Japanese Historical Movies & Tv Shows
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- DirectorYôji YamadaStarsHiroyuki SanadaRie MiyazawaNenji KobayashiAs the feudal Japan era draws to a close, a widower samurai experiences difficulty balancing clan loyalties, 2 young daughters, an aged mother, and the sudden reappearance of his childhood sweetheart.
- DirectorYoshihiro NakamuraStarsSatoshi TsumabukiEita NagayamaTsutomu YamazakiIt is eighteenth century Japan and the residents of a poor town lead a typically meagre life. Then nine residents, which include Juzaburo, hatch a scheme to improve their lots by running a pawn and loan business with the proceeds being distributed among the townfolk. However, the plan is risky with such commerce and profiteering being frowned upon in a society with a caste system. Based on a novel by Isoda Michifumi, The Magnificient Nine features a cast of well-known Japanese cinema familiars.
- DirectorIssei Abe[Tokugawa Treasure] In 1853, at the end of the Edo Period, Japan opened up after years of self-imposed isolation. It is believed that an enormous amount of the government's gold was buried by Tokugawa Government in Mt. Akagi in Japan. [Mizuno's famiry] In 1886, a former samurai Tomoyoshi Mizuno was left a legal will by a man who was suspected to have taken part in hiding the Tokugawa treasure. The will said 'The burred treasure in Akagi is not a made-up story. The amount of the treasure there is 3.6 million ryo [roughly 350 billion dollars]'. Mizuno invested a vast amount of his wealth to buy Mt. Akagi. Since then, Mizuno's family has been excavating the hidden gold for 3 generations, 120 years. [This film] At Mt. Akagi, Tomoyuki Mizuno was into a government gold excavation project as a 3rd generation owner. The story starts where Tomoyuki Mizuno finally came to a discovery of a place with potential of gold after 40 years of thorough investigation. His discovery was led by deciphering old maps and a scroll handed by a samurai. (highlight) -Mizuno's strong character & behavior. -The history of the Mizuno's family and digging miles of tunnels. -Eccentric people who come for the golds. -The story follows to Mizuno's full-scale gold excavation project and finally his death. This film conveys his way of life and philosophy as his lifelong theme, 'To be given or not to be given' and how he fights against the fate that invited him into this unrealistic project.
- DirectorMartin ScorseseStarsAndrew GarfieldAdam DriverLiam NeesonIn the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
- DirectorMel GibsonStarsAndrew GarfieldSam WorthingtonLuke BraceyWorld War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, serving during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.
- DirectorKeiichi HaraStephanie ShehMichael SinterniklaasStarsYutaka MatsushigeAnne WatanabeErica LindbeckThe life and works of Japanese artist and ukiyo-e painter Katsushika Hokusai, as seen from the eyes of his daughter, Katsushika O-Ei.