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1. Harakiri (1962)
Not Rated | 133 min | Action, Drama, Mystery
When a ronin requesting seppuku at a feudal lord's palace is told of the brutal suicide of another ronin who previously visited, he reveals how their pasts are intertwined - and in doing so challenges the clan's integrity.
Director: Masaki Kobayashi | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Ishihama, Shima Iwashita, Tetsurô Tanba
Votes: 68,610
2. The Twilight Samurai (2002)
129 min | Drama, Romance
As 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.
Director: Yôji Yamada | Stars: Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa, Nenji Kobayashi, Ren Ôsugi
Votes: 25,492
3. Yojimbo (1961)
Not Rated | 110 min | Action, Drama, Thriller
A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Eijirô Tôno, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yôko Tsukasa
Votes: 131,320
4. Rurouni Kenshin (1996–1998)
TV-14 | 24 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The adventures of a young wandering swordsman who stumbles upon a struggling martial arts school in Meiji era Japan.
Stars: Mayo Suzukaze, Dorothy Elias-Fahn, Richard Cansino, Rebecca Forstadt
Votes: 20,551
5. Shogun's Joy of Torture (1968)
Not Rated | 96 min | Drama, Horror
Three tales of punishment and torture set in Japan in the Middle Ages.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Teruo Yoshida, Masumi Tachibana, Fumio Watanabe, Reiko Mikasa
Votes: 672
6. Samurai Rebellion (1967)
Not Rated | 128 min | Drama
The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped away from her husband by the lord. The husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust decision, or risk death to get her back.
Director: Masaki Kobayashi | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Yôko Tsukasa, Gô Katô, Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Votes: 14,082
7. Basilisk: The Kouga Ninja Scrolls (2005)
TV-MA | 25 min | Animation, Action, Adventure
The year is 1614 AD. Two warring ninja clans, each supporting a son of Hidetada Tokugawa as the next shogun, send ten representatives each to fight to the death for the possession Tokugawa ... See full summary »
Stars: Laura Bailey, Nana Mizuki, Kôsuke Toriumi, Troy Baker
Votes: 4,319
8. Orgies of Edo (1969)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Horror
A collection of stories dealing with punishment toward women.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Teruo Yoshida, Toyozô Yamamoto, Masumi Tachibana, Michiko Ai
Votes: 569
9. The Lower Depths (1957)
Not Rated | 137 min | Drama
In a Japanese slum, various residents play out their lives, dreaming of better things or settling for their lot. Among them is a man who pines for a young woman but is stymied by her deceptive family.
Director: Akira Kurosawa | Stars: Toshirô Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Kyôko Kagawa, Ganjirô Nakamura
Votes: 5,942
10. Inferno of Torture (1969)
18+ | 95 min | Crime, Drama, Horror
Two highly skilled tattoo artists clash as the demand for tattooed geishas rises to satisfy European clients.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Teruo Yoshida, Masumi Tachibana, Asao Koike, Yumiko Katayama
Votes: 633
11. Ooku (2023– )
45 min | Drama, History, Romance
It is a TV drama series that has been airing on NHK General's "Drama 10" slot since January 10, 2023. Based on Fumi Yoshinaga's manga "O-oku," it will feature three episodes of Tokugawa ... See full summary »
Stars: Sôta Fukushi, Riisa Naka, Kôji Yamamoto, Mayu Hotta
Votes: 17
12. Manyu Scroll (2011)
Animation, Action, Comedy
In Edo period of Japan, a clan known as the Manyuu, with ability of a sword strike that could shrink the size of a woman's breasts. Large breasts denote status, wealth, fame, and influence.
Stars: Minako Kotobuki, Aki Toyosaki, Yôko Hikasa, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Votes: 182
13. Ryômaden (2010– )
45 min | Drama, History, War
The story focuses on the life of Sakamoto Ryoma, who lived from 1835 to 1867. He was an important leader in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa Bakufu, eventually bringing about the Meiji Restoration.
Stars: Masaharu Fukuyama, Shimba Tsuchiya, Masaomi Kondô, Teruyuki Kagawa
Votes: 363
14. Miss Hokusai (2015)
PG-13 | 93 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
The life and works of Japanese artist and ukiyo-e painter Katsushika Hokusai, as seen from the eyes of his daughter, Katsushika O-Ei.
Directors: Keiichi Hara, Stephanie Sheh, Michael Sinterniklaas | Stars: Yutaka Matsushige, Anne Watanabe, Erica Lindbeck, Richard Epcar
Votes: 3,502 | Gross: $0.22M
15. Jin (2009– )
54 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A brain surgeon named Minakata Jin faints at the hospital and awakens to find himself transported back in time to the Edo period.
Stars: Miki Nakatani, Wayne LeGette, Takao Osawa, Haruka Ayase
Votes: 1,097
16. The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959)
76 min | Horror
The ghost of a samurai's wife takes revenge on her husband.
Director: Nobuo Nakagawa | Stars: Shigeru Amachi, Noriko Kitazawa, Katsuko Wakasugi, Shuntarô Emi
Votes: 1,816
17. Inn of Evil (1971)
121 min | Crime, Drama
The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited. An idealist suddenly appears in an isolated inn (the one that the title refers ... See full summary »
Director: Masaki Kobayashi | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Komaki Kurihara, Wakako Sakai, Kan'emon Nakamura
Votes: 2,061
18. Age of Empires III (2005 Video Game)
T | Action, Adventure, War
Age of Empires III portrays the European colonization of the Americas, between approximately 1492 and 1876 AD. Command one of eight mighty European powers and colonize vast, uncharted territory.
Director: Kris Zimmerman | Stars: J. Grant Albrecht, June Angela, Philip Anthony-Rodriguez, Rosalind Ayres
Votes: 2,755
19. Atsuhime (2008)
45 min | Drama, History
The 47th NHK Taiga Drama is a life story of Atsuhime who was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, then called Satsuma, and became the wife of Tokugawa Iesada, the 13th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Stars: Takehiro Hira, Aoi Miyazaki, Yumiko Takahashi, Marina Kozawa
Votes: 253
20. Neko zamurai (2013– )
TV-14 | 30 min | Action, Comedy, History
A humorless samurai, nearly desperate for work, agrees to assassinate a goblin cat that is accused of possessing a man's soul.
Stars: Kazuki Kitamura, Kaoru Hirata, Kaori Takahashi, Megumi Yokoyama
Votes: 127
21. Samurai of the Dead (2014)
72 min | Comedy, Horror
Director: Kazushi Watanabe | Stars: Yuki Himura, Daijirô Kawaoka, Chad Mullane, Kazushi Watanabe
Votes: 24
22. Onna sazen: Nuretsubame katate giri (1968 TV Movie)
Action, Drama, History
A little girl survives the massacre of her family by an evil lord who wanted to obtain a rare sword in the samurai family's possession. She is left for dead, having lost an eye and her ... See full summary »
Director: Kimiyoshi Yasuda | Stars: Michiyo Yasuda, Kôjirô Hongô, Takashi Kanda, Asao Koike
Votes: 42
23. Kaii Utsunomiya tsuritenjô (1956)
80 min | Action, Horror
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 brother Tadanaga.
Director: Nobuo Nakagawa | Stars: Hiroshi Ogasawara, Akemi Tsukushi, Tetsurô Tanba, Konomi Fuji
Votes: 112
25.
Highlander (1992–1998)
Episode:
The Samurai
(1994)
TV-14 | 48 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A descendant of one of Duncan's teachers comes to him claiming a long-ago promise of help, that pits Duncan against cruel Immortal Michael Kent.
Director: Dennis Berry | Stars: Adrian Paul, Stan Kirsch, Philip Akin, Jim Byrnes
Votes: 222
26.
Heroes and Villains (2007–2008)
Episode:
Shogun
(2008)
60 min | Documentary, Biography, Drama
The tale of Samurai and their leaders Ieyasu Tokugawa and Mitsunari Ishida who were locked into a power struggle after the death of the Taiko, Toyotomi Hideyoshi. Ieyasu's and Mistunari's ... See full summary »
Director: Arif Nurmohamed | Stars: James Saito, Hiro Kanagawa, Louis Ozawa, Yuji Okumoto
Votes: 86
27.
The Art of Japanese Life (2017)
Episode:
Cities
(2017)
59 min | Documentary, History
Dr James Fox explores how the artistic life of three great Japanese cities,Kyoto, Edo and Tokyo, has helped to shape the nation's identity and attitudes to past and present, east and west.
Director: Matthew Springford | Stars: James Fox, Yoshitaka Nukina, Raku Kichizaemon, Ebizô Ichikawa
Votes: 30
28.
The Art of Japanese Life (2017)
Episode:
Home
(2017)
59 min | Documentary, History
Dr James Fox explores the art of the Japanese home. The clean minimalism of Japan's homes has been exported around the world but has its origins in spiritual and philosophical values.
Director: Jude Ho | Stars: James Fox, Yoshiaki Nakamura, Manabu Noda, Tomoko Kawao
Votes: 22