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#86420

Swords in the Moonlight 1

Japanese Movie - 1957

7.5

Set in the chaotic and transitory late Edo Period, the story follows the nihilistic antihero Ryunosuke Tsukue, a psychotic samurai who senselessly massacres a helpless pilgrim in the opening scene. From this point on…

#86421

Swords in the Moonlight 2

Japanese Movie - 1958

7.5

In the second episode of the trilogy, samurai Ryunosuke’s circumstances change: now blinded, he struggles to make a living as a mendicant flute-player. Otoyo, a woman whose husband was killed by Ryunosuke, works to…

#86422

Swords in the Moonlight 3

Japanese Movie - 1959

7.5

In this final episode, Ryunosuke, a psychotic samurai, is in Kofu (west of the Japanese capital of Edo, as Tokyo was then known), where he is employed to test a new sword each evening by killing a passerby. But the ghosts…

#86457

Kozure Okami 2

Japanese Drama - 1974, 26 episodes

7.5

The continuing story of a skilled assassin for hire and his child.

#86776

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons

Japanese Movie - 1973

7.5

Ogami Itto is challenged by five warriors as a test of his skill, each holding 1/5th of the details of his next assignment.

#86880

Mi wo Tsukushi Ryoricho

Japanese Special - 2014, 1 episodes

7.5

It is the Spring of 1814. The restaurant "Tsuru-ka" is gaining much popularity after its chef, Mio, won the prestigious cooking competition. One day, the owner of "Tsuru-ka", Taneichi, employed young Fuki to be the attendant…

#87390

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

Japanese Movie - 1972

7.4

Ogami Ito is ordered to kill a tattooed martial arts expert: an intriguing woman named Oyuki. Meanwhile, an army of warriors is hot on his trail.

#87316

Ichiro

Japanese Drama - 2015, 9 episodes

7.4

19-year-old Onodera Ichiro, who was born and raised in an Edo residence, is hastily summoned to return to his hometown after his father, the chief attendant of feudal lord processions, is killed in an accidental fire…

#89120

Daimajin

Japanese Movie - 1966

7.4

A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depredations of an evil warlord.

#88237

Mi wo Tsukushi Ryoricho

Japanese Special - 2012, 1 episodes

7.4

In Edo of the early 1800s, Mio is foretold that while she will live a life of trials and tribulations, there will always be a blue sky waiting for her beyond the clouds. As she tries to find a path for herself in the…

#90861

Choukosoku! Sankin-kotai

Japanese Movie - 2014

7.3

Naito Masaatsu, lord of the Yunagaya Domain, an area with only 15,000 citizens which also happens to control a valuable gold mine. When a scheme is hatched by Matsudaira Nobutoki, a member of the shogun’s elder council,…

#88851

Bakumatsu Gurume Bushimeshi!

Japanese Drama - 2017, 8 episodes

7.4

Set during the Bakumatsu (final years of the Edo period). Sakai Banshiro is a lower-class samurai. Leaving his family behind, he works at the lord’s castle. He consoles and solves the worries of the people by making…

#88828

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades

Japanese Movie - 1972

7.4

Ogami Itto rescues a prostitute who murdered her pimp in self-defense. As his code of honor dictates, he endures brutal torture in her place before continuing his travels. However, his handling of the situation catches…

#88291

Chronicle of the Evening Cicadas

Japanese Movie - 2014

7.4

Towards the end of the Edo period, Danno Shozaburo receives an order from Nakane, the prime minister at the han. The order is to keep watch over Toda Akiya, who has been in confinement for killing a boy servant who had…

#88246

Samurai Hustle II

Japanese Movie - 2016

7.4

Masaatsu Naito successfully completes Sankin-kotai (required ritual to visit the shogun). On his way home, he hears that an insurrection by peasants has taken place in his hometown of Yunagaya. Masaatsu Naito knows that…

#87837

Joiuchi: Hairyou Tsuma Shimatsu

Japanese Special - 2013, 1 episodes

7.4

In the Edo period of Japan, Isaburo Sasahara is a vassal of the daimyo of the Aisu clan. Sasahara is the most skilled swordsman in the land, whose only rival in ability is his good friend Tatewaki Asano. Isaburo is in…

#90427

Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell

Japanese Movie - 1974

7.3

Ogami Itto finally has his chance to put an end to the treacherous Yagyu clan and their leader, Lord Retsudo. However, Retsudo is more determined than ever to defeat his would-be assassin once and for all.

#91040

Denshichi Torimonochou 2

Japanese Drama - 2017, 8 episodes

7.3

Denshichi of Kuromoncho is a subordinate of a police constable. He punishes widespread evil in the back streets of Edo with a purple truncheon entrusted to him by the inspector Toyama Saemon, who is the magistrate of…

#91854

Sword of Desperation

Japanese Movie - 2010

7.2

Set during the Edo Period, "Sword of Desperation" tells the unforgettable story of swordsman Kanemi Sanzawmon. Three years ago, Kanemi Sanzawmon killed Renko, the mistress of the powerful daimyo Tabu Ukyou and a woman…

#94234

Wagemon: Nagasaki Tsuyaku Ibun

Japanese Drama - 2022, 4 episodes

7.1

Nagasaki became an international city during the Edo period with many Westerners coming back and forth for trades. The interpreters were a group of professionals needed for negotiations as well as to gather information.…