Samurai Movies

Escaping the hustle and bustle of Edo, the Young Lord came to Oshima Island in Izu to take a vacation. Unexpectedly, the island's boss, Amimoto, was...

In July of 1864, in an incident at the Ikedaya Inn in Kyoto, thirty Shinsengumi suppressed a cell of twenty Choshu revolutionaries, possibly...

Magistrate Ooka and a samurai fight against evil forces.

A family is brutally murdered in their own home and the official government's sake dealer is framed as a rebel by a corrupt member of the Shogun's...

A 400 year old samurai encounters a modern feminist couple in the woods.

All is not well in an a small fishing village not far from Edo. Mysterious goings-on are happening at Echigoya’s Red Crane Mansion, and when...

As a result of illness and unemployment, Yamaoka Tatewaki, a "Hatamoto" (or direct vassal of the Shogun), pawned his family heirloom, a valuable Gosu...

Young swordsman, Tsukigata Hanpeita, longs for the day when rival clans cease their struggles for power and put an end to meaningless feudal wars....

During the 1700s in Japan, a young samurai warrior learns about love and the secret of killings vampires.

The legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai and their mission to avenge the death of their master.

Thief Yaheiji (Keizo Kanie) helped a dying young samurai (Hiroaki Murakami), after recovering, he lost his memory and returned to Edo under the name...

The rise of the famed gambler.

Araki Mataemon was a very strong warrior, and his feud against the samurai Kawai Matagorō is one of the most famous in Japan. Matagoro killed...

Haunted by bad luck, two friends learn to trust in the world again and take their destiny into their own hands.

The story of Dangonosuke, a boy samurai rescuing a woman from a villain is told comically.

A short documentary detailing the forging of a katana.

On the slope of Sengokuhara, a film crew is getting ready to shoot a major scene of a samurai movie.

Andrew Graham-Dixon takes a break from his art critic day job to immerse himself in the art, rituals and practices of the Japanese warrior cult. Will...