Japanese Medieval Times (1185-1603)
Films and series set during the following periods:
Kamakura(1185-1333), known for the emergence of the samurai, the warrior caste, and for the establishment of feudalism in Japan.
Kenmu Restoration (1333-1336), the three-year period of Japanese history between the Kamakura period and the Muromachi period, and the political events that took place in it
Muromachi (1336-1573), a period of great cultural growth, particularly under the influence of Zen Buddhism.
Azuchi-Momoyama(1573-1600), a short but spectacular epoch when Japanese society and culture underwent the transition from the medieval era to the early modern era.
Including the subperiods:
Nanboku-cho (1336-1392), division between the Kyōto (North Imperial) and Yoshino (South Imperial) courts.
Sengoku (1467-1603), a period marked by social upheaval, political intrigue and near-constant military conflict.
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Kamakura(1185-1333), known for the emergence of the samurai, the warrior caste, and for the establishment of feudalism in Japan.
Kenmu Restoration (1333-1336), the three-year period of Japanese history between the Kamakura period and the Muromachi period, and the political events that took place in it
Muromachi (1336-1573), a period of great cultural growth, particularly under the influence of Zen Buddhism.
Azuchi-Momoyama(1573-1600), a short but spectacular epoch when Japanese society and culture underwent the transition from the medieval era to the early modern era.
Including the subperiods:
Nanboku-cho (1336-1392), division between the Kyōto (North Imperial) and Yoshino (South Imperial) courts.
Sengoku (1467-1603), a period marked by social upheaval, political intrigue and near-constant military conflict.
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- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTatsuya NakadaiAkira TeraoJinpachi NezuIn Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how the new-found power will corrupt them and cause them to turn on each other...and him.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsTatsuya NakadaiTsutomu YamazakiKen'ichi HagiwaraA petty thief with an utter resemblance to a samurai warlord is hired as the lord's double. When the warlord later dies the thief is forced to take up arms in his place.
- DirectorKenji MizoguchiStarsMasayuki MoriMachiko KyôKinuyo TanakaA tale of ambition, family, love, and war set in the midst of the Japanese Civil Wars of the sixteenth century.
- DirectorHiroshi TeshigaharaStarsRentarô MikuniYoshiko MitaTsutomu YamazakiLegendary tea master Sen no Rikyu is faced with his warmongering lord's unrealistic pretensions.
- StarsYukie NakamaTakaya KamikawaAnna OdakaChiyo is the brave and resourceful wife of Yamauchi Kazutoyo, a samurai in the service of the ruthless warlord Oda Nobunaga. Husband and wife will live through the most turbulent time in Japanese history, Sengoku Jidai, the Age of Warring States. They will experience personal tragedies and triumphs and witness the rise and fall of titans.
- StarsSatoshi TsumabukiNobuko MiyamotoKazuki KitamuraThe story centers on Naoe Kanetsugu, a loyal and devoted samurai in Echigo Province in the 16th century. Kanetsugu was trained in his early childhood by Uesugi Kenshin and after his death, served Kenshin's adopted son Kagekatsu and is known for his extreme loyalty to the Uesugi family. He also made every effort to protect the people of Echigo with a strong sense of justice and genuine sympathy toward commoners.
- StarsJuri UenoMasako MiyajiHonami SuzukiThe play features three women of the Warring States Period, who're the daughters of Oda Yiji, the sister of Nobunaga Oda, known as the "Three Asai Sisters". During Go's life, she experienced many famous battles and events in the period.
- StarsMamoru MiyanoNana MizukiYûichi NakamuraSaburou, a clever teenager, finds himself in Japan's Sengoku Era after mysteriously time-travelling. Furthermore, he must take on the identity of Nobunaga Oda, the famed warlord destined to unite Japan.
- CreatorAyumi IshiiStarsShun OguriKô ShibasakiOsamu MukaiAfter time-travelling to Japan's Sengoku Era and taking the identity of Oda Nobunaga, Saboru must fulfill Oda's destiny in unifying Japan. How will Saboru, a teenager from current-day Japan, fare in his duty?
- DirectorHiroaki MatsuyamaStarsShun OguriKô ShibasakiTakayuki YamadaThis adaptation to a popular manga is the story of a contemporary teenager travelling back in time to the Sengoku period of the sixteenth century. There he meets with the historical figure Oda Nobunaga who instills in him the mission to deliver peace to Japan. Being aware that Oda may soon die, and the plot that accompanies the occurrence, the protagonist debates altering the outcome of what may yet come to be.
- DirectorAkira KurosawaStarsToshirô MifuneMisa UeharaMinoru ChiakiLured by gold, two greedy peasants unknowingly escort a princess and her general across enemy lines.
- DirectorHiroshi InagakiStarsToshirô MifuneYoshiko SakumaKinnosuke NakamuraA shrewd 16th Century samurai helps a daimyo expand his realm.
- DirectorSatsuo YamamotoStarsRaizô IchikawaShiho FujimuraYûnosuke ItôA young ninja becomes embroiled in a plot to kill a tyrannical warlord. He journeys across feudal Japan, facing deceit, betrayal, and enemy ninja at every turn. Goemon must complete his mission, regain his honor, and survive.
- DirectorKaneto ShindôStarsNobuko OtowaJitsuko YoshimuraKei SatôTwo women kill samurai and sell their belongings for a living. While one of them is having an affair with their neighbor, the other woman meets a mysterious samurai wearing a bizarre mask.
- DirectorMasahiro AndôStarsTomoya NagaseYuri ChinenKôichi YamaderaA swordsman from a strange land is caught in a struggle between morality, righteousness, and devotion as he reluctantly agrees to take a raggedy boy and his dog to a remote, Buddhist temple.
- StarsMasato SakaiYô ÔizumiSeiyô UchinoThe life of Japan's last great battlefield commander is chronicled in this historical drama. In war-torn 16th century Japan, Sandana Masayuki bravely leads his small clan to survival during a brutal time through cunning strategy.
- StarsJun'ichi OkadaGaku HamadaMiki NakataniGunshi Kanbei (Strategist Kanbei) is a-year long taiga drama by NHK in 2014. This fictional series consists of 50 episodes and follows the journey of Kuroda Kanbei, a historical figure who lived during Japan's Warring States period as he navigated the murky water of political intrigues and military conquests of Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi and Tokugawa Ieyasu - the three unificators of feudal Japan. A brilliant tactician, Kanbei was one of Hideyoshi's trusted strategists who was known for his bravery and handicap.
- StarsYûki KudôTetsurô TanbaKeiko TsushimaBased on Shôtarô Ikenami's novel by the same title. The drama focuses on the history of the Sanada clan during the late Sengoku period.
- StarsKaoru KobayashiBaijaku NakamuraKô ShibasakiDuring the Sengoku period, the Ii family governs the Totomi region. Due to many past wars, there are no more male successors left to become a lord. Naotora Ii ((Kou Shibasaki), the only daughter of the lord, now becomes a lord. She faces a difficult period. The constant love from her fiance, whom she became engaged with at a young age, helps her to keep moving forward.
- DirectorMasato HaradaStarsJun'ichi OkadaKoji YakushoKasumi ArimuraA depiction of Japan's 17th Century Battle of Sekigahara where the Army of the East takes up arms against the Army of the West.
- StarsIssei TakahashiSeiyô UchinoFusako Urabe2007's Japanese NHK Taiga drama Furin Kazan (meaning 'Wind, Forest, Fire & Mountain' NOT The Trusted Confidant as stated above) contains everything you could want in this type of series- characters, action, intrigue, philosophy etc delivered by a superb cast. This is the story of a one-eyed limping ronin called Yamamoto Kansuke whose expertise in military tactics & strategy brings about the rise of the Takeda Clan. While most films made on the subject focus on the warlord Takeda Shingen, Kansuke is very much the focus here. The series is set during the turbulent Warring States Period in the mid-16th century when provincial warlords were constantly attacking each other. The benefits of sound strategy were immense & Kansuke's shrewd manipulation of the enemy reaps dividends for Takeda Shingen. It would be pointless to try to explain any more of the plot - the series spans 50 episodes of 45mins each! Everything from the storyline to the direction to the acting recommends this as one of the finest of the annual NHK dramas. Uchino Masaaki is superb as the wily Kansuke while Gackt turns in a spellbinding performance as the mystical Lord of Echigo. After each episode is a short documentary describing the modern-day sites of the battles/castles/shrines portrayed in the series but be warned! These often give away information not yet shown in the series & can act as a spoiler. Apart from that, Excellent Stuff.
- DirectorShinji HiguchiIsshin InudôStarsTakehiro HiraTakayuki YamadaHiroki NarimiyaIn the year 1590, powerful daimyo Toyotomi Hideyoshi nears his plan to unify all of Japan, but he comes across a floating fortress known as Oshi Castle. Narita Nagachika must use his army to defend the castle.
- DirectorShinji HiguchiStarsJun MatsumotoDaisuke MiyagawaKippei ShînaA princess, along with a general and two commoners evade pursuit of an enemy and his samurai cohorts. The princess and general are caught but are rescued and then destroy the enemy's fort.
- DirectorYoshinari NishikôriStarsNaoki KobayashiShô AoyagiTomoko TabataIn 16th century Japan, a young man has to choose between becoming a master steel maker like his father and grandfather before him, or becoming a samurai so that he can help protect his village from attacks by the various clans which want the high-quality steel made there.
- DirectorHiroyuki NakanoStarsShun OguriYuki ShibamotoKei TanakaTAJOMARU is the famous 'bandit' of the forest from RASHOMON. Whoever kills Tajomaru inherits his name, status and sword. A royal brother leaves his kingdom to protect the princess he loves, only to find a series of harrowing adventures along the way which lead him back to where he came from, and then disinheriting his past to become the bandit TAJOMARU.set in the late Muromachi period.