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…

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

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, whic...

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

Having put down his sword and given up the will to fight, the masterless samurai Iemon lives in soli...

Pat Tate embarks on a rampage to avenge his loyal and trusted footsoldier's violent death, venturing...

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

The biggest boxing fight of 1960 takes an unexpected turn with the help of a powerful twin connectio...

Master thief Kinosuke arrives in Edo to pull off one final heist for a tea-server who resembles his ...

A tale of friendship, betrayal, and forbidden love—set against the backdrop of Edo’s criminal underw...

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

Sen no Rikyu (Ebizo Ichikawa) is the son of a fish shop owner. Sen no Rikyu then studies tea and eve...

Hamza, a powerful county landowner killed a hardworking villager named Ahmet. Soon after this incide...

A woman, married off to an abusive butcher, is overpowered by the twin forces of patriarchy and trad...

After completing jail time for beating up a man who tried to seduce his mentally-handicapped teenage...

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...

Aspiring to an easy job as personal physician to a wealthy family, Noboru Yasumoto is disappointed w...