Jidaigeki Movies

  • 1951
    The Tale of Genji

    The Tale of Genji

    The Tale of Genji

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    Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his hea...

    The Tale of Genji
  • 1987
    Countryside Accountant's Government Reform

    Countryside Accountant's Government Reform

    Countryside Accountant's Government Reform

    01987HD

    Genichiro Okugawa is appointed as the head of accounting in a feudal domain and travels with his servant Gonsuke to the country from Edo. Along the wa...

    Countryside Accountant's Government Reform
  • 1955
    Hirado Pirates

    Hirado Pirates

    Hirado Pirates

    01955HD

    In the 9th year of the Tempo era, after a long sea voyage, Moritaya Seizo returned to Hirado, who earned huge amounts of gold by piracy. Along the way...

    Hirado Pirates
  • 1991
    A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

    A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

    A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

    71991HD

    In the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate, there was a cute warrior, Souji Okita, who belonged to the armed police of the shogunate in Kyoto. Very fe...

    A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era
  • 1956
    The Ceiling at Utsunomiya

    The Ceiling at Utsunomiya

    The Ceiling at Utsunomiya

    5.81956HD

    Ryutaro is a spy employed by the shogun Tokugawa Iemitsu, who is the target of assassination attempts that aim to hand power over to his younger broth...

    The Ceiling at Utsunomiya
  • 1966
    Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies

    Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies

    Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies

    6.41966HD

    [Period Covered: 1570-1573] Towards the end of the Tenmon Era, Shogun Ashikaga`s powers were weakening by the day and many were there who planned to...

    Shinobi no mono 8: The Three Enemies
  • 2007
    Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow

    Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow

    Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow

    82007HD

    Heizo "The Demon" investigates the shop of Toshimaya the swordsmith, where 280 ryo was stolen and twelve people murdered. This particular group of the...

    Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow
  • 1983
    The Bored Samurai

    The Bored Samurai

    The Bored Samurai

    01983HD

    Saotome Mondonosuke is Hatamoto (a high-class warrior who is allowed to see the Shogun in person) who has a crescent-moon-shaped scar on his forehead...

    The Bored Samurai
  • 1957
    Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2

    Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2

    Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2

    71957HD

    The conclusion of the story of famed swordsman, Sasaki Kojiro. After surviving a series of daring adventures, Kojiro seems to have finally discovered...

    Sasaki Kojiro, Part 2
  • 1959
    Evil Man of Edo

    Evil Man of Edo

    Evil Man of Edo

    01959HD

    A classic battle between good and evil pits an unscrupulous fortuneteller who has been preying on the good citizens of Edo against a master-less samur...

    Evil Man of Edo
  • 1964
    Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

    Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

    Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo

    6.71964HD

    [Period covered: 1616] On May 8th, 1615 the summer campaign of Osaka has reached the climax. This film takes place immediately following 'Ninja 4: Mis...

    Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
  • 1989
    Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger

    Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger

    Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger

    01989HD

    Yagyu Jubei, the finest swordsman in the land, is called upon to bare his blade to help Iemitsu keep his post. Meanwhile a fishmonger named Isshin Tas...

    Iemitsu, Hikoza and Isshin Tasuke - A National Crisis: Edo Castle in Danger
  • 1987
    The Retired Samurai

    The Retired Samurai

    The Retired Samurai

    01987HD

    Japan's greatest jidaigeki star, Mifune Toshiro is Shogun's Advisor Okubo Hikozaemon who must be coaxed out of retirement to save Shogun Iemitsu from...

    The Retired Samurai
  • 1963
    Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes

    Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes

    Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes

    01963HD

    A wave of terror is threatening to unseat Shogun Yoshimune. Police stations are erupting into flames, convicts escaping from prison, houses robbed and...

    Moonshadow Ninja Scroll: Twenty-One Eyes
  • 1991
    Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit

    Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit

    Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit

    41991HD

    When Nizaemon Kumogiri, a major thief quits his job as a thief, he has two more big jobs planned in order to obtain a huge sum of money to enable his...

    Kumokiri Nizaemon: The Great Bandit
  • 1950
    Somersault on the Way

    Somersault on the Way

    Somersault on the Way

    01950HD

    A young boy named Chomatsu (Misora Hibari) lives with an old man Denbei near the grounds of Asakusa temple as bell ringers. In their house is an Echig...

    Somersault on the Way
  • 1958
    The Princess of Badger Palace

    The Princess of Badger Palace

    The Princess of Badger Palace

    01958HD

    Princess Kinuta runs away from the palace because she doesn't want a marriage of convenience. Princess Kinuta, who has never left the palace, didn't e...

    The Princess of Badger Palace
  • 1981
    Baian the Assassin

    Baian the Assassin

    Baian the Assassin

    91981HD

    This is an ensemble period drama adapted from Shotaro Ikenami's popular novel, featuring the famous Kabuki actor brothers Kinnosuke Manya and Katsuo N...

    Baian the Assassin
  • 1990
    Minamoto Yoshitsune

    Minamoto Yoshitsune

    Minamoto Yoshitsune

    01990HD

    One evening, when the monk Saito Musashibo Benkei was luring for his sword number 1000 at Gojo bridge, Shanao (later Yoshitsune),a young man of small...

    Minamoto Yoshitsune
  • 2014
    実録 新選組

    実録 新選組

    実録 新選組

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    実録 新選組