Here’s what you need to know about the real history behind FX’s “Shogun” ahead of the limited ... an Englishman went to Japan and became a samurai.” He spent two years researching ...

Yasuke’s remarkable journey took him from Africa to the ranks of Oda Nobunaga’s forces, where he became one of Japan’s most intriguing figures.

John Blackthorne, from the recent ‘Shogun’, is inspired by this historical ... out that there is no doubt that Yasuke was a real samurai. “It seem like there’s a lot of talk about Yasuke ...

10 Classic Samurai Movies to Watch While You Wait for ‘Shogun’ Season 2 Veteran Japanese producer and Tokyo Film Festival programmer Shozo Ichiyama selects his all-time favorite samurai films ...

Hiroyuki Sanada stars as Yoshi Toranaga - an isolated but legendary samurai in pursuit of power Shogun - the razor-sharp, critically-acclaimed samurai epic that's transported viewers back to ...

QUESTION: Did the real Toranaga have an English adviser equivalent to Shogun’s John Blackthorne ... the extent that he was given the title of ‘samurai’ and a fief in the Miura Peninsula ...

The only name in that list that could be any real threat is Staunton, given that this is the final season of The Crown, but this is Sawai’s only season of Shogun and she will not return.

Seki Nobuhide Sensei, a martial arts and katana instructor, rates portrayals of samurai battles in movies and TV shows. He explains why samurai employed different types of spears in battle in "Shogun.

A period drama of epic proportions, its main characters are based on real historical ... of “Shogun,” recalled that he even corrected the hand positions of extras playing samurai when they ...

By Anna Kodé The final step of a real estate purchase can be the most complicated. By Matt Yan Do Co-op Board Members Have to Live in the Building? With their daughter in college on Long Island ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — "Shogun" had historic wins in an epic 18 ... even if his face is through Hollywood films like “The Last Samurai” and “John Wick Chapter 4.” Sawai, 32, who was born ...

Samurai stories, an essential genre of Japan’s film industry since its inception, have been enjoying a global resurgence lately. FX and Disney’s smash-hit period series Shogun, produced by and ...