Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET. When not wallowing in weird gear and iPad apps for cats, she can be found tinkering with her 1956 DeSoto. It's ...

Wada, who died Nov. 13 according to Japanese media reports, was catapulted to stardom by the samurai costumes she created for Akira Kurosawa's 1985 film 'Ran,' designing for other reputed film ...

A few years back, fans were blown away by Bandai’s Tamashii Nations’ amazingly detailed series of Star Wars-inspired samurai figurines. These intricate figures–which mashed up historical samurai armor ...

Everett Kennedy Brown, portrait from the series Japanese Samurai Fashion (all photos courtesy the artist) The black-and-white portraits of samurai taken by Everett Kennedy Brown appear as artifacts ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Warriors: Abyss – Samurai Warriors Western Japan Classic Costume Set A set of 7 costumes of Western Japan heroes in the “SAMURAI WARRIORS” series. Games ...