John Maclean says it was the tight-knit cast and crew, working on a low budget, which allowed his dream of a Scottish samurai western to at last become a reality. "I was very fortunate to work ...

The '60s were an age that saw Hollywood running dry on Western ideas, so they turned elsewhere for influence and found gold ...

The samurai maintained their elite status into the mid-1800s, when Western influences began to take hold. In 1853, Commodore Matthew Perry and his American fleet sailed into Japanese waters and ...

especially those created by Western studios. While Japanese developer-led titles like Sekiro and Like a Dragon: Ishin utilize their samurai protagonists to tell nuanced stories about overcoming ...

which allowed his dream of a Scottish samurai western to at last become a reality. "I was very fortunate to work with cast, crew, producers and financers that embraced the originality of the story.