'Ghost Of Tsushima,' Kurosawa And The Political Myth Of The Samurai

The new Playstation game from Sucker Punch Productions uses a Kurosawa mode filter to create a black-and-white experience akin to the best samurai movies of all time. But in Japanese politics, those propagated by the Liberal Democratic Party and Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the samurai as an icon has a deeper meaning, one "Ghost of Tsushima" never grapples with.

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'Ghost Of Tsushima,' Kurosawa And The Political Myth Of The Samurai