Zankuro Matsudaira (Ken Watanabe) is a low-grade vassal of the Tokugawa Shogun, forced to moonlight as a bodyguard and executioner to make ends meet. He also has a drinking problem, an overeating mother, and a propensity to protect the oppressed, all of which eat into his finances. His confident mother Masajo (Kyoko Kishida) is the descendant of a famous family of shogunate retainers and a mistress of the pen and sword, who regards her son as a failure.
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During the war-torn feudal wars in Japan, the Awa clan faced certain extinction from a rival clan backed by demonic forces. However, a careless promise by their lord leads to both salvation and disgrace when their family dog brings back the head of the enemy warlord and insists on marrying the lord's daughter. Their unnatural union bears fruit but when both are killed, the eight unborn pups are reincarnated as the eight Dog Warriors - The Hakkenden. As they slowly find each other and come together as a group, these eight warriors, who represent the eight separate aspects of Bushido, engage in bloody battles with demonic entities and evil samurai in a final attempt to redeem their clan!
After 2 years of completely isolation in mountains, Musashi comes back in order to live a normal life. However, after his duel against Kojiro Sasaki he has many enemies who want to kill him...
Saotome Mondonosuke, "Hatamoto" (direct servant of the shogun), a handsome man with a scar on his forehead in the form of a crescent moon, a favorite of the shogun. He is a master of martial arts, who owns the style of Moroha-ryu seigan-kuzushi (fencing), Yoshin-ryu tai-jutsu (the art of fighting without weapons) and even military science, but in the era of Genroku (1688-1704) all these skills are not in demand, and this brings boredom to Mondonosuke. To dispel boredom, this so-called "bored gentleman" walks around the city, and when he hears about some incident, he rushes to the place and defeats evil with his invincible swordsmanship. Mondonosuke has a 17-year-old sister, Kikuji (Yukiko Kashiwagi), and Kikuji's lover, Kirishima Kyoya (Takao Kataoka), becomes his right hand.
It is said that the Shinsengumi, led by Isami Kondo, delayed the start of the Meiji restoration by 10 years. This is a large-scale historical drama that tells about their life path up to the battle of Ikedaya.
Manji is a crass, violent samurai with a special ability: he cannot die. Cursed with immortality by the nun Yobikuni as punishment for his ruthless deeds, he has grown weary of his ageless life. The only way to lift the curse is to slay 1,000 evil men. So Manji wanders Japan, shedding the blood of the wicked on his quest to finally die.
A Japanese period drama broadcast in prime-time in 1984, based on Goseki Kojima and Kazuo Koike 's manga of the same title. Kainage Mondo is a secret child of Tokugawa Yoshimune and skilled swordsman. His job is a part to test food for poison for Yoshimune. He was on a journey but he goes to Edo to see Yoshimune. The Owari han have longed for the post of shogun and try to murder Yoshimune, in order to get shogun's post. Fuki is a kunoichi of Kōka. She tries to murder Yoshimue but she comes to like Mondo and eventually starts working for Mondo and Yoshimune. Mondo protects Yoshimune's life from Owari han and other enemies.
In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.
As villages perish under the thumb of a cruel race of warriors, a young priestess named Kirara travels the countryside gathering stray samurais.
Saburo is a high school student good in sports, but not very good with his studies. One day, Saburo travels back in time and arrives in the Sengoku period of 1549. There, Saburo meets Nobunaga Oda who looks and sounds just like Saburo. Nobunaga Oda is the son of a warlord and magistrate of the lower Owari Province. Nobunaga Oda, though, is physically weak, and he asks Saburo to take his place. Then, Saburo as Nobunaga Oda attempts to unify the country of Japan.
After a sheltered upbringing as the adopted daughter of one of Japan's most powerful clans, Heaven Kogo embarks on a dangerous journey to learn the truth about her family and her own destiny, in this adaptation of a series of popular young-adult novels by Carrie Asai. The six-hour miniseries began its three-day premiere on ABC Family on September 5, 2008.
Many years ago the world was divided into two stars, the Eastern and the Western, that were connected by a bond known as the Dragon Pulse. On the Western Star, Jeanne D’Arc is shunned as a heretic for her visions of a champion who will save the planets that have become embroiled in war. Now the fate of two worlds hangs in the balance as, at the order of King Arthur, Jeanne travels from the West to the East with Leonardo Da’Vinci at her side, in search of their long awaited savior- Nobunaga!
Takechi Hanpeita, a samurai from Bakumatsu period time-travels 150 years to modern day Japan.
A young orphan named Biwa is taken in by the powerful Taira Clan—also known as the Heike—after their leader witnesses her extraordinary psychic abilities. Unfortunately, what she predicts is a future of bloodshed, violence, and civil war. Inspired by the 12th-century epic tale Heike Monogatari.
Jinta journeys through a century-spanning epic, all while questioning why he wields a sword.
Sakazaki Iwane is a ronin who spends idle days in Edo. Until a few months ago, he was a promising son and successor to a powerful family in Bungo. He has came back to Edo, where he lived for a while for swordplay training with his two best friends, after a tragedy in the three's home domain—both of the two friends died, one of them killed by Iwane by command of the domain lord's chief retainer. Iwane left his home for Edo, leaving behind his fiancée, a sister of the friend he killed. Eventually, Iwane detects the conspiracy behind the deaths of the two friends and struggles to reform his domain.
A former samurai, a yakuza bodyguard, a devious spy, and a geisha assassin try to find their place in the rapidly evolving Meiji-era while escaping the sins of their pasts.
Sozaburo Kanasugi is a samurai in the Kyushu countryside. After accepting a secret mission from his daimyo, he leaves his clan and travels alone to Edo to accomplish his task.
Fuyu no Semi is a Japanese anime OVA loosely based on the manga series, Embracing Love, which also aired on the Logo cable channel in the US. The story, set in historical Japan, follows two samurai from opposing political groups, one protectionist and the other globalist, who fall in love with each other.
He lost his land, his father, and was torn from his mother. Lonely and wounded, young Takechiyo thought he'd live out his days quietly as a hostage. But fate had other plans. Inspired by Mikawa warriors, he becomes a minor lord and dives into a war-torn world ruled by monsters like Nobunaga and Shingen.Life-or-death moments, miscalculations, and no time to breathe—what will you do, Ieyasu?
Yukimura Chizuru is the daughter of a doctor who works in Edo; her father leaves Edo to work as a volunteer doctor and moves to Kyoto without his daughter. As time passes by, Chizuru starts worrying about losing contact with her father, so she decides to go to Kyoto in search of him. On the way, Chizuru is attacked by few criminals and witnesses a fight between an oni and the Shinsengumi. Taking her into custody and saving her, the Shinsengumi debate on what to do with Chizuru when they discover that she is the daughter of the doctor they are also looking for. So they decide to become Chizuru's protectors and help her look for her father (the doctor). Lots of events happen while she stays with the Shinsengumi, as they discover mysterious secrets and also fight against the Bakumatsu group.
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8 episodes • 1995
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Side Job | Jan 9, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Two Bodyguards | Jan 16, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Sister Comes Home | Jan 23, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Mystery of the Blue Skin | Jan 30, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Voluntary Imprisonment | Feb 6, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 6 | I am the Shogun | Feb 13, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 7 | The Master of Waste | Feb 20, 1995 | 0.0 |
| 8 | A Mysterious Killer | Feb 27, 1995 | 0.0 |
11 episodes • 1997
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spring and Fire Prevention | Jan 1, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Staying to Work | Jan 8, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 3 | A Mother's Revenge | Jan 15, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Visitor from the North | Jan 22, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Kumogakure | Jan 29, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Officer's Trap | Feb 5, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Kichiji, the White Fish | Feb 12, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Reward Under the Cherry Trees | Feb 19, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 9 | The Refugee | Feb 26, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Flower of Nardus | Mar 5, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Umbrella | Mar 12, 1997 | 0.0 |
11 episodes • 1997
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two Men | Nov 5, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Tiger Hunter | Nov 12, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Sister | Nov 19, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 4 | 36 Bodies | Nov 26, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Horse Legs | Dec 3, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 6 | The Red Gold | Dec 10, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 7 | If Dogs Could Walk | Dec 17, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Voluntary Seppuku | Dec 24, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 9 | A Lovely Witness | Dec 31, 1997 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Woman Who Waits in Vain | Jan 7, 1998 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Bushi Fukagawa | Jan 14, 1998 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 1999
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mother | Mar 17, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 2 | The Man Who Went Away | Mar 24, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The Otone Moon | Mar 31, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Love Letter | Apr 7, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Trap Within a Trap | Apr 14, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Prison Break | Apr 21, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Samurai Training | Apr 28, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Woman in Sight | May 5, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Persecuted Outcast | May 12, 1999 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Being a Man | May 19, 1999 | 0.0 |
10 episodes • 2001
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Annoying loyalist | Dec 24, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Demon of Hakone | Dec 31, 2001 | 0.0 |
| 3 | The last ninja | Jan 7, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Bandit apprentice | Jan 14, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Haunted house | Jan 21, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Sacrificial price Goryo | Jan 28, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Mother's dream | Feb 4, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Rancho Masajyo | Feb 11, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Woman of Fuyukicho | Feb 18, 2002 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The last deadly battle | Feb 25, 2002 | 0.0 |