Jidaigeki Movies

  • 1964
    Onibaba

    Onibaba

    Onibaba

    7.6691964HD

    While her son, Kichi, is away at war, a woman and her daughter-in-law survive by killing samurai who stray into their swamp, then selling whatever...

    Onibaba
  • 2024
    Samurai Detective Onihei: Lawless Love

    Samurai Detective Onihei: Lawless Love

    Samurai Detective Onihei: Lawless Love

    9.2862024HD

    A tale of friendship, betrayal, and forbidden love—set against the backdrop of Edo’s criminal underworld. While patrolling the Honjo...

    Samurai Detective Onihei: Lawless Love
  • 1960
    The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

    The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

    The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence

    5.21960HD

    The stormy tale of the Shinsengumi is told from its birth by master filmmaker Sasaki Yasushi, with an all-star cast based on the original story by...

    The Shogun’s Guard: Valor in Turbulence
  • 1967
    Samurai Rebellion

    Samurai Rebellion

    Samurai Rebellion

    8.2291967HD

    The mother of a feudal lord's only heir is kidnapped by the lord. Her husband and his samurai father must decide whether to accept the unjust...

    Samurai Rebellion
  • 1987
    The Orphaned Geisha

    The Orphaned Geisha

    The Orphaned Geisha

    01987HD

    Geisha Yaeko is approached by a samurai who has just returned to Edo while she is painting a picture of camellia flowers in a temple. The samurai,...

    The Orphaned Geisha
  • 2015
    Yagyu Jubei: The Fate of the World

    Yagyu Jubei: The Fate of the World

    Yagyu Jubei: The Fate of the World

    42015HD

    The fate of Tokugawa’s world hangs in the balance as Yagyu Jubei is sent on a mission to discover what happened to 10 of the shogun’s...

    Yagyu Jubei: The Fate of the World
  • 2024
    Sisam

    Sisam

    Sisam

    9.3332024HD

    A history drama portraying the confrontation between the indigenous Ainu people living on Japan’s northernmost main island—then called...

    Sisam
  • 2026
    Seppuku: The Sun Goes Down

    Seppuku: The Sun Goes Down

    Seppuku: The Sun Goes Down

    02026HD

    Kakizaki Yuji’s period film is not like the jidaigeki films we are used to. While it deals with themes of seppuku, duty, and loyalty to...

    Seppuku: The Sun Goes Down
  • 1952
    The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

    The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

    The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail

    6.6911952HD

    A fugitive lord and his six retainers disguise themselves as monks to bluff their way through a hostile checkpoint.

    The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
  • 1954
    Unique Sword Technique for Revenge

    Unique Sword Technique for Revenge

    Unique Sword Technique for Revenge

    01954HD

    Comedy directed by Torajiro Saito about swordsmen in the era of feudal Japan.

    Unique Sword Technique for Revenge
  • 1982
    The Man from Shimizu

    The Man from Shimizu

    The Man from Shimizu

    01982HD

    On the day his mother dies, young gambler Jirocho swears in front of her grave that he'll never gamble again. But, that night, Jirocho heads to a...

    The Man from Shimizu
  • 1958
    The Hidden Fortress

    The Hidden Fortress

    The Hidden Fortress

    7.9771958HD

    In feudal Japan, during a bloody war between clans, two cowardly and greedy peasants, soldiers of a defeated army, stumble upon a mysterious man who...

    The Hidden Fortress
  • 2015
    A Duel Tale

    A Duel Tale

    A Duel Tale

    82015HD

    Nakadai Tatsuya, Japan’s greatest living actor, gives the performance of a lifetime as Shoji Sanosuke, and elderly samurai forced to pick up...

    A Duel Tale
  • 2020
    Mio's Cookbook

    Mio's Cookbook

    Mio's Cookbook

    8.0632020HD

    When Mio was young, she lost her parents in a great flood and also became separated from her best friend Noe. Afterwards, Mio found her talent in...

    Mio's Cookbook
  • 2025
    Hokusai's Daughter

    Hokusai's Daughter

    Hokusai's Daughter

    8.52025HD

    The life of Katsushika Oi, daughter of Hokusai and a trailblazing female artist in Japan.

    Hokusai's Daughter
  • 1988
    Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure

    Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure

    Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure

    01988HD

    A thrilling and entertaining piece in which Jirokichi, portrayed by Morio Kazama, tackles a major event involving an attempt to assassinate the...

    Nezumi Kozo's Edo Adventure
  • 1964
    Samurai from Nowhere

    Samurai from Nowhere

    Samurai from Nowhere

    71964HD

    Misawa Ihei (Nagato) is traveling with his wife Tae (Iwashita Shima) who abhors the practice of sword fighting for prize money. Tae is the daughter...

    Samurai from Nowhere
  • 1968
    The Snow Woman

    The Snow Woman

    The Snow Woman

    6.8211968HD

    Two sculptors spend the night in a mountain lodge after being caught in a snowstorm. A female spirit appears and takes the life of one of the men....

    The Snow Woman
  • 1991
    A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

    A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

    A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

    71991HD

    In the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate, there was a cute warrior, Souji Okita, who belonged to the armed police of the shogunate in Kyoto. Very...

    A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era
  • 2011
    Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

    Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

    Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai

    7.1782011HD

    A tale of revenge, honor and disgrace, centering on a poverty-stricken samurai who discovers the fate of his ronin son-in-law, setting in motion a...

    Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai