Movies

Finding more freedom on the high seas than in war-torn Japan, the 'Bahansen' (Pirate ships) based on the Seto Inland Sea during the Warring Period...

Organized thieves battle against the Shogun’s ruthless ruling in attempt to get back their land.

Bunkichi disguises himself as a yakuza to solve a mysterious death.

Bored Hatamoto film #19

A good set-in-per-WW2 ninkyô type film with outstanding performances.

Edo, 1703. Young Sugino, one of the 47 rōnin seeking revenge against lord Kira, who caused that his master, Asano of Ako, committed seppuku,...

An injured Edo official is rescued by a vassal whose appearance is exactly like himself, and swears to sweep out the criminals from the town on his...

Nakamura Yukinojo gains popularity in Edo's kabuki scene as a handsome onnagata (a male actor who plays female roles). But hidden behind the placid...

Light-hearted samurai comedy. The second son of a feudal lord runs away from an arranged marriage. He saves the life of a princess whom he gets to...

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

The sixth episode of Hashizo Okawa's "Wakasama Samurai" catch series.

The story of an unusual friendship between a vagabond, masterless samurai and a magistrate.

While on the road, famed Yakuza Boss Jirocho is falsely accused of starting a peasant's uprising and chased by the law. Meanwhile, one of his...

Young lord investigates the mysterious death that takes place in the underworld.

A young lord solves the mystery of multiple murders involving a young couple and a woman.

Tange Sazen interferes with an evil plot against the Iga Yagyu family.

A wandering vagrant, Hantaro, risks his life to save a beautiful blind girl and her father from con artists.

Genjiro was a samurai in the past, but he became a Yakuza, a dandy with a tattoo of red peonies, he helps his younger brother who is caught up in a...

Famous for his coin tossing when capturing criminals, an Edo detective, Heiji, launches an investigation into the mysterious murder of his friend...