The world's most dangerous secret lies between them.

One reason movie lovers the world over hold the filmmaker Akira Kurosawa in such high regard is that he instilled visceral excitement into Japanese cinema as no one had before him. Whether he was more ...

From 1915 through 1922, author Dashiell Hammett worked for the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. While the Pinkertons had once been Abraham Lincoln’s security guards, by the 20th century they had ...

In this Japanese samurai film, blind swordsman Zatoichi has to battle Yojimbo. At the beginning of the film, Zatoichi is planning on retiring, yet his village is besieged by outlaws; eventually, he ...

For context: Usagi Yojimbo, a Ronin Rabbit Samurai in an anthropomorphic fuedal Japan is a manga creation of Stan Sakai. This long eared swordsmen in a way was a sort of Samurai Jack before his time, ...