During Japan's feudal period, a noble lord was treacherously killed by a rival. His 47 samurai retainers took their revenge on their master's killer after scattering into society for several years, so as not to be detected. Having completed their task, all 47 then committed ritual suicide. This series, of which this TV movie is the pilot, follows the adventures of one of these samurai as he patiently waits for the chance to fulfill his destiny.
Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, whic...
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...
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who pred...
When the 'Lowly Ronin' helps an orphaned teenage girl avoid being turned into a prostitute, she then...
A compilation film of the Thorny Arc, episodes 43–46 in the second season, featuring additional foot...
During the latter days of the Tokugawa Era, the tensions rise between the 'royalists' and those stru...
This is a standalone movie, based on the long-running television series about Shogun Yoshimune. Whe...
Young swordsman, Tsukigata Hanpeita, longs for the day when rival clans cease their struggles for po...
The adventures of Aoi Shingo continue. Shingo is finally given permission to officially meet his fat...
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersona...
Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century....
Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the...
This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition f...
A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As...
Fewer samurai films are being made, and the Uzumasa studio has fallen on hard times. One day, vetera...
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival ...
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifull...