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Kage no Gundan

7.9

In the year 1651, 11-year-old Tokugawa Ietsuna was installed as the fourth Shogun of the Tokugawa Era, sparking the enmity of various clans and officials who continually plotted to gain more power. Fearing the potential…

Raijingu Jakuchu Tensai Kaku Kakusei Seri

7.9

It tells the rise of Ito Jakuchu, a rich merchant turned talented artist in mid-Edo era Kyoto. He receives the support and admiration of his friend and mentor, Zen monk and poet, Daiten Kenjo. An apprentice from a toy…

Grim Reaper Case Book

7.8

Genshiro Kusaka, who runs a detective business in Edo city had a contract with Shinigami Juran. A “prostitute serial murder case” occurred at the Great Yukaku in Yoshiwara. How do both Genshiro and the Shinigami…

Hissatsu Shigotonin 2014 Special

7.8

On a day where gusty winds hint of rain, the one-armed Abekawa no Senkichi appears before Watanabe Shogoro. Their connection is a result of the death of Senkichi’s younger brother Mirokubo Ensai at Shogoro’s hands.…

Soroban Samurai Kaze no Ichibei

7.7

It is the Bunsei era (1818 – 1830). While the finances of samurai families were tight, people would entrust their household budget on a half-yearly basis to a roving steward who is the modern-day accountant and management…

Hissatsu Shigotonin 2007

7.7

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx

7.5

A distrustful Ogami Itto continues on his path of blood by working as an assassin-for-hire. On the way to his next assignment, to murder a traitor, he faces off against a group of female ninjas of the Yagyu clan.

Oyari Haishaku - Yoidore Kotoji Tomegaki

7.7

Akame Kotoji, a shabby, middle-aged, low-ranking samurai, is a stableman at the suburban villa of Narushima Michihisa, the feudal lord of the desperately poor Kuju domain. One day, he downs litres of alcohol in a drinking…

Okiku and the World

7.7

Two rogue vagrants make their living as “manure men”, turning the waste from the tenement toilets into fertiliser sold to local farmers. Enter Okiku, the only daughter of a fallen samurai, and amongst the overflowing…

Hakkenden

7.8

Takizawa Bakin, a popular Edo period author, begins to recount a story he is planning in front of his friend, the artist Katsushika Hokusai. The story is about eight warriors who, each carrying a jewel, gather together…

Humanity and Paper Balloons

7.5

In the film, Shinzo, a hairdresser living in a poor tenement, attracts the attention of the yakuza after opening a gambling den on his own. Struggling for money, Shinzo tries to pawn his hairdressing tools but is rejected…

Onmitsu Kenshi

7.6

The adventures of a roving samurai detective/spy, Akikusa Shintaro whose real identity is Matsudaira Nobuchiyo - the older half-brother of Tokugawa Ienari, the 11th Tokugawa shogun, who is still a minor. Because he is…

Mi wo Tsukushi Ryoricho

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…

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

7.4

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

We're Broke, My Lord!

7.6

Koshiro lives in Tanjousan Bun in Echigo. Koshiro lives peacefully as a commoner and surrounded by people that love him, including his father Sakubee. Sakubee works for the Tanjousan Bun. One day, many officials working…

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril

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.

Basara: The Princess Goh

7.6

In Japan during the late 1600s, ruler Hideyoshi Toyotomi replaces his newly deceased master of tea ceremonies with the young, grandiose Oribe Furuta. Gardener Usu and Hideyoshi's rebellious daughter, Princess Goh, join…

Baian: The Assassin

7.6

TV series about a doctor during the Edo period who uses his acupuncturist skills to both cure and kill. Dr. Baian is essentially a good man who accepts the money he receives for killing the bad so that he can heal the…

Joiuchi: Hairyou Tsuma Shimatsu

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…

Samurai's Promise

7.6

Uryu Shinbei appeals to his boss’s corruption, and his appeal is denied. He is kicked out of the han. Shortly afterwards, his wife, Shino, collapses from a disease and dies. Right before her death, she tells Uryu Shinbei,…