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Author
Series
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
©2014.
Physical Desc
123 pages : illustrations, map ; 22 cm
Description
"What did it mean to be a ninja or a samurai? Did they really have special abilities? What was life like for them in ancient Japan? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts behind some of history's most intriguing and secretive figures" -- Amazon.com.
2) 47 Ronin
Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
2014
Physical Desc
1 DVD (119 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
From ancient Japan's most enduring tale, the epic fantasy-adventure is born. Keanu Reeves leads the cast as Kai, an outcast who joins Oishi, the leader of 47 outcast samurai. Together they seek vengeance upon the treacherous overlord who killed their master and banished their kind. To restore honor to their homeland, the warriors embark upon a quest that challenges them with a series of trials that would destroy ordinary warriors.
Series
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2004], c2001
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (ca. 286 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Jack is a samurai warrior, whose magical sword is enchanted "with the power of righteousness," who trains his body and his mind to confront Aku. Aku is an evil, shape-shifting wizard who dethroned Jack's emperor father. During their pitched battle, Aku dispatches Jack into the future through a time portal. The solitary warrior's single-minded quest is to find his way back to undo the devastation of Aku's tyrannical rule.
4) Samurai
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
2007
Physical Desc
32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Description
Describes the samurai, including their history, weapons, and way of life.
Series
Criterion collection volume 2
Publisher
Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
2 blu-rays (207 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A sixteenth-century Japanese farming community that has been victimized by bandits year after year hires seven unemployed samurai to help defend them.
Publisher
Artisan Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2000
Physical Desc
1 DVD (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Ghost Dog is a samurai disciple, and for ten years the devoted retainer to an aging mafia foot soldier named Louie. When one of Ghost Dog's contract murders goes wrong, the don's daughter is a witness, her father, decides that to save face, he must have the killer "neutralized." The rest of the film follows Ghost Dog's calculated efforts to survive, as he takes out the gang members while attempting to maintain his ceremonious, mutually respectful...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 DVD (75 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The gang of Mystery Inc. takes a trip to Japan and find themselves circling Asia and the Pacific in search of treasure. They race against the vengeful Black Samurai and his Ninja warriors to find the legendary Sword of Fate, an ancient blade fabled to have extraordinary supernatural powers.
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2022
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm
Description
"In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki's peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he'll have to do what he does best--run away! After the massacre of his family by the traitor Ashikaga...
10) Smoke in the sun
Author
Series
Flame in the mist volume 2
Formats
Description
"Mariko must uncover deception in the imperial court and rescue Okami, while preparing for her nuptials"--
11) Kill!
Series
Criterion collection volume 313
Publisher
Janus Films
Pub. Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 DVD (114 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, a former farmer, dreams of being a samurai. The other, a former samurai, prefers living anonymously.
Author
Series
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm.
Description
"In order to seize the Suwa domain, the conniving governor of Shinano, Ogasawara Sadamune, seeks to prove that Tokiyuki, in his guise as Chojumaru, is a Hojo clan survivor. Tokiyuki must face the all-seeing gaze of his adversary, as well as Sadamune's equally perceptive henchman. And even if Tokiyuki can escape Sadamune's machinations, his trials are far from over. When Suwa's hard-pressed allies come under attack from superior enemy forces, Tokiyuki...
Author
Series
Elusive samurai volume 2
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
[2022]-
Physical Desc
volumes : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm.
Description
"In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki's peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki is the rightful heir to the throne, but to take it back, he'll have to do what he does best--run away! After the massacre of his family by the traitor Ashikaga...
Author
Series
Elusive samurai volume 4
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
192 unnumbered pages : chiefly illustrations ; 19 cm
Description
In war-torn medieval Japan, a young samurai lord struggles to retake his throne, but not by fighting. Hojo Tokiyuki will reclaim his birthright by running away! In medieval Japan, eight-year-old Hojo Tokiyuki is the heir to the Kamakura shogunate. But the Hojo clan is in decline, and Tokiyuki's peaceful days of playing hide-and-seek with his teachers come to an abrupt end when his clan is betrayed from within. The lone survivor of his family, Tokiyuki...
Author
Series
Elusive samurai volume 3
Publisher
VIZ Media, LLC
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm
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