3494 results found for: Samurai Fiction
Abe Junko
Abe Junko (formerly known by her stage name Yoshinaga Jun) is a Japanese actress. After her breakthrough role in the Palm D'Or nominated film "Futatsume no Mado" she was expected to become a big a star in Japan. But she chose to go to the United States for a year to study English and drama at New York…
Tomosaka Rie
Tomosaka Rie is a Japanese actress and pop star from Mitaka-shi, Tokyo, born on October 12, 1979, in Nagano-shi, Nagano. She works for Itoh Company. From 1996 to 1997, she has also released music under the name Eri Sakatomo. In 1992, Rie Tomosaka joined the entertainment world with the commercial film…
Morimoto Shintaro
Morimoto Shintaro is a Japanese singer, actor and member of the group SixTONES under Starto Entertainment. His older brother is Morimoto Ryutaro, a former member of Hey!Say!JUMP. He won the Newcomer of the Year and Hot Topic (Actor) Award for his role in "Shotai" at the 48th Japan Academy Film Prize.
Narumi Riko
Narumi Riko, born in Yokohama, Kanagawa Prefecture, is a Japanese actress and fashion model. She was born Tsukamoto Riko. She grew up in Kawasaki. Her special talents include playing the piano and guitar. Her nickname is Rikopin was given to her on a Japanese radio program.
Kora Kengo
Kora Kengo is a Japanese actor and model who has gained recognition for roles in films such as "Sad Vacation", "Into the White Night", "The Millenial Rapture", "The Egoists", "Snakes and Earrings" and "Norwegian Wood". Kengo has gained a lot of recognition for his versatility and wide range of works.…
Ueto Aya
Born in Tokyo, Japan, Aya Ueto received her first break in August 1997, when, at the age of 11, she won the Special Jury Prize at the 7th All-Japan Bishoujo Contest. After this initial success, she tried her hand at both acting and singing, appearing in various minor TV drama roles, as well as a low-budget…
Nishikido Ryo
Nishikido Ryo is a Japanese idol, singer, actor and songwriter. He is a member of Japanese boy band Kanjani Eight and a former member of Japanese male idol group NEWS. He made his major debut in 2004 as an actor and a singer. Nishikido left NEWS due to scheduling conflicts making it difficult for him…
Nezumi, Edo wo Hashiru 2
Japanese Drama - 2016, 8 episodes7.3
It is the Bunka-Bunsei period. While the culture of the townspeople matures and flourishes, administration by the close advisers of the 11th Tokugawa shogun Ienari is rampant and characterized by a debasement of public…
Shinsengumi
Japanese Movie - 19697.4
As Japan nears the end of the nineteenth century and power shifts from the Shogunate to the Emperor, the Shinsengumi, a band of samurai, farmers, and peasants, rise to resist the tide of change. Led by Isami Kondo,…
Okiku and the World
Japanese Movie - 20237.4
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…
Kill!
Japanese Movie - 19687.6
Comedy directed by Okamoto Kihachi. Storyline is based on the same novel as "Sanjuro" by Kurosawa Akira. In this chanbara (samurai theme film) piece we can find many cliches from earlier productions. Even if you're…
Gin Nikan
Japanese Drama - 2014, 9 episodes7.6
Set in Tenma, Osaka. Matsukichi is the son of a samurai. His father is killed because of a grudge and Matsukichi is also in danger. At this time, Wasuke, the owner of the store Ikawa, saves Matsukichi's life. He then…
Onimasa
Japanese Movie - 19827.6
Matsue is the adoptive daughter of the Kiryuin House, a small yakuza clan in Shikoku. Onimasa, their leader, is the last heir to a family of samurai. He is hard in business but respected by the poor because of his…
Sego-don
Japanese Drama - 2018, 47 episodes8.0
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…
Shinobi no Mono
Japanese Movie - 19627.1
Set during Japan's Sengoku period, this movie depicted Goemon Ishikawa, a famous outlaw hero who was boiled alive at the end of the 16th century by order of Hideyoshi Toyotomi, as a ninja who fought against samurai…
Zenin Seppuku
Japanese Movie - 20217.0
Completing Toshiaki Toyoda's politically urgent Resurrection Trilogy following Wolf's Calling (2019) and The Day of Destruction (2020), this electrifying short follows a man tasked with assisting in the ritual suicide…
Sukiyaki Western Django
Japanese Movie - 20076.9
Inspired by the historical rivalry between the Genji and Heike clans, which ushered in the era of samurai dominance in Japanese history, Sukiyaki Western Django is set "a few hundred years after the Genpei War". The…














