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A Ronin with a death wish reluctantly joins the Clan of the Forgotten Eight, a nasty crew of ronin who are wrapped up in a clan war over local...

Genre: Action

Cast: Tetsurō Tamba

After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local yakuza boss. He's drawn into a trap, but after...

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

Oda Nobunaga and Nōhime were originally married to mend a hostile relationship between neighbouring regions. Unfortunately, they were like oil and...

Genre: History

Cast: Takuya Kimura

In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai...

Genre: Horror

Cast: Kichiemon Nakamura II

A pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a...

Genre: Action

Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai

Set in the 19th century, "Moeyo Ken" follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata. He was the vice-commander of the Shinsengumi and fought against the Meiji...

Genre: History

Cast: Junichi Okada

Older, wiser but still a wandering loner, the blind, peace-loving masseur Ichi seeks a peaceful life in a rural village. When he's caught in the...

Genre: Action

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

Japan, 1159. Moritō, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritō falls in love with her,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kazuo Hasegawa

Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is forced to commit seppuku (ritual suicide), his loyal...

Genre: Action

Cast: Ken Takakura

Keinosuke (Masakazu Tamura) is a ronin (wandering samurai) who lives on the streets although he is a nobleman. There’s just one woman in this...

Genre: History

Cast: Masakazu Tamura

In the year 1590, the mighty warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi is close to fulfilling his ambition of unifying all of Japan under his banner when he comes...

Genre: History

Cast: Mansai Nomura

In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving nothing because fighting on the losing side, & then...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hideki Takahashi

The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokagawa Period, a time in which appearences are very important. Gonza competes with...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hiromi Go

A shogun's eldest son must do whatever it takes to survive a series of attempts on his life. He receives much-needed aid from seven warriors who are...

Genre: History

Cast: Ken Ogata

Raised suckling poison arrows among the sparring Iga ninja factions, Mumon is a carefree 16th-century mercenary. When the ninja council makes a power...

Genre: War

Cast: Satoshi Ohno

Zatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself in the middle of a bloody turf war.

Genre: Adventure

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

Against the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo Itami enforces the law without regard to status. He...

Genre: History

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in a love triangle and finds old scores have...

Genre: Action

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

During the Edo period, a gifted swordsman was exiled from his clan when he questioned the misconduct of his leader. Years after, his dying wife wish...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Junichi Okada

Two rogue vagrants make their living as “manure men”, turning the waste from the tenement toilets into fertiliser sold to local farmers....

Genre: Drama

Cast: Haru Kuroki

On September 15, Keicho, a young man, Takezo, whose life was ruined by the war in Sekigahara wandered around like a wild beast. Only his lover Otsu...

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Cast: Chikako Kaku

Historical drama about the life of Saigō Takamori and his involvement with the Meiji Restoration.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Toshiyuki Nishida

The 41st NHK Taiga Drama is Toshiie to Matsu. During the turbulent Warring States Era, one man's life and career intertwined with the three great...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Toshiaki Karasawa

The drama tells the story of the Sanada family. Originally serving the Takeda Clan they ruled the northern district of Shinano. The story begins...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tsunehiko Watase

A drama about three different women living in the inner palace of Edo castle during the Tokugawa era.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kayo Matsuo

A wandering samurai, ronin, and ninja; meet by chance repeatedly and reluctantly team up to solve the problems of innocent villagers along the way.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hideki Takahashi

Thirteen years after his mother took her own life as a ritual sacrifice for the Black Mass, samurai Kyoshiro (Masakazu Tamura), who lives his life...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Mikijiro Hira

Kaze to kumo to Niji to deals with the Heian period in Japan. Based on Chōgorō Kaionji`s novels Taira no Masakado and Umi to Kaze to Niji to. The...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Toyoshi Fukuda

A master swordsman, Kiichi Hogan, wanders Japan in search of the Spanish swordsman who murdered his parents and slashed his throat 18 years before....

Genre: Action & Adventure

Cast: Tomisaburō Wakayama

It takes place at the time of the Shogunate rule with Shogun Hidetada and who will succeed Hidetada. A struggle for power between the family and the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kensaku Hara

Ooka Echizen is the commissioner of the two-acre Minami-machi Magistrate’s Office, located in Edo Castle. He keeps order within the town.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Takami Mizuhashi

A heartwarming family drama set in the Edo period. The story revolves around Onobu, wife of a poor Hatamoto (direct retainer of the Shogun) Kokichi,...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yasuko Sawaguchi

Blind masseur Zatôichi travels from town to town gambling, drinking, and fighting off the local gangs.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Shintarō Katsu

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Cast: Ken Watanabe

Set at the end of the 12th century when several wars for control of Japan disrupted a long era of peace, this tale of "Heike" (another name for the...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Tatsuya Nakadai

The 36th NHK Taiga Drama is Mori Motonari. This series chronicles the life of Mori Motonari, a warlord of the early 1500s who stood at the vanguard...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Nobuko Miyamoto

This is the story about the a very powerful Lady Kasuga who established Ooku the inner palace.

Genre: Drama

Cast: Yūsuke Kawazu

After the end of the reign of the second Shogun Hidetada, the country was still in turmoil. Meanwhile, Iemitsu, who took the place of the third...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Kinya Kitaoji

This drama tells the story of the Oushu Fujiwara clan spanning generations, 140 years in the late Heian era. They established their domain in Touhoku...

Genre: Drama

Cast: Hiroaki Murakami

A mysterious humanistic period drama, setting in the Edo Period. As Okappiki, unofficial collaborators who played a marginal role in police...

Genre: Mystery

Cast: Hideki Takahashi