Shinsengumi: Last Days of the Shogunate

The stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi, with an all-star cast based on the original story by Shirai Kyoji. Starring the great Kataoka Chiezo as Kondo Isami, along…

The Sun Legend of the End of the Tokugawa Era

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When man- about- town Saheiji finds himself unable to pay for a bill at a brothel, he is forced to remain there to work off his debt. However he finds his wit and resourcefulness enable him to turn this situation to…

Itosato A Kyoto Courtesan at the End of Samurai Era

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Itosato is a geisha who belongs to the Shimabara wachigaiya in the geisha quarter of Kyoto during the closing years of the Edo Period. She has her heart set on the deputy commander of the Shinsengumi, Hijikata Toshizo,…

Wachigaiya Itosato

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Wachigaiya Itosato is a geisha in the fabled district of Shimabara, Kyoto. She falls in love with Hijikata Toshizo, who also seems to love Wachigaiya Itosato. One day, Serizawa Kamo asks Hijikata to give up Wachigaiya.…

Uehara Sakura

Sakura Uehara is an actress, known for Death Note: The Last Name (2006), Cho Rekishi Roman Sengoku & Bakumatsu Mystery (2010) and Yumemiru budô: Hon o yomu onna (2003). She has been married to unknown since April 2011. She was previously married to Noriaki Endo.

Inoue Shobun

Inoue Shobun was a Japanese actor born in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan. He graduated from Chukyo Commercial High School and was a second-term student at Haiyuza Acting School. After graduating, he co-founded the Shinginkai theater troupe and also worked with Rokugeisha and Group 71. Inoue began his acting career…

Mikimoto Shinsuke

Mikimoto Shinsuke was a Japanese actor. His credits include at least fifty films, as well as numerous television appearances, in a career that spanned several decades. Born in Kanazawa, he graduated from high school there. Then he attended Rikkyo University in Tokyo, graduating from the Faculty of Economics.…

Kotegawa Yuko

Kotegawa Yuko, born July 16, 1959 in Oita Prefecture, Japan, is a Japanese actress. Yuko made her film debut in 1976 in Hoshi to Arashi. She was cast in the 1983 Toho adaptation of the novel The Makioka Sisters. In 1991 the Japan Academy recognized her as the Outstanding Performance by an Actress in…

Otsuji Shiro

Otsuji Shiro was born on August 5, 1896 in Tokyo, Japan. He was an actor and director, known for Niho meiyu no tabi dainihen (1921), Blind Woman's Curse (1970) and Bakumatsu (1970). He died on April 9, 1952. (Source: IMDb)

Hosokawa Fumie

Fumie Hosokawa is a Japanese actress, singer, and model. She is often referred to as the “original” kyonyu (huge breasts) idol. Hosokawa was born in Tanabu, Aomori prefecture and lived in Etajima, Hiroshima Prefecture until the age of four. She then moved to Hawaii for a year to attend school there.…

Takakura Miki

Takakura Miki is a Japanese gravure idol and actress born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.

Oka Hiroaki

Hiroaki Oka is an actor and model currently under CAJ Inc. who was born in Yamanashi Prefecture on November 19th, 1998. He is born to a Japanese father and Chinese mother and can speak Japanese, English and Chinese. He has performed both domestic and international stages and also models overseas. He…

Sakurai Takahiro

Sakurai Takahiro is a Japanese voice actor, narrator, and radio personality. He belongs to intentions. After graduating from Yoyogi Animation Academy Nagoya School Acting Institute, he officially made his anime debut in 1996 with the TV anime "Bakuso Brothers Let's & Go!!." He received the Famitsu Award…

Matsuda Ryo

Matsuda Ryo is the Japanese actor who plays Hideyasu Jonouchi, aka Kamen Rider Gridon.

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)

Song of the Samurai: Youthful Days in Edo

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Set in Edo during the Bakumatsu period, the story follows Hijikata Toshizo, a former street fighter who once spent his days in constant conflict. His life begins to change after meeting Kondo Isami, Yamanami Keisuke,…

RYOMADEN

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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…

The Haunted Samurai

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A lowly but academically diligent warrior named Bessho Hikoshiro finds himself unable to move up in the world due to the stifling caste system of the Bakumatsu era. After being expelled from the household into which…

Hakuouki SSL - Sweet School Life - The Movie

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A live-action film adaptation of "Hakuouki SSL sweet school life", a spin-off game of the popular romance adventure game for women, Hakuouki, in which the setting has shifted from the Bakumatsu period to a modern-day…

Yae no Sakura

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“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,…