A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the local gambling trade. Taking the name Sanjuro…
‘The devil’s child’: the rise and fall of the only female yakuza
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Samurai city - Works in Progress Magazine
For three hundred years, Japan enjoyed enviable stability and peace. All it took was locking up its warlike samurai elite in the world’s least efficient city.
Fight, Magic, Items: The History of Final Fantasy, Drag…
Take a journey through the history of Japanese role-pla…
Osamu Dazai
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The Sword of Doom (1966)
Ryunosuke, a gifted swordsman plying his trade during the turbulent final days of Shogunate rule, has no moral code and kills without remorse. It’s a way of life that leads to madness.
Yokohama, California by Toshio Mori | East Bay Booksellers
Yokohama, California, originally published in 1949, is thefirst published collection of short stories by a Japanese American. Setin the fictional community of Yokohama, California, Toshio Mori'swork is alive with the people, gossip, humor, and legends of JapaneseAmerica in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
Kwaidan (1964)
Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four folk tales. A penniless samurai marries for money with tragic results. A man stranded in a blizzard is…
Samurai Unicorn
An action horror game with retro-graphics, set in the sprawling megacity of Sydney3.
"Tatsuki Fujimoto 17-26" A Couple Clucking Chickens Were Still Kickin' in the Schoolyard (TV Episode 2025) ⭐ 8.8 | Animation, Drama, Fantasy
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Daughter of R N Ravi, Governor of Nagaland Father is close friend of Johnny English (Ajit Doval), he (RNRavi) used to work for IB Shamika been given…
The Emotional Genius of Ryuichi Sakamoto
The late Japanese musician scored not only films but also the exquisite highs and distressing lows of life.
Harakiri (1962)
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to…
This 1986 Japanese adventure game showing up on Steam in 2026 guarantees it makes my GOTY list—you've really got to play it
Relics doesn't belong in a museum: it belongs on your PC.
Ugetsu (1953)
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers in a nearby village, in defiance of a local sage's warning against seeking to profit from warfare.…
