For 50 years, samurai movies have wowed the Japanese and the world with gory sword fights and tear-jerking tales of honor and sacrifice...
12.87 CAD

Discover the colorful history of sword making, the ryu of Japan, the samurai code of honor and the Zen tradition of swordsmanship. Parulski covers the uniform and how its worn, fighting postures, conditioning, training with the suburito and traditional etiquette. Photos and text reveal the kihon--prearranged attacks and defenses--and the kata of drawing one and two swords, with applications to actual attacks.
26.63 USD

By the Sword is an epic history of sword fighting--a science, an art, and, for many, a religion that began at the dawn of civilization in ancient Egypt and has been an obsession for mankind ever since. With wit and insight, Richard Cohen gives us an engrossing history of the world via the sword.
10.84 USD

After the mysterious murder of the Imperial Envoy in the Magistrate's home -- with a bloody sword as the only clue -- a citywide hunt for all samurai begins. With a high price suddenly on their heads, the band of samurai must quickly escape the city.
42.37 USD

Brave, invincible warriors, fighting sword in hand against overwhelming odds. Those were the Samurai. In this the most comprehensive, enthralling look at their history, personalities, strategies, costume, and battles you''ll find every detail of their armor and weaponry, as well as the Samurai army''s development, its organization, and the fighters'' feudal obligation. Case studies focus in on the most important invasions and combat situation, as well as their religious traditions. A full range of maps chart wartime changes.
12.89 USD

Raised from birth by a Samurai Master, two stepbrothers are torn apart by jealousy and rage when the family's sacred Samurai sword is bestowed upon the adopted son. When the two are played by David Bradley and - in his dynamic movie debut - Mark Dacascos, only one result is possible: awesome action. Vowing revenge, Kenjiro (Dacascos) becomes a Yakuza gangster drawn to the dangerous world of live blade fighting. The other son Drew (Bradley) becomes a journalist and travels halfway around the world to investigate the bizarre death of a fellow reporter - a search leading him into the Yakuza underworld - and into the sights of his murderous brother. American Samurai is your ticket to razor-edged excitement!
12.60 USD

* Samurai Nylon Wrapped Wood Handles and Scabbords * Overall Lengths 36 ,24 & 19 * Blade Lengthe26 , 17 & 12 * Blade Material: Stainless Steel * Wood Rack that holds all 3
23.57 USD

Rich, symbolic art captures the Tokugawa period in ancient Japan as it illustrates this story of a master swordsmith and his apprentice, who forge a magnificent samurai sword that everyone is eager to own. Includes an Author''s Note about samurai swords and a Glossary of Japanese terms. Full color.
10.31 USD

Zen--serene, contemplative, a discipline of meditation associated with painting, rock gardens, and flower arranging--seems an odd ingredient in the martial psyche of the Japanese samurai. But the author reveals the role of Zen in the thought, culture, and the martial arts of Japan's soldier elite. King shows how the samurai cultivated Zen and found strength in it as they prepared themselves for combat and possible death. 16 line drawings.
61.11 USD

Samurai Assassin is director Okamoto Kihachi's (Sword of Doom) best film. It is also considered by many to be the best samurai film ever made!On March 3rd, 1860, a group of 32 men assembled at the Sakurada Gates of the Edo Castle, and waited for Shogunate Elder li Naosuke to arrive. Their mission--ASSASSINATION! Legendary actor Mifune Toshiro, in one of his greatest and most complex roles, stars as Niiro Tsuruchiyo, a ronin who has joined the conspiracy in the hopes that taking Elder li's head will win him enough renown that one of the greatest Samurai houses will offer him a position. Fate has dealt Niiro many hard blows. The product of a youthful indiscretion, he doesn't know who his father is. An ill-fated love affair has broken his heart and delivered him into abject poverty. All he has left is his sword and his burning desire to succeed. Nothing, not even the lives of his friends, matters more than becoming a real Samurai. But what Niiro does not know, as he waits in the snow for the arrival of the Elder, is that cruel fate has not yet finished toying with him! This is a truly amazing film!
25.37 USD