Meet Frenchman Jules Brunet, the real-life last samurai. Fighting alongside the Shogunate rebels who wanted to maintain ...

Seki Nobuhide Sensei, a martial arts and katana instructor, rates portrayals of samurai battles in movies and TV shows. He explains why samurai employed different types of spears in battle in "Shogun.

Nathan and Taka from The Last Samurai's romance story is very similar to how Jake and Neytiri became a couple. Taka was tasked with nursing Nathan to health after he was injured in battle.