The Samurai of Edo (1955)
• October 23rd, 1955 • 2h 3min
History, War, Drama
Overview
This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji Restoration, and therefore, shows audience the dynamic change from Edo to Meiji. Before the war, the director, Eisuke Takizawa, together with the writers, formed a scenario writer group "Narutaki-gumi and they shot many historical masterpieces.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
20 Duels of Young Shingo, Part 1
Released on: 1961-01-03
Action, History, Drama
With plenty of action, and a strong story about the growth and development of an expert swordsman, w...
Snow on The Blades
Released on: 2014-09-20
History, Action, Drama
At Sakurada Gate in 1860, the shogun’s chief minister and his retinue of bodyguards are ambushed and...
Broken Swords
Released on: 1969-05-30
Drama, Action
The tragic, yet exciting story of the friendship between Nakayama Yasubei, a member of the 47 Ronin,...
War and Peace
Released on: 1967-11-04
History, Drama, War, Romance
The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Gr...
Van Gogh
Released on: 1991-10-30
Drama
After leaving the asylum, Vincent van Gogh settles in the home of Doctor Gachet, where he keeps pain...
Wuthering Heights
Released on: 1939-04-07
Drama, Romance
The Earnshaws are Yorkshire farmers during the early 19th Century. One day, Mr. Earnshaw returns fro...
My Darling Clementine
Released on: 1946-10-17
Western, Drama, Romance
Three brothers stop off for a night in the town of Tombstone. The next morning they find one of thei...
Gangs of New York
Released on: 2002-12-14
Drama, History, Crime
In early 1860s New York, Irish immigrant Amsterdam Vallon is released from prison and returns to the...
Jōiuchi
Released on: 2020-12-05
Drama, TV Movie, History
One samurai is ordered to kill another by their master in punishment.
Open Range
Released on: 2003-08-11
Western, Drama, Action
A former gunslinger is forced to take up arms again when he and his cattle crew are threatened by a ...
Belizaire the Cajun
Released on: 1986-06-13
Drama, History, Romance
In 19th-century Louisiana's Cajun country, Belizaire is the informal spokesman for his citizens, who...
Maladonna
Released on: 1984-08-30
Drama
In late XIX century, rich and bored Maria (Paola Senatore) is after a more sexually interesting life...
Little Women
Released on: 1994-12-21
Drama, Romance
Four sisters come of age in America in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Glory
Released on: 1989-12-15
Drama, History, War
Robert Gould Shaw leads the US Civil War's first all-black volunteer company, fighting prejudices of...
Moby Dick
Released on: 1956-06-27
Adventure, Drama
In 1841, young Ishmael signs up for service aboard the Pequod, a whaler sailing out of New Bedford. ...
Cries and Whispers
Released on: 1972-12-21
Drama
As Agnes slowly dies of cancer, her sisters are so immersed in their own psychic pains that they are...
The Age of Innocence
Released on: 1993-09-10
Drama, Romance
In 19th century New York high society, a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her ...
As in Heaven
Released on: 2021-09-19
Drama
One day at the end of the 1800s, 14-year-old Lise’s life is changed forever. She is the eldest of he...
Quills
Released on: 2000-11-22
Drama
In early 19th-century France, the Marquis de Sade is confined to an asylum where his forbidden writi...