Young swordsman, Tsukigata Hanpeita, longs for the day when rival clans cease their struggles for power and put an end to meaningless feudal wars. When he is appointed to oversee the Choshu Clan, he takes it upon himself to work towards the peace that he has dreamed about. With his affectionate personality and compassion for life, Hanpeita’s popularity grows among the people, making him a threat to those thirsty for conflict and power. A betrayal by those closest to him leaves Hanpeita caught in a trap that could ultimately cost him his life.
In an era where aliens have invaded and taken over feudal Tokyo, a young samurai finds work however ...
Japan, 1701. A group of samurai become rônin after their lord is forced to commit seppuku for assaul...
Karukan, a ronin samurai, travels to the old west after his clan fails to stop a beast that has esca...
In the midst of an industrial revolution, the people of Hinomoto fight hordes of undead creatures, k...
In the midst of an industrial revolution, the people of Hinomoto fight hordes of undead creatures, k...
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifull...
Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, whic...
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the fines...
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...
A blind man seeks revenge against the psychopath who took away his sight and slaughtered his wife an...
Ichibei is assigned by Shogun Tokugawa to prevent the sale of a Dutch ships-load of rifles to the ho...
Chronichles the story of the Forty-seven Ronin.
A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations...
Fewer samurai films are being made, and the Uzumasa studio has fallen on hard times. One day, vetera...
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband ...
Oda Nobunaga and Nōhime were originally married to mend a hostile relationship between neighbouring ...
In Edo Japan, a kabuki actor seeks revenge against the three men who drove his parents to their deat...
The background to and depiction of a watershed battle in Japanese history, at Sekigahara in 1600, wh...