Raktažodis Edo Period

Gal kiek per tradicinis filmas, kaip iš Takashi Miike rankų, „13 žudikų“ jau dabar atrodo, kaip šiuolaikinė filmų apie samurajus klasika. Istorinis filmas (šis, beje, atspindi tikrus įvykius Japonijos istorijoje) žiūrisi kaip pramoginis ne ta prasme, kad yra juokingas ar lengvai pateiktas, bet būtent atvirkščiai – filmo pradžioje rodomi vieno „neliečiamojo“ žiaurumai sukelia autentiškų pasėkmių reakciją, kurią Takashi Miike perteikia aukštumoje – nuo puikaus aktorių ansamblio parinkimo iki kiekvienos scenos užfiksavimo vizualiu operatoriaus darbu. Kone ketvirtadalį juostos trunkanti lemiama kova tarp 13 samurajų ir blogiečių armijos, kaip, tiesą sakant, ir visas filmas, prašosi didžiojo ekrano, bet čia jau ne mūsų valioje…

Devyni jauni samurajai pradeda manyti, kad jų valdovo kamerheras, Matsuta, yra korumpuotas po to, kai šis suplėšo jų peticiją prieš organizuotą nusikaltimą. Vienas iš jų apie tai praneša komendantui, kuris sutinka padėti. Kai devyni samurajai paslapčia susitinka šventykloje aptarti to, roninas (Toširo Mifunė) nugirsta jų planus ir pasako jiems, jog komendantas bus nusikaltėlis, o ne kamerheras. Kol iš pradžių samurajai įsižeidžia dėl jo tvirtinimų, jie greitai suvokia, kad jis teisus. Kai roninas padeda jiems išsisukti iš pasalos, jie paklausia, kaip galėtų atsidėkoti, taigi jis paprašo šiek tiek pinigų, tačiau kai suvokia, jog Matsuta ir jo šeima dabar tikriausiai pavojuje, jis nusprendžia jiems padėti.

Taika XVII a. Japonijoje Shoguntatą palaužė karių klanai, išmesdami tūkstančius samurajų iš darbo į skurdą. Garbinga tokio likimo pabaiga pagal samurajų kodą yra ritualinė savižudybė - hara-kiri. Vyresnysis karys Hanshiro Tsugumo (Tatsuya Nakadai) siekia būti įleistas į feodalo valdovo namus, kad įvykdytų tą ritualą. Jis sužino apie savo uošvio, jauno samurajaus, kuris ieškojo darbo namuose, likimą, o vietoj to barbariškai buvo priverstas tradicinio hara-kiri su paprastu bambuko peiliuku. Samurajus atsiminimuose pasakoja tragišką savo uošvio istoriją ir tai, kaip jis buvo priverstas parduoti savo tikrąjį kardą ,kad galėtų padėti sergančiai žmonai ir vaikui.

Asmens sargybinis − japonų kino režisieriaus Akiros Kurosavos 1961 m. pastatytas juodai-baltas gangsterių džidai-geki filmas. Vienišas samurajus atvyksta į dviejų nusikaltėlių grupuočių valdomą miestelį, kuriame kenčia silpni ir dori žmonės.

Klano vadas atstumia savo sugulovę ir priverčia jaunąjį samurajų ją vesti. Kai aplinkybės keičiasi ir klanas reikalauja ją grąžinti, samurajus ir jo tėvas meta iššūkį besąlygiško paklusnumo tradicijai.

Šis Kanų festivalio pagrindiniu prizu ir prancūzišku "Sezaru" apdovanotas japonų kino patriarcho Akiros Kurosawos filmas pasakoja alegorišką viduramžių Japonijos istoriją. Po imperatoriaus mirties, kad priešai nepasinaudotų sąmyšiu, nusprendžiama surasti valdovo antrininką. Juo tampa nuo mirties kartuvėse išgelbėtas vagis, panašus į imperatorių. Paties Šekspyro plunksnos vertas siužetas!

The year is 1863, with the story being based in Kyoto. We follow a youth named Nio who is an honest and kind soul who's considerate of his family, yet he also has a hidden burning passion for seeking justice. From the time he came across Toshizou Hijikata and Souji Okita, members from a group of hated ronin known as the Miburo, his life then takes a turn to a bluer, and clearer path. Nio, alongside the other men whose hearts burn bravely and true, step forth towards an honest path with their blue wills adorned on their hearts!

Gabimaru reigns as the strongest and most ruthless assassin in his village. But now finds himself on death row—with only one way out: retrieve the Elixir of Life from a sinister island. Longing for freedom, he accepts the challenge. But with fellow convicts vying for the same prize and demonic beasts lurking, how will Gabimaru survive this harrowing quest?

Driven by a dream of revenge against those who made her an outcast in Edo-period Japan, a young warrior cuts a bloody path toward her destiny.

It is currently the Taiheimeji era, during the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate. In this era, breasts mean everything. If you have breasts, you are guaranteed wealth and popularity, but if you lack them, you are rarely considered human. Inside the shogunate, there is a group of warriors that support the government—the Manyuu Clan, which helps raise the future big breasts. Written on a secret scroll possessed by the clan, there are said to be various techniques on how to grow big and beautiful breasts. Chifusa is the heir of the clan. However, she takes the secret scroll and runs away with it, hoping to fight against the cruel world that the Manyuu Clan has created…

In the Edo period, there was a shrine maiden called "Itsukihime" in the mountain village of Kadono. Jinta, a young man who acts as the shrine maiden's guardian despite being a stranger, encounters a mysterious demon who speaks of the far future in the forest where he went to defeat it. From Edo to the Heisei era, this huge Japanese fantasy series follows a demon man who travels through time while continuously questioning the meaning of wielding a sword.

At the beginning of the Edo Era, when people enjoyed a time of peace, Lord Tokugawa Tadanaga holds a fighting tournament. In the past, matches were fought with wooden swords. This time, real swords will be used. One-armed Fujiki Gennosuke and blind Irako Seigen will fight each other in this match. Both are disciples of Iwamoto Kogan, who is known as Japan's greatest swordsman. Each of them are determined to prove himself the successor of Iwamoto's school. However, there can only be one champion. So begins a story of intertwining fates, conflict, and strange destinies.

In an alternate history where the male population is nearly decimated, eligible men serve as concubines to the woman shogun inside the walls of the Ooku.

Set in the mid-Edo period, this drama follows Sachi, who works as an apprentice at the Osaka Tenma kimono merchant Isuzuya and strives to carve a way to success despite the challenges she faces.

After awakening in the Edo era, a neurosurgeon uses his medical knowledge to help those around him while searching for a way back to the present day.

The historical novel series depicts Heizou Hasegawa, who metes justice on wrongdoers and supervises the crackdown on arsonists and robbers in Japan's Edo period (1603-1868).

During the Kyoho period in the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune, there is a gang of thieves active not just in Edo but also the Tokaido and the Nakasendo, and all across the Kansai region, stealing large sums of money with skillful techniques. They only target the very wealthy and never kill or injure people. They appear with the clouds and disappear like the mist. On the night that the beautiful Ochiyo is to become the bride of a dry goods dealer, a large amount of money hidden inside the shop is stolen. The gang disappears without injuring anyone. It was a two-year plan to marry Ochiyo off so that she could bring them in. The leader of this gang is Kumokiri Nizaemon, the greatest bandit of all time. He keeps a rein on his highly-skilled and notorious followers Nanabake no Ochiyo, Kinezumi no Kichigoro, Subashiri no Kumagoro, Ingakozo Rokunosuke and others.

Yae no Sakura is a 2013 Japanese television series. It is the 52nd NHK taiga drama. The story focuses on Niijima Yae, who is portrayed by Haruka Ayase.

Life isn't easy in feudal Japan... especially since the aliens landed and conquered everything! Oh sure, the new health care is great, but the public ban on the use of swords has left a lot of defeated samurai with a difficult decision to make concerning their future career paths! This is especially true if, as in the case of Gintoki Sakata, they're not particularly inclined towards holding a day job, which is why Gintoki's opted for the freelance route, taking any job that's offered to him as long as the financial remuneration sounds right. Unfortunately, in a brave new world filled with stray bug-eyed monsters, upwardly mobile Yakuza and overly ambitious E.T. entrepreneurs, those jobs usually don't pay as well as they should for the pain, suffering and indignities endured!

The drama series depicts the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616). Takechiyo (who later becomes Tokugawa Ieyasu) was born as the son of a poor and powerless daimyo. Takechiyo lost his father during a war. He grew up lonely and away from his mother. Takechiyo didn't have a clue about what his future would hold. He then has a dramatic meeting with the young Oda Nobunaga.

Shinsengumi! is a Taiga drama television series produced by Japanese broadcaster NHK. It was a popular drama about the Shinsengumi, a Japanese special police force from the Bakumatsu period.

The story is set in Edo's Fukagawa district, where the heroine, Oichi, dreams of becoming a doctor and assists her father, a physician named Shōan. Oichi possesses a special ability: she can hear the "voices" and see the "figures" of those who have passed away with unresolved regrets. With a cheerful and positive outlook, Oichi, together with a local police chief, delves into the darkness of human nature, solving mysteries along the way. While the story offers the thrill of a period mystery with unexpected culprits, it is also a coming-of-age tale of Oichi as she struggles and ultimately carves out her own path using her unique powers.

A pair of adopted siblings run a rental shop in old Edo where fire and flooding is prevalent and everyday items are rented out to not impede when they flee. Mixed in the inventory are old objects that have turned into spirits after hundreds of years of existence called, Tsukumogami.

Hasegawa is a chief police of big heart who leads a band of samurai police and cultivates reformed criminals as informants to solve difficult crimes.

Fumi becomes Genzui Kusaka’s wife. During the turbulent times of the closing days for the Tokugawa shogunate, she lives positively and tries to keep up Shoin Yoshida's will. Shoin Yoshida is her older brother and intellectual.

The Shogunate is in its final years, and war is fast approaching. When Yojiro Akizuki, a dark and mysterious mercenary, nears something supernatural with some kind of importance to him, the ornament on the end of his sword hilt waves in its direction, his eyes glow mysteriously, and he is driven to go after it. He comes across a traveling theater group who is out for revenge for the killing of the parents of the group's leader, and whose mysterious playwright likes to secretly help along events of history. Yojiro joins them to lend them his skill against their enemies, while dark conspiracy continues to follow behind him.