A naively honorable samurai comes to the bitter realization that his devotion to moral samurai principles makes him an oddity among his peers, and a very vulnerable oddity in consequence. He takes the blame for the misdeeds of others, with the understanding that he will be exiled for one year and restored to the clan's good graces after the political situation dies down. As betrayal begins to heap upon betrayal, he realizes he'll have to live out his life as a ronin, if not hunted down and killed.

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs pr...

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...

As a result of illness and unemployment, Yamaoka Tatewaki, a "Hatamoto" (or direct vassal of the Sho...

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice gam...

One samurai is ordered to kill another by their master in punishment.

A warrior-in-training and his bumbling friends go in pursuit of a stolen sword.

The second Bounty Hunter film, when master killer Shikoro Ichibei takes up the cause of a group of f...

Takahagi Sutegoro is highly skilled at casing locations for thieves so that he can sell detailed flo...

Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annu...

A samurai returns to his homeland after a three year absence and finds his fiance is now one of the ...

Ichibei is assigned by Shogun Tokugawa to prevent the sale of a Dutch ships-load of rifles to the ho...

In 16th century Japan, peasants Genjuro and Tobei sell their earthenware pots to a group of soldiers...

Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back i...

Izo is an assassin in the service of a Tosa lord and Imperial supporter. After killing dozens of the...

Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious str...

The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controll...

Returning to the village where a year before he had killed Hirate, a much-admired opponent, Zatoichi...

Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique ...

25 years later after the events of Samurai Cop (1991), Detective Frank Washington is forced to team ...