Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai - Trailer

via JapanSugoi

Earlier this summer, there was one anime movie that was released we highly recommend to all otaku. Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai (????-???????-) was released 13th May 2009. Scripted by Mamoru Oshii the man who made anime like Ghost in the Shell, Patlabor and Sky Crawlers, it gained much attention in both Japan and also overseas and the anime was shown at the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival in Korea and the Locarno International Film Festival in Switzerland.

The film was directed by Mizuho Nishkubo and the excellent animation was produced by Production I.G. which also did many anime films like Ghost in the Shell movies, the Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex TV series, and Blood+.

Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai trailers

Samurai Champloo - AMV (song "Samurai Storm" by Yoshida Brothers)

via otakumag.com

Samurai Champloo - AMV (song "Samurai Storm" by Yoshida Brothers)

Greatest Living Samurai Reduced To Slicing Vegetables, BBs in Slow-Mo

via Gizmodo by Sean Fallon on 4/17/09

The noble Samurai has found his role in Japanese society reduced over the decades from a fearsome fighting warrior to a skilled cutter of vegetables and BBs that's paraded on TV shows for our amusement.

Granted, this video illustrates Samurai Isao Machii's impressive skill and hand-eye coordination, but until he can slice actual flying bullets instead of BBs, he will be nearly useless in battle (although he is still great for ratings).