A crippled kabuki player is taken into a strolling company of itinerant actors. An influential publisher notices his honest, bold drawings, and nurtures him despite persecution and betrayal. The film explores the eternal relationship between artist and producer, and describes the emanicipation of a man who refuses to let himself become the plaything of power and money.

When the wife of a 17th century Kyoto scroll-maker is falsely accused of having an affair with his b...

Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who m...

In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving not...

Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home...

In the midst of the Siege of Osaka in the Sengoku period, a thrilling tale unfolds featuring a trio ...

Kakizaki Yuji’s period film is not like the jidaigeki films we are used to. While it deals with them...

The 40th and final "Tengu Kurama" feature starring Kanjuro Arashi.

A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a host...

Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gent...

At the end of the Heian period, Musashibo Benkei, a warrior monk who hated the Heike clan, was humil...

During the Edo period, a gifted swordsman was exiled from his clan when he questioned the misconduct...

Set in war-torn 15th century Kyoto, on the eve of the Onin War, the movie centers on a band of outla...

The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband ...

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...

Matauemon Araki (Kotaro Satomi) is a sword teacher in Yamatokoriyama. He heard from his brother-in-l...

The second part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of a...