There’s something magical about the samurai fantasy—the discipline, the honor, the razor-sharp duels under falling cherry blossoms. We’ve seen it in Kurosawa films, in anime, and in epic tales of lone ...

A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader. He's also challenged to fight by the supremely ...

After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest Samurai, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for her but to challenge the leader of the region's ...