess Mayu from bandit ninjas,... |
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 | While taking flight from gangsters seeking revenge, Zatoichi, the wandering masseur and gambler, finds himself caught in a volatile feud between rival Yakuza bosses. Shintaro Katsu stars as the blind master swordsman in this seventh entry in the... |
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 | Yojira Takita's excellent 2003 samurai epic takes place in Meiji-era Japan, when the few remaining samurai were forced to choose sides and fight for either the Emperor or the Tokugawa Shogunate (a time period familiar to American audiences from THE... |
 | NOVA - SECRETS OF THE SAMURAI SWORD takes an in depth look at the history of the Katana, a curved long sword traditionally used by the Japanese military from the 1600s. Samurai believed that their sword represented their soul and considered them as... |
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 | A Japanese business tycoon mysteriously disappears and, soon after, a rare samurai sword is stolen from an art gallery. Suspecting a connection, the Hardy boys try to solve the mystery. |