Swords in the Moonlight 1

7.2

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…

Takekurabe

6.0

In a downtown area of Meiji era Edo, in the Yoshiwara red light district, teenage boy Shinnyo, son of a Buddhist priest, helplessly witnesses not only his sister Ohana being sold as a concubine by his money-loving…

Made to Order Cloth

6.0

Jirokichi the Rat is wanted in Edo for robbing the mansions of the rich. While on the run, he falls for Osen, a girl who has been sold to a brothel by her criminal brother, Nikichi. When he goes to find Nikichi, Jirokichi…

Son of Fire

4.0

Based on a Rakugo story Edo town. Kanda is in the pawn Wakadanna of the Large Store "Iseya", since he was a child, and loved fire. Takaji was disowned by his parentsand, Gaen all become firefighters. On a windy winter…

Mori Toshimitsu

Mori Toshimitsu is a Japanese actor.

Jean Youichi

Jean Youichi is a Japanese actor.

Nakamura Jakuemon IV

Nakamura Jakuemon IV was a Japanese film and kabuki actor most known for onnagata performance. In 1991 the Japanese government designated him as a Living National Treasure. (Source: Wikipedia)

Kido Shiro

Japanese film producer . Former Chairman of Shochiku . The current president of Shochiku, Junichi Sakomoto, is his grandson. Born in Tokyo Chuo-ku Tsukiji . He was also book author and director of 1931 movie "Lumpen and his Daughter" (ルンペンとその娘).

Nakamura Tsutomu

Screenwriter. Born in Toyama Prefecture.

Shinohara Yoshiko

Shinohara Yoshiko is a Japanese actress born in Osaka, Japan. (Source: MyDramaList)

Hata Hisao

Hata Hisao was a Japanese actor and playwright. He belonged to the Kansai Geijutsuza and the Mirai Theater Company, and worked as a directing lecturer until his later years to train young talents. He died at the age of 85. (Source: MyDramaList)

Fujisawa Kaoru

Fujisawa Kaoru is a Japanese actor.

Iwami Sakae

Yamamoto Sei

Sanada Ten Braves

7.0

Set at the end of the Sengoku period to early Edo period, "Sanada Ten Braves" follows 10 members of a ninja group who all serve under samurai warrior Yukimura Sanada.

Utamaro and His Five Women

7.1

Kitagawa Utamaro was a well-known painter in Edo and this film is his fictionalized story.

Bakumatsu Gurume Bushimeshi!

7.3

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…

Abacus and Sword

7.3

Set during the Meiji Restoration period of the Edo era, Naoyuki belongs to the 8th generation of the Inoyama family, a wealthy family known for finance and accounting. He is also a gifted mathematician and uses the…

Samurai Swordfish

7.4

“Samurai Swordfish” begins the story in the time of Edo, 1863. Eisuke Kajiki, a young blind swordsman, is entrusted with the son of his best friend, Toramaru Sakakibara, who is about to join the Shogun's Samurai…

Hakkenden

7.5

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…