Two swords once carried by samurai have been found during excavations ... it was razed by the armies of Oda Nobunaga, one of the most celebrated figures in Japanese history, who helped unify ...

As much as popular samurai movies and TV dramas strive to get their facts straight, portrayals of a coup against feudal warlord Oda Nobunaga (1534-82) by one of his subordinates at Honnoji temple ...