With TBS' dropping of the hour-long period drama "Mito Komon" from its Monday night 8 p.m. slot after a run of 42 years, many entertainment critics are saying the genre of "jidai-geki" (period dramas) ...

SAMURAI VS NINJA” brings a curated selection of Japanese epic martial arts, period dramas, and blockbuster action movies to fans at NO COST. Fueled by the global revival of Japanese period drama, ...

This is the fourth part of a series that explores how “TV art,” which was born with television, has been formed and transformed, based on interviews with relevant persons. Following the first half, ...

The Uzumasa district of Kyoto is iconic in the history of Japanese cinema as a key filming location for jidaigeki (period dramas). Many renowned works in this genre have been produced here. “Rashomon, ...

The Super Sentai series is often compared to NHK's Taiga dramas due to its broadcast format of one year, approximately 50 ...

Between a 2026 mystery thriller and action-heavy modern classics, these are the best samurai movies of the 21st century.

The movie "Samurai Time Skipper" is a story about a samurai from the end of the Edo period who time-travels to the present ...

The Sword of Doom, Seven Samurai, and Yojimbo are all among the very best samurai movies in the history of cinema.

Actor Hiroki Matsukata, who appeared in many samurai dramas, has died of brain lymphoma. He was 74. Matsukata, whose real name is Koju Meguro, made his debut in the 1960s, and appeared in many samurai ...