feudal japan

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Inn of Evil
7.3

Inn of Evil

Sep. 11, 1971

Inn of Evil

The story takes place in feudal Japan, when any commerce with the rest of the world was strictly prohibited. An idealist suddenly appears in an ...
The 47 Ronin
7.4

The 47 Ronin

Dec. 08, 1941

The 47 Ronin

Produced over a two-year period, Kenji Mizoguchi’s version of the oft-filmed Seika Mayama story The 47 Ronin was too big to be confined to ...
Love and Honor
7.7

Love and Honor

Dec. 01, 2006

Love and Honor

A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai (Kimura) and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband’s ...
Kagemusha
8.0

Kagemusha

Apr. 26, 1980

Kagemusha

When a warlord dies, a peasant thief is called upon to impersonate him, in order to protect his clan from appearing weak and vulnerable. But he ...
Sanjuro
8.1

Sanjuro

Jan. 01, 1962

Sanjuro

Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa’s tightly paced, beautifully composed “Sanjuro.” In ...
The River Fuefuki
7

The River Fuefuki

Oct. 19, 1960

The River Fuefuki

In a time of continuous civil wars ravaging the fields of feudal Japan, the eldest son of a very poor peasant family, living alongside the bridge ...
Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu
6.7

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

Jan. 03, 1965

Lord Tokugawa Ieyasu

In turbulent 16th-century Japan, the leaders of a minor fief have their child taken from them as a political hostage. His mother and his clan ...
Taira Clan Saga
7.2

Taira Clan Saga

Sep. 21, 1955

Taira Clan Saga

Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating the uprising of pirates in the western sea of Japan. But ...
Return of Daimajin
6.4

Return of Daimajin

Aug. 13, 1966

Return of Daimajin

The third and final film of the series, the same statue from the previous two Daimajin movies is located on the top of a mountain rather than on ...
Daimajin
6.7

Daimajin

Apr. 16, 1966

Daimajin

A giant stone statue comes to life to protect the residents of a small town against the depradations of an evil warlord. Release: Daimajin (1966) ...
The Hidden Blade
7.7

The Hidden Blade

Oct. 30, 2004

The Hidden Blade

Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of ...
Sword of the Stranger
7.8

Sword of the Stranger

Sep. 29, 2007

Sword of the Stranger

Pursued by formidable Chinese assassins, young Kotaro and his dog run into No Name, a mysterious stranger who gets pulled into the chase. The ...
Hana
6.6

Hana

Jun. 03, 2006

Hana

In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn’t an ...
The Twilight Samurai
8.1

The Twilight Samurai

Nov. 02, 2002

The Twilight Samurai

Seibei Iguchi leads a difficult life as a low ranking samurai at the turn of the nineteenth century. A widower with a meager income, Seibei ...
Return of Daimajin
6.2

Return of Daimajin

Dec. 10, 1966

Return of Daimajin

In a mountainous region of Japan, Lord Arakawa kidnaps the men of nearby villages to use as slave labor, producing gunpowder from his sulfur ...