The Philippine government is examining whether the earthquake that hit Japan will disrupt the country's plan to issue a benchmark-sized
samurai bond aimed at easing its budget deficit.
But the
Samurai, who existed from the eighth century until the end of World War Two, were not just fighters - many were learned men of letters, poets, artists and religious scholars.
Street Fighter IV, Tatsunoko vs Capcom, BlazBlue and Dissidia: Final Fantasy have all been excellent, but this latest
Samurai Shodown title just doesn't cut the mustard.
And martial arts instructor Anna Seabourne said: "You don't have to be big and brawny to have a go at being a
Samurai".
They were called "
samurai," a word that probably had its roots in a term meaning "to serve."
Jack survives only because he is saved by a
Samurai leader.
But
Samurai 7 is more ambitious than these efforts, partly by dint of its length but mostly because of the intimidation that the anime filmmakers experienced in tackling the remake of such an imposing work.
"Afro
Samurai: Resurrection" is based on the original art and story telling of manga artist Takashi Okazaki, of a black
samurai's quest for revenge and justice for his murdered father.
Son of
Samurai will run at the Arc fromThursday, September 18 to 20.
The duo, whose previous hits Dirty Dusting and Waiting For Gateaux have played to capacity audiences in the 1200-seat main hall of the theatre, will have Son of
Samurai performed in the venue's new intimate 76-seat learning space in September.
'The Five Secrets of fortune and fulfillment are as ancient as mankind itself--and each already lies concealed within your own minds"--"The Prosperous Peasant: Five Secrets of Fortune & Fulfillment from the
Samurai's Temple School" is the story of a small insignificant peasant, who in the golden age of the Japanese
Samurai, was not much more that.
LONDON: The government said yesterday it would ban the sale of
samurai swords because the weapons had been used in a number of serious, high-profile attacks.
A man was arrested yesterday [Sun] after allegedly threatening a woman with a
samurai sword.
A jilted boyfriend who went berserk with a
Samurai sword when he discovered his partner was having an affair with his best friend has been jailed.
