History Channel Documentaries

The Samurai (2003x1)

Air date: Dec 08, 2003

They were the knights of medieval Japan. An elite of warriors who seized the power for more than 700 years. Masters of the sword and the bow, and subjected to an ironclad ethical code, proved their ferocity in combat. They threw out the foreign invaders and fought among them for land, status, honor and power. His legacy of martial arts and self-discipline has lasted to this day. They were, the samurai.