Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, band together to do battle against the tide of history. Their leader, Isami Kondo is a man who rises from farmer to fighter to head the fierce Shinsengumi brigade. Using a stern hand and a heart of gold, he rallies his men in defense of the tottering Shogunate. But bloodshed and treachery lurk around every corner.

Thirteen years after abandoning his wife and two sons by stepping out for a pack of cigarettes and n...

It is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly in ...

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

Two friends who work together at a Tokyo laundry are increasingly alienated from everyday life. They...

Masaki, a baseball player and gas-station attendant, gets into trouble with the local Yakuza and goe...

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

The womanizing master of a run-down dojo hires an unemployed samurai to make himself look good inste...

During the latter part of the 16th Century, Japan's Warring States era was coming to a close. After ...

Witty, playful and utterly magical, the story is a compelling romantic adventure in which Rosalind a...

An American woman is stranded in Tokyo after breaking up with her boyfriend. Searching for direction...

Zatoichi is sworn to protect the life of a young girl and without any real allies finds himself in t...

Manga artist Gengo Odaka lands a job with the World Children's Land amusement park only to become su...

Getting an opportunity to meet with another half-Caucasian swordsman, Kyoshiro finds himself involve...

Ichi is a blind entertainer that travels the countryside with her traditional Japanese guitar and wa...

Ginga is a simple—yet energetic—country girl, living with her father far from the capital city of th...

An atomic explosion awakens Gammera, a giant fire breathing turtle monster from his millions of year...

A blind man seeks revenge against the psychopath who took away his sight and slaughtered his wife an...

The third part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyo...