An innocuous comment during a weapon inspection wounds the pride of low-ranking samurai Shinpachi, leading to an argument with his superior. The situation snowballs out of control, leading to a deadly duel and political fallout which threatens the entire clan. Declared mentally unstable by the corrupt authority, Shinpachi begins his descent into true insanity…

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

A man is brutally murdered and his famed shamisen (a three-stringed musical instrument) called the "...

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

A story about a tomboy, Otoshi, who is good at singing, dancing and fencing.

The year is 1805. Napoleon ruled Europe. Ienari is the 11th Tokugawa Shogun. An incident, which was ...

Taking its title from an archaic Japanese word meaning "ghost story," this anthology adapts four fol...

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...

Following the discovery of a cryptic photo, the relationship between two best friends shatters, lead...

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...

During the latter part of the 16th Century, Japan's Warring States era was coming to a close. After ...

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

Sebastian's (16) sheltered small-town life changes suddenly when his family takes in 15-year-old Kol...

The true story of the inseparable Von Erich brothers, who made history in the intensely competitive ...

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

Wishing to find peace, Zatoichi travels to his old village but only finds trouble when he ends up in...

After arriving in the town of Shimonita, Ichi finds that a price has been put on his head by a local...

Coming of age film about Sven, a boy who feels trapped in his own family which only consists of duos...