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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…

Samurai Sensei

7.6

Takechi Hanpeita, a samurai of Tosa domain who campaigned for the expulsion of foreigners, unwittingly travels 150 years in time from the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate to present day Japan. He becomes a teacher…

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…

Taboo

6.7

Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors are trained in swordfighting. A number of interpersonal conflicts are brewing in the training room, all centering around…

RYOMADEN

8.0

The 49th NHK Taiga drama is Ryoma den, set back in the Bakumatsu period. The story focuses on the life of Sakamoto Ryoma, who lived from 1835 to 1867. He was an important leader in the movement to overthrow the Tokugawa…

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…

Seiten wo Tsuke

8.0

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…

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…

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…

Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

7.4

Toshizo Hijikata, the "Baragaki" of Bushu Tama, heads to Kyoto with Isami Kondo, Souji Okita, and other comrades, with the dream of becoming a samurai in his heart. Under the auspices of the Tokugawa Shogunate, he formed…

Ichigeki

7.3

The drama depicts the exploits of the “Ichigeki Hishikkitai”, a special combat unit formed by farmers to deal with the "Imperial Robbers" and the "Imperial Thieves" of the Satsuma Clan, who were causing a stir in…

Shinsengumi Keppuroku

7.2

Shin Nihon Kenkaku Den 2

Matteita Yojinbo

Set in the Bakumatsu period, the story follows three ronins along with a jujutsu artist, as they take justice into their own hands, punishing evildoers. (Source: Japanese = tvdrama-db || Translation = MyDramaList)