Jidaigeki Movies

  • 1908
    Battle at Honnôji Temple

    Battle at Honnôji Temple

    Battle at Honnôji Temple

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    In 1908, Director/Producer Shozo Makino (father of Japanese cinema) directed and produced the first dramatic film in Kyoto. “Honnô-ji...

    Battle at Honnôji Temple
  • 1952
    Castle of Revenge

    Castle of Revenge

    Castle of Revenge

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    The film vividly shows the misadventures of Oishi Kuranosuke and the human dramas inside the castle, which lead to the surrender of Ako Castle after...

    Castle of Revenge
  • 1981
    Shogun's Harem: The Mansion of Evil Spirits

    Shogun's Harem: The Mansion of Evil Spirits

    Shogun's Harem: The Mansion of Evil Spirits

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    In the era of the ninth shogun, Ieshige, the Ooku of Edo Castle was a world of only women, with Tokiwa at the head and numbering up to a thousand. ...

    Shogun's Harem: The Mansion of Evil Spirits
  • 1960
    Sandy Cruise

    Sandy Cruise

    Sandy Cruise

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    The news that the fifth Shogun Tsunayoshi was seriously ill caused a fierce struggle for the post of sixth shogun between the Mito faction and the...

    Sandy Cruise
  • 1959
    53 Stages of the Road

    53 Stages of the Road

    53 Stages of the Road

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    An Edo appointed official Baba must ensure the safe delivery of shogunate funds to Kyoto.

    53 Stages of the Road
  • 1954
    The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge

    The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge

    The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge

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    The second part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety of...

    The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 2: Dance of Revenge
  • 1957
    Temple of Revenge

    Temple of Revenge

    Temple of Revenge

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    Revenge breeds revenge. Ikuta Denpachiro, the martial arts instructor of the Honda family in Koriyama, lost a fight to the young samurai Enjo...

    Temple of Revenge
  • 1962
    Skull Coins

    Skull Coins

    Skull Coins

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    The mysterious story behind the Skull Coins, which are said to reveal the location of treasure, and the battle for them will make your heart beat...

    Skull Coins
  • 1953
    The Brothers who Protect the Mountain

    The Brothers who Protect the Mountain

    The Brothers who Protect the Mountain

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    In the mountainous region of Koshu, Taikahara, there was an intense power struggle between the prominent families, Tamaki and Kakukura. Facing the...

    The Brothers who Protect the Mountain
  • 1959
    Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

    Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

    Utamaro, Painter of the Woman

    01959HD

    Kitagawa Utamaro is a famous ukiyo-e artist known for his paintings of beautiful women. The courtesan who became his model became even more popular....

    Utamaro, Painter of the Woman
  • 1957
    Goblin's Highway

    Goblin's Highway

    Goblin's Highway

    01957HD

    Gombei is Nameless, a wanderer who is skilled with a sword and has a great sense of humor, who tries to save the good people of the Kiso Valley, he...

    Goblin's Highway
  • 2023
    Okiku and the World

    Okiku and the World

    Okiku and the World

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    Two rogue vagrants make their living as "manure men", turning the waste from the tenement toilets into fertiliser sold to local farmers. Enter Okiku,...

    Okiku and the World
  • 1961
    Bride of White Castle

    Bride of White Castle

    Bride of White Castle

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    A young girl, Okimi, falls in love with Kiritaro, a handsome thief disguised as a wealthy young master.

    Bride of White Castle
  • 1952
    Fighting Yasubei

    Fighting Yasubei

    Fighting Yasubei

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    Yasube Nakayama left the clan and lives in Edo. One day, Yasubei visits his uncle Rokuroemon Kanno to borrow money from a moneylender in the amount...

    Fighting Yasubei
  • 1958
    The Black Hooded Man 5

    The Black Hooded Man 5

    The Black Hooded Man 5

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    The Black Hooded Man 5
  • 1960
    The Samurai Markets

    The Samurai Markets

    The Samurai Markets

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    The success story of a group of ronin who fights against traffickers during the Edo Tenpo period.

    The Samurai Markets
  • 2000
    Chūshingura Urabanashi: Nakazō Kyōran

    Chūshingura Urabanashi: Nakazō Kyōran

    Chūshingura Urabanashi: Nakazō Kyōran

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    Nakazo is forced by his foster mother, Shun, to practice dance intensively. He is bullied in the Kabuki world, and worries about his future as an...

    Chūshingura Urabanashi: Nakazō Kyōran
  • 1954
    Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery

    Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery

    Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery

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    Bored Hatamoto film #16.

    Bored Hatamoto: The Million-ryo Mystery
  • 1954
    Hirate Miki the Swordman

    Hirate Miki the Swordman

    Hirate Miki the Swordman

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    The man is chased by losing the beauty and preciousness of love and the foundation of life without overcoming the hardship of life.

    Hirate Miki the Swordman
  • 1983
    Kenkaku Shōbai: Kadowakashi

    Kenkaku Shōbai: Kadowakashi

    Kenkaku Shōbai: Kadowakashi

    01983HD

    Kohei Akiyama, a popular master swordsman, and his son Daijiro live in the town of Edo in good faith. While running a dojo, Daijiro and his father...

    Kenkaku Shōbai: Kadowakashi