The classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to become the greatest fencer in Japan, while his father Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune seeks to reunite with his lost son. Part 1 sets up the story and introduces the characters. When the secrets of Shingo's birth are revealed to him, it sets off a series of events that bring him to cross swords with members of the shogun's inner circle.

Takahashi Hideki stars as Muyonosuke, the one-eyed ronin who makes his living as a bounty hunter who...

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

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...

Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan. A young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu i...

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

In Part I we see the young would-be swordsman setting out to achieve greatness in war, achieving not...

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

Even though Gennosuke and Oboro are from rival ninja villages, they are secretly in love. At an annu...

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

The mysterious story behind the Skull Coins, which are said to reveal the location of treasure, and ...

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

The background to and depiction of a watershed battle in Japanese history, at Sekigahara in 1600, wh...

In the turbulent last days of the Edo period, Kawai Tsugunosuke, a Japanese samurai serving the Maki...

Fifth movie in the Hissatsu (Sure Death!) Series. At the behest of a corrupt bureaucrat, a mysterio...

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

It is a historical drama that follows Katsu Kaishu's efforts to surrender Edo Castle bloodlessly in ...

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