A young samurai in search for a Ronin to challenge him to a duel and prove his worth.

When 17-year-old Effi Briest marries the elderly Baron von Instetten, she moves to a small, isolated...

Four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.

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...

Two young swordsmen, Akado Suzunosuke and Tatsumaki Rainoshin, arrive at the city of Edo in their qu...

A master swordsman is ordered to go undercover on a mission to find and destroy a cannon factory bei...

A magician who has been turned into a raven turns to a former sorcerer for help.

"Tsubaki Sanjuro" is a remake of Sanjuro (1962) by Akira Kurosawa. Sanjuro returns with sharper, fas...

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

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

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...

William Thatcher, a knight's peasant apprentice, gets a chance at glory when the knight dies suddenl...

As a result of illness and unemployment, Yamaoka Tatewaki, a "Hatamoto" (or direct vassal of the Sho...

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

A young British officer resigns his post when he learns of his regiment's plan to ship out to the Su...

A dissolute man whose wife cheats on him seeks revenge to preserve his honor.

Tahir Agha sells all his assets when his business in Maraş deteriorates. He immigrates to Istanbul w...