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Rurouni Kenshin
Japanese Movie - 20128.6
Former legendary assassin, Kenshin Himura, has now become a wandering samurai. Offering aid and protecting those in need as atonement for his past deeds. During this time, he comes across and aides Kaoru Kamiya. Her…
Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno
Japanese Movie - 20148.7
The "Kyoto Version" takes place several months after Kenshin joins the Kamiya Dojo. Shishio Makoto plans to conquer Japan by destroying the Meiji Government, starting with Kyoto. Feeling that his friends may be attacked,…
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends
Japanese Movie - 20148.8
Shishio has set sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the Meiji government and return Japan to chaos, carrying Kaoru with him. In order to stop him in time, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.…
Tenno no Ryoriban
Japanese Drama - 2015, 12 episodes8.6
Tokuzo Akiyama is a young man from a rural area who is married with a child along the way. One day, he eats a delicious breaded cutlet which inspires him to strive to become a chef, specializing in Parisian cuisine.…
Yae no Sakura
Japanese Drama - 2013, 50 episodes7.9
“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…
Asa ga Kita
Japanese Drama - 2015, 156 episodes8.4
In the late Tokugawa Shogunate, Asa was born as the second daughter of a wealthy merchant in Kyoto, Japan. Later, in Osaka, Asa entered various business fields like coal mines, banks, life insurance. She also founded…
Seiten wo Tsuke
Japanese Drama - 2021, 41 episodes8.0
Shibusawa Eiichi was born in 1840 to a farmer’s family. He grew up helping his family with work, which was to manufacture and sell indigo production and also silk farming. He left his hometown at the age of 23 and…
Hanako to Anne
Japanese Drama - 2014, 156 episodes8.1
Follows the life of a translator Hanako Muraoka; from the turbulent Meiji Period, to the Taisho Period and the Showa Period. Hanako Muraoka would go on to translate novel "Anne of Green Gables," by Canadian author Lucy…
Gochisosan
Japanese Drama - 2013, 150 episodes8.0
In the food themed drama, Uno Meiko is the daughter of parents who run a western style restaurant in Tokyo. She marries and moves to Osaka with her husband. Meiko experiences cultural differences between Tokyo and Osaka,…
Massan
Japanese Drama - 2014, 150 episodes8.1
It is based on the true story of Taketsuru Masataka and his Scottish wife Rita Cowen. Masataka is the first Japanese person to produce whisky in Japan when he opened his own distillery in Hokkaido in 1934. The title…
Lady Snowblood
Japanese Movie - 19737.8
Based on the manga series of the same name, the film recounts the tale of Yuki, a woman who seeks vengeance upon three of the people who raped her mother and killed her half-brother. The film's narrative is told out…
Hana Moyu
Japanese Drama - 2015, 50 episodes7.5
Fumi becomes Genzui Kusaka’s wife. During the turbulent times of the closing days for the Tokugawa shogunate, she lives positively and tries to keep up Shoin Yoshida's will. Shoin Yoshida is her older brother and intellectual.
Meiji Kaika: Shinjuro Tanteicho
Japanese Drama - 2020, 8 episodes7.5
Set during the early Meiji era, Private Detective Shinjuro Yuki returns to Japan from abroad. Trusted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, Detective Yuki attempts to solve some strange cases that have taken place.…
Sego-don
Japanese Drama - 2018, 47 episodes8.2
Segodon follows the life of the historical figure Takamori Saigo. He was born the first son of a lower-class samurai. He was exiled two times and went through three marriages. Takamori Saigo was one of the central figures…
Idaten
Japanese Drama - 2019, 47 episodes8.2
Follow up the story of 52 years and covers three editions of 1912 Stockholm Olympics, 1936 Berlin Olympics and 1964 Tokyo Olympics where it features the two lead characters Kanakuri Shisou as the first Japanese man to…
Ranman
Japanese Drama - 2023, 130 episodes8.2
Mantaro comes from a rich family in Kochi who owns a brewery but because of him being sickly, he becomes the target of bullying. As a child, he has been fascinated with plants and decides to quit school so as to head…
Natsume Soseki no Tsuma
Japanese Drama - 2016, 4 episodes7.7
Nakane Kyoko grew up in a wealthy family and was raised by her strict father Shigekazu who did not see learning as a necessity. At 19, Kyoko was introduced to Natsume Soseki as a prospective marriage partner. The two…
Warotenka
Japanese Drama - 2017, 151 episodes7.9
Set during the late Meiji era to post-World War II period at Osaka, featuring the lead character Fujioka Ten who is modeled after Yoshimoto Sei, the founder of Yoshimoto Kogyo and a female comedy show promoter. Ten is…
Ochoyan
Japanese Drama - 2020, 115 episodes8.0
Takei Chiyo was born to a poor family in Osaka Prefecture’s Minamikawachi district at the of the Meiji era. Her mother passed away when she was still a child, and she lived with her father Teruo and younger brother.…
Saka no Ue no Kumo
Japanese Drama - 2009, 13 episodes7.9
The 19th Century was a turbulent one for Japan. Enduring the throes of change brought about by the Meiji era, it still struggled to join the world and be considered a “civilized, modern nation.” After 300 years,…
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