The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the castle, which lead to the surrender of Ako Castle after seppuku by its lord Asano Takumi-no-kami and the termination of his family's power. This is the first film of the Ako Castle trilogy.

A samurai answers a village's request for protection after he falls on hard times. The town needs pr...

Matauemon Araki (Kotaro Satomi) is a sword teacher in Yamatokoriyama. He heard from his brother-in-l...

In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a ...

The third part of the series of films based on the Japanese epic novel Nanso Satomi Hakkenden by Kyo...

Kakizaki Yuji’s period film is not like the jidaigeki films we are used to. While it deals with them...

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who pred...

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

Blind traveler Zatoichi is a master swordsman and a masseur with a fondness for gambling on dice gam...

In this film, Hibari plays a dual role as brother and sister. The story involves a journey to Hanaga...

The second part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of a...

The final, third part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the reveng...

Set in war-torn 15th century Kyoto, on the eve of the Onin War, the movie centers on a band of outla...

Japan's greatest jidaigeki star, Mifune Toshiro is Shogun's Advisor Okubo Hikozaemon who must be coa...

The Color Print of Edo is a 1939 black and white Japanese silent film with benshi accompaniment dire...

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

In 1908, Director/Producer Shozo Makino (father of Japanese cinema) directed and produced the first...

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

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

Saotome Mondonosuke is Hatamoto (a high-class warrior who is allowed to see the Shogun in person) wh...

A young lord solves the mystery of multiple murders involving a young couple and a woman.