Photo: Brad Flowers For nearly 700 years, samurai were Japan’s social elite, skilled not only in combat but also in politics and the courtly arts. To equip these warriors in accordance with ...

Samurai warriors derived their status and salaries from the daimyo lords they served. When a daimyo died, these warriors became "ronin," masterless samurai. After Tokugawa Ieyasu became shogun in ...

The story returns to the romanticized and turbulent period of Japanese history, marked by the rise of major cities, samurai warriors ... A new graphics engine enhances realism and smoothness ...