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.

One evening, when the monk Saito Musashibo Benkei was luring for his sword number 1000 at Gojo bridg...

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

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

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

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

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

One samurai is ordered to kill another by their master in punishment.

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

Kotani Zenzaemon, a ronin who has a side job making brushes in a tenement house in the back alley, i...

The second of a two-part ninja action series depicting the elaborate espionage campaign occurring be...

Follows the final days of the shogunate and Shinsengumi's Vice-Comander Hijikata Toshizo along with ...

During the Sengoku period, an army relentlessly lays siege to a castle, but they will need the head ...

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

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersona...

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

In the 9th year of the Tempo era, after a long sea voyage, Moritaya Seizo returned to Hirado, who ea...

Gombei is Nameless, a wanderer who is skilled with a sword and has a great sense of humor, who tries...

A Golden Age drama depicting the exploits of passionate patriot Uotaro Toge in the midst of a myster...

Maeda Tsunanori, the lord of Kaga Domain, had two young princes - Katsumaru, the son of his legitima...

Wandering swordsman Kanbei, parading through town with a sign that reads "Seeking fights, selling my...