Jimmy Wang Yu, once a superstar of multiple Asian martial arts genres, died on Tuesday. He was 79. News of his death in a Taipei hospital was posted on social media by Wang’s daughter Linda, herself a ...

For some martial arts movies, one of the best testaments to their quality is the sheer number of times they've been copied. Shamelessly replicating the formulas of successful films was a common trend ...

Every decade of martial arts cinema offers something special, with the 1960s being a particularly formative time for the genre. As a period where future stars and acclaimed filmmakers were starting to ...

The feudal lord of the Matsukura clan in Oshu was an enthusiastic collector of famous swords. He was eager to acquire two of the most famous swords in the world, Magoroku of Seki, and two swords, ...

Tange Sazen, a one-armed swordsman, acquires the "Kokezaru no jar" that Yagyu Genzaburo, the younger brother of the Yagyu clan lord, has lost. It hides a map of the Yagyu family's hidden treasures. A ...