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Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning

8.6

Before Himura Kenshin met Kaoru, he was a fearsome assassin known as Hitokiri Battousai. "Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning" tells the story of a young Kenshin who became the number one assassin for the Ishin Shishi (which…

JIN Season 2

8.4

It has been two years since Minakata Jin went back in time to the closing days of the Tokugawa shogunate. One day, Sakamoto Ryoma arrives from Kyoto to seek Jin's help. Ryoma says Katsu Kaishu's mentor, Sakuma Shozan,…

JIN

8.3

The story follows a brain surgeon named Minakata Jin, who has spent the last two years in anguish as his fiancee lies in a vegetative state after an operation he performed. One day, he faints at the hospital and awakens…

Harakiri

8.3

An elder ronin samurai arrives at a feudal lord's home and requests an honorable place to commit suicide. But when the ronin inquires about a younger samurai who arrived before him things take an unexpected turn. (Source:…

Yojimbo

8.1

Sanjuro, a wandering samurai, enters a rural town in nineteenth-century Japan. After learning from the innkeeper that the town is divided between two gangsters, he plays one side off against the other. His efforts are…

Gintama 2: Rules Are Meant to Be Broken

8.0

The Yorozuya need money to pay their rent. They decide to do several small jobs but in each place, they meet the Shogun. Meanwhile, the Shinsengumi is facing divisions. The internal conflict of special forces is linked…

Yae no Sakura

7.9

“Yae no Sakura” will tell the story of Niijima Yae, also known as Yamamoto Yaeko, who was born into the Aizu Domain during the late Edo period. Skilled in gunnery, she helped defend Aizu during the Boshin War, earning…

Atsu Hime

7.8

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. She accedes to the highest…

13 Assassins

7.7

A group of assassins come together for a suicide mission to kill an evil lord. (Source: IMDb)

Kimi to Yukite Saku: Shinsengumi Seishunroku

7.7

It is a story about the fictional young Shinsengumi soldiers Fukakusa Kyujuro and Kamagiri Daisaku. After his father is killed, Kyujuro joins the Shinsengumi to improve his sword skills and avenge his death. At the entrance…

Gintama

7.7

Set in the Edo period of a parallel world in which aliens from outer space called Amanto dominate the Earth, the film comically portrays various incidents which occur around Sakata Gintoki, an eccentric samurai who performs…

Gou - Himetachi no Sengoku

7.7

The 50th NHK Taiga drama is Gou. The story focuses on the life of Gou, the wife of the second Tokugawa shogun Hidetada. Gou was the third daughter of the daimyo Azai Nagamasa, who was married to the sister of Oda Nobunaga.…

Mi wo Tsukushi Ryouricho

7.7

In 1802, 8-year-old Mio lost her parents in a river flood in Osaka and feels all alone after she is also separated from her childhood friend Noe. She is saved by Yoshi, the proprietress of ‘Tenman Icchoan’, one of…

Gintama 2: Yonimo Kimyo na Gintama-chan

7.7

Neko Zamurai

7.6

Kyutaro is a swordsman who was feared by people at one time. Now, he is poor and lives alone quietly. Kyutaro doesn't know how to earn money without using his sword. By chance, Sakichi happens to see Kyutaro's swordsmanship…

Kamen Rider Den-O: I'm Born!

7.5

The movie takes place between episodes 27 and 28 of the series, featuring the DenLiner and its passengers travelling as far back as the Edo period of Japan. Ryotaro pursues the Molech Imagin to May 8, 2000. Though Den-O…

A Tale Of Samurai Cooking - A True Love Story

7.5

Set within the Kaga Domain in the Edo Period. Oharu is an excellent cook and is recognized for her skills. Due to her cooking talents, she marries Yasunobu, who is an heir to the Funaki family. The Funaki family serves…

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

7.5

Set during the 17th century when the samurai class struggled to find work. Poverty-stricken samurai Hanshiro enters the House of Ii, run by Kageyu, and requests to commit seppuku (suicide by disembowelment) in their…

Sakuran

7.5

A young kamuro (maid in a brothel) is sold into the red-light district of Yoshiwara and is put under the care of the oiran of the Tamagiku house, Shouhi, who names her Tomeki. The girl is very rebellious, leading to…

Ooku

7.4

In the year 1716, a mysterious epidemic strikes men in the country of Japan, dropping the population of men to 1/4th of its prior state. With the drastic reduction of men, the gender roles have become reversed in Japan.…