The renowned Japanese swordsman, philosopher, and strategist Miyamoto Musashi once wrote in his classic philosophical and strategic manual The Book of Five Rings that “the only reason a warrior is ...

When making a movie, it’s important to have a hook, which should also serve as your answer to some important questions. Why should someone fund the making of your film? Why should a film festival or ...

With film festivals, you pretty much only have a title, an image, and a blurb to go on. You’re lucky if you get a trailer. And that’s really part of the fun! If it’s a regular year, you have your day ...

When it comes to action choreography, any long take sequence that lasts more than a few minutes is an achievement. Stunts and fights are risky. They can even be deadly. The longer the scene, the more ...

“Crazy Samurai: 400 vs. 1,” a period swashbuckler starring Tak Sakaguchi (“Versus”) as the legendary warrior Miyamoto Musashi, is wowing fans outside Japan as it moves from the international festival ...

“How many more are left?” asks Miyamoto Musashi (Tak Sakaguchi), pausing for breath about 15 minutes into the epic set piece that comprises the heart of Yuji Shimomura’s “Crazy Samurai Musashi.” The ...

The main selling feature of the Crazy Samurai movie is that the fight between Musashi and the 400 samurai is filmed as one continuous shot, very much like 1917 or Birdman. The similarities end there.

US sales firm Princ Films has picked up Yuji Shimomura’s martial arts action film Crazy Samurai Musashi for international sales, which it is launching at this week’s Toronto Film Festival. Shimomura’s ...

Miyamoto Musashi’s duels made him a legend. His writings made him immortal. Here’s what history can (and can't) confirm about ...

“Crazy Samurai: 400 vs. 1,” a period swashbuckler starring Tak Sakaguchi (“Versus”) as the legendary warrior Miyamoto Musashi, is wowing fans outside Japan as it moves from the international festival ...