During the reign of Hidetada, the second shogun of the Tokugawa dynasty, the advisor Okubo Hikozaemon (Ganjiro Nakamura) entrusts the young Takechiyo (Hiroshi Kawaguchi) to the fishmonger Isshin Tasuke (Kazuo Hasegawa) to help him understand the world. Tasuke, who does not know that Takechiyo is the shogun's heir, trains him harshly. Tasuke's wife Naka (Michiko Ai) is concerned about his harsh teaching style, but Takechiyo gains strength day by day and adapts to his new life. Soon, Takechiyo begins secretly talking about love with a city girl named Otoyo (Hitomi Nozoe), but...
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
A wave of terror is threatening to unseat Shogun Yoshimune. Police stations are erupting into flames...
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs pr...
An exciting historical drama that dynamically depicts the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune from the pe...
At the end of the Heian period, Musashibo Benkei, a warrior monk who hated the Heike clan, was humil...
Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is force...
Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a ...
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Ky...
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal...
"Tsubaki Sanjuro" is a remake of Sanjuro (1962) by Akira Kurosawa. Sanjuro returns with sharper, fas...
In the turbulent last days of the Edo period, Kawai Tsugunosuke, a Japanese samurai serving the Maki...
Seppuku Day 17 Ako ronins, including Kuranosuke Oishi, who were entrusted to the Hosokawa family, an...
In the 15th year of the Genroku era (1688), the world praised the 47 ronin who avenged the death of ...
Yasube Nakayama left the clan and lives in Edo. One day, Yasubei visits his uncle Rokuroemon Kanno t...
From birth Hideyoshi was a restless, defiant spirit--a child of the poorest of the poor. Cast out of...
A historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune,...
Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century....
In the third entry into this mega-hit series, Isshin Tasuke, a spirited fishmonger in Edo who looks ...
The film tells about the life of the former vassal of the Ako clan - Fuwa Katsuemon Masatane.