O-Shin is a young brothel worker who, one night, helps a young samurai escape from his pursuers. Against the warnings of her fellow workers, particularly Kikuno and the brothel's owner, O-Shin falls in love with the samurai.

A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival ...

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersona...

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifull...

The fate of Tokugawa’s world hangs in the balance as Yagyu Jubei is sent on a mission to discover wh...

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

Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed w...

Having put down his sword and given up the will to fight, the masterless samurai Iemon lives in soli...

A daughter is constantly overshadowed by her famous father, but she is determined to make her own ma...

A group of travelers is stranded in a small country inn when the river floods during heavy rains. As...

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

In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge t...

In the Edo period, a nameless ronin accepts an assignment to go to a mountain pass and wait. Near th...

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...

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

Kon Ichikawa's retelling of the classic true story of Samurai honor. When a young clan lord is force...

Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an ag...

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

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