. Fans of Quentin Tarantino's violent genre mix-mastery who get lured in by the new film's title will walk out in disappointment, bloodlust unsated. This is an old man's movie in all the good ways: ...

TOKYO — Samurais are Yoji Yamada’s new passion. They have almost nothing to do with the Western image of fighting machines drenched in blood or the sword-wielding, testosterone-filled heroes of ...

TOKYO — The Japanese are elated that the Academy Awards of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences has chosen the drama “Twilight Samurai” as one of the Foreign Language contenders. “I’m really surprised,” ...

Think of "Twilight Samurai" as the equivalent of a late-'50s western. I'd date it to about 1958, as the genre, after 55 years, is overcome by fatigue. It has worked through most of its permutations: ...

'The Twilight Samurai" chronicles the story of Seibei, a low-ranking warrior trying to survive and raise his two young daughters during the turmoil of the Meiji Restoration. The story comes to a head ...

Read up on the latest The Twilight Samurai News, Reviews and Features from the team at Collider. Seibei Iguchi, a humble and low-ranking samurai, balances his duties with caring for his two young ...

I must admit my knowledge of samurai culture comes mainly from reading James Clavell's Shogun and watching Cartoon Network's Samurai Jack. This lack of knowledge, though, was no deterrent to becoming ...