The film was long and getting longer by the day. Worse still, the director was bent on shooting outdoors, on a mountainous peninsula west of Tokyo, and the rain, during the interminably long ...

With the death of Tatsuya Nakadai at age 92 in Tokyo on Nov. 8, the world lost the last of Japan’s golden-age movie stars and one of cinema’s greatest actors. A mighty foil to the screen giant Toshiro ...

Tatsuya Nakadai, one of Japan’s most celebrated stage and screen actors who was a frequent collaborator of director Masaki Kobayashi and led Akira Kurosawa titles such as “Ran,” “Kagemusha” and “High ...

He was a fixture of postwar Japanese cinema, appearing in films by Akira Kurosawa and other leading directors of that era. He was a fixture of postwar Japanese cinema, appearing in films by Akira ...

After a 20-year-long hiatus, Onimusha: Way of The Sword will be the first new mainline entry in Capcom’s iconic action series since 2006’s Onimusha: Dawn of Dreams. With a release scheduled for 2026, ...

Collier Jennings is an entertainment journalist with a substantial amount of experience under his belt. Collier, or "CJ" to his friends and family, is a dedicated fan of genre films - particularly ...

Capcom developers revealed that the reason for the franchise’s absence in the limelight was due to the lack of resources. The developers also addressed how they got the legendary actor Toshiro ...

One of the reasons why last year’s Onimusha: Way of the Sword reveal was so surprising is that the franchise hasn’t had a new game in almost 20 years (the last mainline entry being 2006’s Onimusha: ...

As someone who only admired the Onimusha series from a distance during its heyday, Onimusha: Way of the Sword is an exciting prospect. It’s a modernized entry point for newcomers like myself that ...

When Capcom announced “Onimusha: Way of the Sword,” it generated excitement. The samurai series blended action with the supernatural for an intriguing mix that was groundbreaking for its time. That ...

Set in a dark fantasy reimagining of Kyoto during the Edo period of Japan, Onimusha: Way of the Sword has you take up the sharpened blades of Miyamoto Musashi, a swordsman sporting both the face of ...

You can be high, or you can be low, but there is no in-between in this film noir classic. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. But, do ...