The king of Wakanda is becoming a samurai! That's right, Black Panther's Chadwick Boseman is starring in a new historical film about Yasuke, the first African to ascend to samurai status in Japan.

Predicting an eclipse can be a dangerous business in "Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer," a 17th-century costumer about the man who rectified Japan's 800-year-old calendar. Predicting an eclipse can be a ...

The Philbrook Museum of Art in Tulsa is hosting "Samurai: Armor from the Collection of Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller" through Aug. 3. The exhibit features nearly 80 objects, including full suits of ...

Netflix’s new anime series Yasuke is LeSean Thomas’ ode to anime jidaigeki, or Japanese historical fantasy. Based on the life of the only recorded African samurai in Japanese history, the six-episode ...

Netflix has released a teaser trailer for their upcoming anime series, Yasuke. The series premieres on April 29th. Set in a war-torn feudal Japan that includes fantastical elements, the series tells ...

Veteran helmer Yoji Yamada smoothly trumps his previous "The Twilight Samurai" (2002) with "The Hidden Blade," another deft dovetailing of stories by Shuhei Fujisawa. With interest high, this Tokyo ...

Nathan Cleary has spent parts of 2025 reading up on the samurai, but the halfback has already shown much of their discipline ...