Edo Period Movies
- 1980
Kagemusha
Kagemusha7.8091980HD
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid...
- 1961
Yojimbo
Yojimbo8.11961HD
A nameless ronin, or samurai with no master, enters a small village in feudal Japan where two rival businessmen are struggling for control of the...
- 1954
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto7.1381954HD
Struggling to elevate himself from his low caste in 17th century Japan, Miyamoto trains to become a mighty samurai warrior.
- 2002
Millennium Actress
Millennium Actress7.8192002HD
Documentary filmmaker Genya Tachibana has tracked down the legendary actress Chiyoko Fujiwara, who mysteriously vanished at the height of her career....
- 1962
The Tale of Zatoichi
The Tale of Zatoichi7.31962HD
The adventures of a blind, gambling masseur and master swordsman. Zatoichi targets a yakuza-controlled village, because war with a neighbouring...
- 1956
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island7.21956HD
A humble and simple Takezo abandons his life as a knight errant. He's sought as a teacher and vassal by Shogun, Japan's most powerful clan leader....
- 1955
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple7.1961955HD
After years on the road establishing his reputation as Japan's greatest fencer, Takezo returns to Kyoto. Otsu waits for him, yet he has come not for...
- 2015
Miss Hokusai
Miss Hokusai6.7362015HD
A daughter is constantly overshadowed by her famous father, but she is determined to make her own mark in the world.
- 1967
Samurai Rebellion
Samurai Rebellion8.1891967HD
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...
- 1992
The Oil-Hell Murder
The Oil-Hell Murder5.81992HD
The indolent son of an oil vendor becomes a regular customer of a prostitute, racks up a mountain of debt, and is disowned by his parents.
- 2003
When the Last Sword Is Drawn
When the Last Sword Is Drawn7.52003HD
Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town...
- 1952
Vendetta of a Samurai
Vendetta of a Samurai6.81952HD
The famous showdown at Kagiya corner has been told many times, but never before with the realism and intensity of this version scripted by Kurosawa...
- 1957
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths7.0921957HD
Residents of a rundown boardinghouse in 19th-century Japan, including a mysterious old man and an aging actor, get drawn into a love triangle that...
- 1973
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare6.2741973HD
Against the backdrop of the Edo treasury devaluing currency and driving many into poverty, Hanzo Itami enforces the law without regard to status. He...
- 1974
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?5.9191974HD
Hanzo extracts a confession from a ghost using his assaulting methods, foils thieves, connects with Heisuke Takei a friend from his youth, offers...
- 1965
Samurai Assassin
Samurai Assassin7.31965HD
Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of...
- 1986
Gonza the Spearman
Gonza the Spearman71986HD
The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokagawa Period, a time in which appearences are very important. Gonza competes with...
- 1972
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice6.31972HD
Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique way of extracting information for his inquiries....
- 2019
Samurai Marathon
Samurai Marathon62019HD
When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon,...
- 2000
Dora-heita
Dora-heita5.12000HD
A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, uses guile and his opponents' own...