In 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made there.

Well before “Shogun” as warring clans were fighting for power throughout Japan, a Portuguese vessel ...

Amagi Goe, based on Seicho Matsumoto's novel, has created numerous stars through its visualizations....

Haunted by bad luck, two friends learn to trust in the world again and take their destiny into their...

A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations...

Momotaro carries this sword into battle against injustice in shogunate Japan. Aided by ninja he must...

The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazato's unfinished long series of novels (41 book...

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

Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu i...

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...

A jidaigeki film on Banzuiin Chōbei produced in 1940 and directed by Yasuki Chiba.

At Sakurada Gate in 1860, the shogun’s chief minister and his retinue of bodyguards are ambushed and...

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four fol...

A story about a tomboy, Otoshi, who is good at singing, dancing and fencing.

Zatoichi comes upon a dying man who asks him to give a bag of money to "Taichi". Zatoichi has no ide...

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

Two rogue vagrants make their living as "manure men", turning the waste from the tenement toilets in...

An accident during tests of an anti-plasma artificial magnetic shield at Japan's Ground Self Defense...