22nd February 2005, 5:02 PM
Samurai only wore armor in battle. Otherwise they wore more comfortable and flexible clothing than ninjas did. Ninjas would never have any chance to defeat a Samurai in any instance other than cowardly stealth. They would have to hide in the shadows and throw projectiles at them, often when they were asleep. They were not as fast as the Samurai and would have zero chance against them in one-one combat. I don't know which Ninja Turtles episode you got your information from, but it's very much wrong. Ninjas are only popular in the U.S. because of their neat get-up and terrible 80's movies and tv shows. The reality is far less interesting and glamorous. There is a reason why ninjas had to use stealth, and it's not because they thought that black was "cool".
And The Last Samurai was a joke of a movie. It was Dances With Wolves in Japan and the most pretentious and historically inaccurate piece of Hollywood trash I've seen in years. If you want to watch a real Samurai movie watch Seven Samurai or Yojimbo.
And The Last Samurai was a joke of a movie. It was Dances With Wolves in Japan and the most pretentious and historically inaccurate piece of Hollywood trash I've seen in years. If you want to watch a real Samurai movie watch Seven Samurai or Yojimbo.