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...
In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a ...
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs pr...
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice gam...
Action and adventure abound in this story of friendship between two rival firefighters, Kichigoro an...
The era when Samurai and Ninja existed in Japan. Rikka Isurugi was born and raised in a Ninja clan s...
Kondo Isami, the “Devil” commander of the Shinsengumi was one of Japan’s greatest national heroes an...
A touching true story which portrays a doctor who selflessly dedicated his personal fortune to sprea...
Sen no Rikyu (Ebizo Ichikawa) is the son of a fish shop owner. Sen no Rikyu then studies tea and eve...
In the third entry into this mega-hit series, Isshin Tasuke, a spirited fishmonger in Edo who looks ...
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemp...
In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers...
Nagasaki at the end of the Edo period had the taste of a criminal paradise, where, despite the exoti...
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who pred...
Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed w...
Oda Nobunaga and Nōhime were originally married to mend a hostile relationship between neighbouring ...
The classic tale retold. This is one of Japan’s most popular stories in a brand new version starrin...
A wave of terror is threatening to unseat Shogun Yoshimune. Police stations are erupting into flames...
A story of revenge between two samurai families on the Igagoe Road. Araki Mataemon born in the provi...