Samurai Weapons

Cashing in on the Samurai Brand

Several commercial products have tried to ride on the immense popularity of the samurai as legendary warriors of superb prowess and courage.

Since the word samurai has come to signify macho-ness, the naming of a brand after the samurai warriors immediately gives it a macho-feel. This is the very quality that commercial ventures have tried to cash in upon.

As such some popular releases exploiting the popular samurai name are:

• The Suzuki Samurai - four wheelers by Suzuki, the automobile company.


• Samurai Champloo - popular television cartoon series in Japan.


• Samurai Movies - Hollywood and other movies based on samurai warriors.