Now in the modern day he’s awakened, eager to reclaim his power — and the only thing standing in his way are five warriors ...

Photo: Brad Flowers For nearly 700 years, samurai were Japan’s social elite, skilled not only in combat but also in politics and the courtly arts. To equip these warriors in accordance with ...

Thus, the sword-slashing warrior of yore abandoned his neatly kept ponytail for a shaven head and a modern, government-issue uniform. Still, the samurai's ethos of honor and patriotism lives on in ...

“The Asakura family implemented an existing system in which samurai warriors became retainers ... until the late nineteenth century, when the modern Japanese government abolished the title ...

The samurai belonged to the intellectual elite ... poetry that often contrasted with the violent nature of battle. The warrior class rose to power in the 12th century, and their influence grew ...