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.

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

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

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

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

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A rebellious ninja in 17th century Japan takes refuge with a fisherman and his family.

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Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on t...

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The secret warriors of feudal Japan were the ninja. Sent on impossible missions, the ninja were trai...

The Shinsengumi is a special unit of ronin commissioned by the Tokugawa shogunate to counter anti-sh...

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Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century....

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The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shog...