独眼竜政宗 (1959)

幕末の庄内地方。海坂藩の御蔵役を務める井口清兵衛は、夕方に仕事を終えると同僚の酒の誘いも断り真っ直ぐ自宅に帰り、家事と内職にいそしんでいた。認知症を抱える老母と幼い2人の娘の世話、そして労咳で死んだ妻の薬代や葬儀などで嵩んだ借金を返済するためだ。日々の暮らしに追われ、次第に身なりが薄汚れていく清兵衛。同僚の中には、そんな彼を陰で「たそがれ清兵衛」と呼んで小馬鹿にする者もいた。 春、清兵衛は親友の飯沼倫之丞と再会する。倫之丞は妹の朋江が酒乱の夫・甲田豊太郎に度々暴力を振るわれるため、離縁させたことを清兵衛にうちあける。

Japan, 1860. The men of the Mito clan, victims of the Ansei purge, anxiously prowl around the Sakurada Gate of Edo Castle with the intention of assassinating Naosuke Ii of Hikone, tairō of the Tokugawa shogunate and responsible for their misfortune.

三村新之丞は東北の小藩に仕える三十石の下級武士。剣術の覚えもあり、藩校でも秀才と言われながら、現在の勤めは毒味役。張り合いのない役目に不満を持ちながらも、美しく気立てのいい妻・加代とつましくも笑いの絶えない平和な日々を送っていた。ところが、そんな平穏な生活が一変してしまう。貝の毒にあたった新之丞が、一命は取り留めたものの失明してしまったのだ。絶望し、自ら命を絶とうとする新之丞を、加代は懸命に思い留まらせるのだった。しかし、武士としての勤めを果たせなくなった以上、藩の沙汰次第では生きていくことも叶わない。そこで加代は、嫁入り前からの顔見知りだった上級武士の島田藤弥に相談を持ちかけるのだったが…。

江戸時代、海坂藩の近習頭取・兼見三左ェ門は、藩主・右京太夫の失政の元凶である愛妾・連子を3年前に城中で刺し殺すものの寛大な処分によって再び藩主に仕えることに。亡妻・睦江のめいであり、身の周りの世話をしてくれる里尾との日々の中で生きる力を取り戻す。

幕末。東北の小藩である海坂藩の平侍であった片桐宗蔵は、母と妹の志乃、女中のきえと貧しくも平穏な日々を送っていた。やがて母が亡くなり、志乃ときえは嫁入りしていった。ある雪の日、宗蔵ときえは３年ぶりに町で再会するが、きえのやつれた表情に宗蔵は胸を痛める。きえが嫁ぎ先で酷い扱いを受け寝込んでいることを知った彼は自宅へ連れ帰り、回復したきえと共に暮らし始める。そんな時、藩に大事件が起きた。宗蔵と同じく藩の剣術指南役・戸田寛斎の門下生だった狭間弥市郎が謀反を企んだ罪で囚われ、さらに山奥の牢を破って逃げ出したのだ。宗蔵は、逃亡した弥市郎を斬るよう家老に命じられる。

1953 jidaigeki directed by Nobuo Nakagawa of Jigoku and Ghost of Yotsuya fame.

The story of Ryoma Sakamoto, considered to be the architect behind the downfall of the Tokugawa shogunate. He was considered an outlaw by his own clan, hunted by his government, and was despised by supporters of the Shogun as well as the Loyalists for desiring the opening of Japan to the West in order to learn its technology, in the hopes of one day defeating the West with a modern army and navy.

貧しい浪人の伊右衛門は、跡継ぎのいない民谷家に婿入りすることになった。病で顔がただれ、美貌を失った民谷のひとり娘・岩は、家名を残すためだけのこの縁談を嫌い、夫となった伊右衛門に心を開こうとしなかったが、いつしか真摯な彼の姿に心打たれ、深く愛し合うようになる。そんなある日、伊右衛門は上役にあたる筆頭与力・伊東に呼び出される。伊東は、かつて岩に想いを寄せながら拒絶されたことを今も恨みに思っていた。

The tragic story of Gonza, a handsome ladies man, set in the Tokagawa Period, a time in which appearences are very important. Gonza competes with Bannojo for the honor to perform the tea ceremony to celebrate the birth of an heir to the lord of their clan. To see the sacred tea scrolls Gonza promises to marry the daughter of the family which possesses them, even though he is unofficially engaged to another. When studying the scrolls with Osai, the mother of the house, Bannajo sneaks into the house and steals their obis and runs through the town proclaiming the two as adulterers.

アニメ映画「BLACKFOX」の連動企画で実写版として製作された特撮アクション時代劇。アニメ版の主人公の石動律花の先祖の江戸時代の女性忍者の活躍を描く「エピソードゼロ」。

A samurai is ordered by his lord to go to Edo and investigate the truth behind the rumor of a rebellion against him.

Kogarashi Monjiro is a lone samurai who agrees to take responsibility for a murder that his friend committed so that he can stay with his dying mother, with the expectation that his friend will confess and get him pardoned once she dies. Monjiro is sentenced to an island for prisoners. When he discovers that his friend's mother has died over a year ago, Monjiro seeks to escape with a group of prisoners in order to get his revenge.

The film is set in Kyoto at the end of the Tokugawa period, when there is a fierce clash between the supporters of the Emperor, who are fighting for the overthrow of the Shogunate, and the Shinsengumi squad, who are chasing them. Suddenly, a mysterious masked warrior appears, on a white horse he is called Tengu from Mount Kurama and he opposes the Shinsengumi.

The classic tale retold. This is one of Japan’s most popular stories in a brand new version starring the great Matsukata Hiroki following in the footsteps of Yorozuya Kinnosuke as Yagyu Tajima, the grandmaster swordsman whose plot to maintain the succession of Iemitsu as shogun encounters obstacles on all sides. Loaded with action and featuring many of Japan’s new up and coming sword stars this exciting movie brings back the feelings of the golden age of motion pictures. Stunning cinematography brings 17th Century Japan to life in this exciting tale of loyalty and betrayal, leading up to an ending that won’t be found in any history book.

The classic tale of the shogun's illegitimate son Aoi Shingo is told in three parts as he strives to become the greatest fencer in Japan, while his father Shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune seeks to reunite with his lost son.  Part 1 sets up the story and introduces the characters.  When the secrets of Shingo's birth are revealed to him, it sets off a series of events that bring him to cross swords with members of the shogun's inner circle. 

江戸時代末期、アメリカから駿河の国の小藩に流れ着いた黒人3人が、音楽好きの大名と出会い、城中でジャムセッションを繰り広げる姿を描く奇想天外なコメディ。筒井康隆の同名短編を「近頃なぜかチャールストン」の岡本喜八監督が映画化。故郷アフリカへ帰るはずが、メキシコ商人に騙されて香港行きの船に乗せられた黒人4人組。ある日、病気で死んだ一人を残し、大嵐の中ボートで脱出を図った3人は駿河湾の庵原藩に助けられる。音楽好きの藩主は彼らの演奏するジャズの虜となり……。

An umbrella maker with a shopping addiction finds himself in dire straits when his debts force him to consider selling his attractive, desirable daughter to a suitor she doesn't love.

真田広之扮する侍がアメリカの西部を行くウェスタン。1860年、開国を決意した幕府は、サンフランシスコに日米修好使節団の護衛を送り込む。しかし、幕府の秘密資金が盗まれ、開国阻止を目論む刺客の健吉と、艦長護衛役の忍者・為次郎は協力してその行方を追うことに。

In between the original 1963 13 ASSASSINS film and the 2010 remake by Miike Takashi, Fuji TV produced a version for TV. Starring Nakadai Tatsuya and Natsuyagi Isao, with strong support from Tanba Tetsuro and Tanaka Ken, this is the ultimate tale of samurai justice carried out in a historical masterpiece. The shogun’s half-brother, Matsudaira Naritsugu has been slated to join the Roju Council of Elders as a senior adviser even though he is criminally insane. His outrageous acts cause one of his top retainers to commit ritual suicide in protest over his lord’s crimes. Alerted to these crimes, Roju Councilor Doi asks Inspector General Shmada Shinzaemon to assassinate Naritsugu before he can be seated on the council. Gathering a band of 13 (including himself), Shimada sets out on a death-defying journey to cut down the lord before he can reach Edo. Can a band of 13 samurai defeat the vile Naritsugu’s 200 man entourage and enact justice against his cruelty?

When master swordsman Mikogami Genshiro of the Ono fencing school returns to find that his ailing sensei has been murdered in the dead of night, he must find the culprit and exact revenge. His return sets off a series of violent incidents and incites a high ranked female skilled in sword to test his mettle after he unwittingly offends her. The ever delightful Misora Hibari co-stars with the great Tsuruta Koji in this exciting tale set in the earliest days of the Tokugawa shogunate. Lots of exciting swordfights highlight this entertaining motion picture!