In a marketplace already glutted with Hero and The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, how’s a samurai soap opera to distinguish itself? In the case of The Twilight Samurai, it’s by playing down the action and ...

Shōgunseason 1has ended, and the disparity of where to get a good dose of samurai drama can be a challenge. There is a wealth of media, mainly from Japan, that fans can watch that echoes the drama, ...