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1. Silence (I) (2016)
R | 161 min | Drama, History
In the 17th century, two Portuguese Jesuit priests travel to Japan in an attempt to locate their mentor, who is rumored to have committed apostasy, and to propagate Catholicism.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano
Votes: 123,085 | Gross: $7.10M
2. Kwaidan (1964)
Not Rated | 183 min | Drama, Fantasy, Horror
A collection of four Japanese folk tales with supernatural themes.
Director: Masaki Kobayashi | Stars: Rentarô Mikuni, Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe, Kenjirô Ishiyama
Votes: 20,019
3. Irezumi (1966)
86 min | Drama
A seductive woman gets kidnapped into prostitution. After getting a spider tattoo made on her back, she grows vengeful, leaving several men in her path.
Director: Yasuzô Masumura | Stars: Ayako Wakao, Akio Hasegawa, Gaku Yamamoto, Kei Satô
Votes: 1,348
4. The Barbarian and the Geisha (1958)
TV-G | 105 min | Adventure, Drama, History
In 1856, the first U.S. Consul General to Japan encounters the hostility of the local authorities and the love of a young geisha.
Director: John Huston | Stars: John Wayne, Eiko Ando, Sam Jaffe, Sô Yamamura
Votes: 2,192
5. The Lady Shogun and Her Men (2010)
116 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
In an alternate history of the Edo period, disease greatly reduces the male population. Women rise to positions of authority, while men are prized for their ability to provide children. At the castle, Lady Shogun keeps a harem of men.
Director: Fuminori Kaneko | Stars: Kô Shibasaki, Kazunari Ninomiya, Hiroshi Tamaki, Maki Horikita
Votes: 452
6. Miss Hokusai (2015)
PG-13 | 93 min | Animation, Biography, Drama
The life and works of Japanese artist and ukiyo-e painter Katsushika Hokusai, as seen from the eyes of his daughter, Katsushika O-Ei.
Directors: Keiichi Hara, Stephanie Sheh, Michael Sinterniklaas | Stars: Yutaka Matsushige, Anne Watanabe, Erica Lindbeck, Richard Epcar
Votes: 3,506 | Gross: $0.22M
7. Orgies of Edo (1969)
Not Rated | 94 min | Drama, Horror
A collection of stories dealing with punishment toward women.
Director: Teruo Ishii | Stars: Teruo Yoshida, Toyozô Yamamoto, Masumi Tachibana, Michiko Ai
Votes: 571
8. The Ghost of Yotsuya (1959)
76 min | Horror
The ghost of a samurai's wife takes revenge on her husband.
Director: Nobuo Nakagawa | Stars: Shigeru Amachi, Noriko Kitazawa, Katsuko Wakasugi, Shuntarô Emi
Votes: 1,820
9. Jin (2009– )
54 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A brain surgeon named Minakata Jin faints at the hospital and awakens to find himself transported back in time to the Edo period.
Stars: Miki Nakatani, Wayne LeGette, Takao Osawa, Haruka Ayase
Votes: 1,097
10. Kaidan (2007)
Unrated | 115 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
Japan, 250 years ago. Soetsu is a moneylender who is killed by the cruel samurai Shinzaemon. His body is dumped in the Kasenega-Fuchi river. According to legend, all who drown in the river ... See full summary »
Director: Hideo Nakata | Stars: Kikunosuke Onoe, Hitomi Kuroki, Mao Inoue, Kumiko Asô
Votes: 1,213
11. Inn of Evil (1971)
121 min | Crime, Drama
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 isolated inn (the one that the title refers ... See full summary »
Director: Masaki Kobayashi | Stars: Tatsuya Nakadai, Komaki Kurihara, Wakako Sakai, Kan'emon Nakamura
Votes: 2,062
12. Why Not? (1981)
151 min | Drama
Near the turbulent end of the Edo era, a man returning to Japan after exile in America searches for his wife and becomes swept up in the current of revolution in this incisive period drama from the great Shohei Imamura.
Director: Shôhei Imamura | Stars: Shigeru Izumiya, Kaori Momoi, Masao Kusakari, Ken Ogata
Votes: 690
13. The Sultry Assassin: The Aphrodisiac Kill (2010)
68 min
The era of the eighth shogun, Yoshimune. Yasaburo, who is a commoner but devotes himself to the sword, helps a prostitute who has become unconscious after taking a numbing medicine.
Director: Ken'ichi Fujiwara | Stars: Akiho Yoshizawa, Yoshihiro Satô, Asami, Rin Kawai
Votes: 41
14. The Sensualist (1991 Video)
55 min | Animation, History, Romance
A man's erotic encounter with a courtesan in the 1700s.
Director: Yukio Abe | Stars: Masao Imanishi, Minori Matsushima, Ichirô Nagai, Taeko Nakanishi
Votes: 140
15. One Piece Jidaigeki Special: Luffy Oyabun Torimonocho (2005 TV Movie)
42 min | Animation, Action, Comedy
TV Special of "One Piece (1999)" with no connection with the main series. It takes place in an alternate, feudal universe. Luffy and Usopp are a crime fighters, Nami and Sanji run a restaurant, Zoro is a monk and Chopper the town's doctor.
Stars: Felecia Angelle, Erik Archilla, Greg Ayres, Laura Bailey
Votes: 453
16. Bushido (1963)
122 min | Action, Drama
After a salary-man's fiancée attempts suicide, he remembers his gruesome family history, which sees his ancestors sacrificing themselves for the sake of their cruel lords, and realizes that he's about to repeat their mistakes.
Director: Tadashi Imai | Stars: Kinnosuke Nakamura, Eijirô Tôno, Kyôko Kishida, Masayuki Mori
Votes: 507
17. A Boy and His Samurai (2010)
108 min | Comedy
After praying for a new job, a samurai is transported through time to today's Japan.
Director: Yoshihiro Nakamura | Stars: Shioli Kutsuna, Ryô Nishikido, Hitomi Satô, Keisuke Horibe
Votes: 683
18. Sexy Timetrip Ninjas (1984)
65 min | Comedy, Sci-Fi
1615. Ninja Sarutobi Sasuke is assigned the task of finding a hidden treasure that will restore his clan to their full power. However, sexy ninja warrior Kagero stands in Sasuke's way. ... See full summary »
Director: Yôjirô Takita | Stars: Yûka Takemura, Arisa Shindo, Yûko Aoki, Yutaka Ikejima
Votes: 112
19. Ôedo Reipuman (1996 Video)
76 min | Action, Comedy
"Cum in a bitch, you're a snitch, cum in a man and I'm your biggest fan" is what the great Samurai told his disciples. The young disciple Pete-San decides to take this meaning to a whole new level, by taking revenge with the power of rape
Director: Naoki Uesugi | Stars: Chikako Aoyama, Ritsuko Inao, Sakiko Mamiya, Kei Mizutani
Votes: 50
20. Mayonaka no Yaji-san Kita-san (2005)
124 min | Comedy, Fantasy
Yaji and Kita are two men who live in Edo. They are deeply in love. Yaji is married to a woman, while Kita is an actor addicted to various drugs.
Director: Kankurô Kudô | Stars: Tomoya Nagase, Shichinosuke Nakamura, Sadao Abe, Aja
Votes: 462
21. The Castle of Crossed Destinies (2012)
124 min | Drama, Sci-Fi
Director: Fuminori Kaneko | Stars: Machiko Ono, Shinnosuke Mitsushima, Masato Sakai, Masaaki Sakai
Votes: 114
22. Ôedo roketto (2007– )
Animation, Comedy, Drama
Stars: Cherami Leigh, Brina Palencia, Sonny Strait, Greg Ayres
Votes: 49
23. Sakurada Gate Incident (2010)
137 min | History
The Sakurada Gate Incident recounts the story of Mito Domain Samurai coming off house arrest named Seki Tetsunosuke (played by Osawa Takao). He along with other prominent Mito Clansmen are ... See full summary »
Director: Jun'ya Satô | Stars: Takao Osawa, Kyoko Hasegawa, Minosuke Bandô, Akira Emoto
Votes: 86
24. Ôoku: Tanjô - Arikoto · Iemitsu-hen (2012– )
Drama, Sci-Fi
Stars: Masato Sakai, Mikako Tabe, Kôki Tanaka, Hiroyuki Hirayama
Votes: 33
25. Ôedo Reipuman: Nyoin shokeinin (1996 Video)
74 min
Director: Naoki Uesugi | Stars: Chikako Aoyama, Ayane Miura, Takumi Nishio, Minako Ogawa
Votes: 27
26. Ohtori-jo no hanayome (1957)
86 min | Adventure, Comedy
Director: Sadatsugu Matsuda | Stars: Harue Akagi, Ushio Akashi, Hideo Azuma, Kensaku Hara
Votes: 25
28. Mikan-bune (1927)
8 min | Animation, Short
A Japanese businessman makes his fortune by shipping oranges from the farmlands to the capital city of Edo.
Director: Noburô Ôfuji
Votes: 29
29. Asura (2015)
168 min | Drama, Horror, Romance
It is the Edo period in Japan and all seems peaceful. There is a war brewing between demons and humans however. Lead by captain Izumo Wakuraba , a squad of samurai were ready, but the ... See full summary »
Director: Hidenori Inoue | Stars: Somegorô Ichikawa, Yûki Amami, Jun Hashimoto, Tsuyoshi Ihara
Votes: 8
30. Fists of Absinthe (2015)
21 min | Short, Action
On his maiden trip to Japan, a Samurai-obsessed American named Frank is taken to a local, hole-in-the-wall bar by his friend, Hiro. After being rejected by the first local girl he speaks to... See full summary »
Director: Brian Parker | Stars: Tomoko Hayakawa, Chuck Johnson, Masahito Kawahata
31.
Jin (2009– )
Episode:
Dai ichi wa
(2009)
93 min | Drama, Fantasy, Romance
A twenty-first century Japanese physician finds himself in mid-nineteenth century Japan and soon becomes involved in court intrigue and medical emergencies requiring his futuristic skills.
Director: Yûichirô Hirakawa | Stars: Takao Osawa, Miki Nakatani, Haruka Ayase, Keisuke Koide
Votes: 12
32.
Great Art Explained (2020– )
Episode:
The Great Wave by Hokusai: Great Art Explained
(2021)
17 min | Documentary
Hokusai was a painter during Japan's two centuries of self imposed isolation. He painted in the ukiyo e style which was quite popular with the rising merchant class. Ukiyo e paintings were ... See full summary »
Star: James Payne