Jidaigeki Movies

  • 1965
    New Tengu from Mount Kurama

    New Tengu from Mount Kurama

    New Tengu from Mount Kurama

    01965HD

    The film is set in Kyoto at the end of the Tokugawa period, when there is a fierce clash between the supporters of the Emperor, who are fighting for...

    New Tengu from Mount Kurama
  • 1990
    13 Assassins

    13 Assassins

    13 Assassins

    71990HD

    In between the original 1963 13 ASSASSINS film and the 2010 remake by Miike Takashi, Fuji TV produced a version for TV. Starring Nakadai Tatsuya and...

    13 Assassins
  • 2005
    Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara

    Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara

    Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara

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    Edo is rocked by the news that a duel to the death is to be held at Takadanobaba, the famed site of a bloody revenge fought by Nakayama Yasubei, who...

    Samurai Justice: A Duel at Takadanobara
  • 2013
    Bushido

    Bushido

    Bushido

    72013HD

    1732, in the era of Yoshimune Tokugawa. West Japan suffers from a severe famine. Three years after wards, it appeared as though calm had been...

    Bushido
  • 2008
    Tokugawa Ieyasu and his Three Ladies

    Tokugawa Ieyasu and his Three Ladies

    Tokugawa Ieyasu and his Three Ladies

    82008HD

    With a mixture of drama, warlords, battles, love, tragedy all set with great music, this made for television movie has it all. Showing the rise of...

    Tokugawa Ieyasu and his Three Ladies
  • 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...

    Somersault on the Way
  • 1985
    Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!

    Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!

    Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!

    61985HD

    When the Shogunates greatest secret is stolen, the fate of the nation hangs in the balance. The Shogunate sends an incompetent cop, Tanaka, to Kyoto...

    Sure Death! Brown, You Bounder!
  • 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:...

    Shinobi No Mono 5: Return of Mist Saizo
  • 1953
    The Brothers who Protect the Mountain

    The Brothers who Protect the Mountain

    The Brothers who Protect the Mountain

    01953HD

    In the mountainous region of Koshu, Taikahara, there was an intense power struggle between the prominent families, Tamaki and Kakukura. Facing the...

    The Brothers who Protect the Mountain
  • 1968
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair

    6.41968HD

    The titular "tarantula" is a murderous woman who, along with the brother who is in love with her, kill without warrant because they are wealthy &...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 11: In the Spider's Lair
  • 1993
    Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!

    Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!

    Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!

    01993HD

    During the Sengoku period, an army relentlessly lays siege to a castle, but they will need the head of the opposing lord to declare victory.

    Bring Me the Head of Shichiemon!
  • 1958
    Magistrate Ooka’s Legends

    Magistrate Ooka’s Legends

    Magistrate Ooka’s Legends

    01958HD

    A hotshot investigator solves a series of gruesome murders in this exciting and dark classic.

    Magistrate Ooka’s Legends
  • 1995
    East Meets West

    East Meets West

    East Meets West

    5.81995HD

    A disgraced warrior planning the murder of a Japanese diplomat, and a ninja in the employ of a navy official are about to land in San Francisco when...

    East Meets West
  • 1984
    Hanzo: The Razor

    Hanzo: The Razor

    Hanzo: The Razor

    01984HD

    A pair of black-robed thieves who robbed many wealthy merchants in Edo one after another. One of them is a young woman who is called "Aoi no Kozo"...

    Hanzo: The Razor
  • 2011
    Onihei Crime Files: A Bandit Wedding

    Onihei Crime Files: A Bandit Wedding

    Onihei Crime Files: A Bandit Wedding

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    Thieves broke into Yamashiroya, a drug wholesaler, and stole 780 ryo. In the storehouse, there was a sticker with a picture of an umbrella, the...

    Onihei Crime Files: A Bandit Wedding
  • 1981
    A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife

    A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife

    A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife

    01981HD

    Isozoemon (Go Kato) was a ronin (masterless samurai) and broke, who lived in a Choya (cheap apartment) in Okazakijoka town with his sick wife, Sugie...

    A Samurai’s Lie: Beloved Wife
  • 2017
    The Courier

    The Courier

    The Courier

    7.52017HD

    At the beginning of the 19th century, Japan was under a policy of national isolation. A group of Dutch scholars who wanted to open the country...

    The Courier
  • 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...

    Baian the Assassin
  • 1980
    Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

    Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

    Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo

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    The tale takes place around 1650, after the death of the third Tokugawa shogun, when ronin were expelled from Edo, the military capital. During the...

    Shadow Warriors: Hattori Hanzo
  • 1981
    Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1

    Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1

    Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1

    3.51981HD

    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...

    Ten Duels of Young Shingo: Chapter 1