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.
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the fines...
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, whic...
Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice gam...
An old thief, Kuhei Sagiwara, used to visit his hometown at the foot of the Kurikara Pass in Kaga Pr...
Heizo "The Demon" investigates the shop of Toshimaya the swordsmith, where 280 ryo was stolen and tw...
Edo town thief called "Acrobatics boy" has been rampant in town, just that time, spy, Goro of Otaki ...
Heizo "The Demon" deals with an arson thief gang known as "Bungoro" the fire thief who leaves a call...
A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs pr...
A historical drama that depicts the touching beauty of world obsession and human love in the style o...
Echizen Fukui Domain. Futago Rokubei, who backs down even at the sight of a gecko, is called "Coward...
In the era of the ninth shogun, Ieshige, the Ooku of Edo Castle was a world of only women, with Toki...
Tajibee, a cockfighting expert from Kawachi, and Kitahachi, a carpenter from Edo, survive a shipwrec...
Geisha Yaeko is approached by a samurai who has just returned to Edo while she is painting a picture...
Shinza is known for his stubborn personality and continues to hold a low-ranking position as a magis...
Kumazou, a "cleaner" for hire, encounters a woman attempting to commit suicide with her two young si...
A humble page fathers a child by the daughter of a clan official and is banished. Years later, the c...
Heizo's cousin Senemon Misawa and his son Katsuzo visited Heizo's home. Heizo learns that Senemon ha...
Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annu...
The Quartzers, calling themselves the Wardens of Time, appear after Sougo Tokiwa has collected all o...
A cowardly samurai is sent as an official executioner targeting the clan's former sword instructor, ...