Jidaigeki/Chanbara Cinema

A young woman is trained from birth to be a deadly instrument of revenge against the swindlers who destroyed her family.

After the Tokugawa shogun's death by poisoning, his sons Iemitsu and Tadanaga compete for the shogunate, dividing the land into warring factions. Iemitsu's mentor, betrays all to secure Iemitsu's power, leading to widespread conflict.

After killing a counselor of his clan, a fugitive samurai befriends a couple poaching the shogun's gold in the mountains.

A charismatic ronin gets snared into a conflict between officials at a waystation, and gains the enmity of a group of thugs.

Kiba is caught in the intrigue between a crooked goldmine owner, a cynical, betrayed swordsman, a manipulative lady and an arrogant dojo master.

A guilt-haunted samurai warrior attempts to prevent a massacre from taking place.

A talented but troubled Edo Period swordsman, Kanemi Sanzaemon. Three years earlier, Kanemi killed a woman, Renko, the corrupt mistress of the powerful daimyo Tabu Ukyou. Unexpectedly, Kanemi received a lenient sentence for his crime and is allowed to return to his clan after only one year of imprisonment. Following his return, Kanemi is faced with the death of his wife, Mutsue. Thereafter, Kanemi lives with and cares for his wife's niece, Satoo, who has secret affections for Kanemi and expresses them by helping change his bleak outlook on life. Meanwhile, Kanemi's develops his unique "bird-catching" sword technique which he will soon put to test in battle for the first time against the fearsome swordsman, Hayatonosho Obiya.

Depicts the early life of the legendary warrior Musashi Miyamoto; his years as an aspiring warrior, an outlaw and finally a true samurai.

Musashi Miyamoto returns to Kyoto after years of absence. After a series of fights against the Yoshioka School, he challenges its master to a duel.

Musashi Miyamoto is challenged to a duel by a confident swordsman Sasaki Kojiro. He agrees to fight him in a year's time.

Sent on a secret mission, a ronin must discover who his friends are and who must die.

In 16th century Japan, two samurai engage in massive battles across the countryside, one attempting to conquer and the other attempting to defend his land while repressing his love for a woman after taking a vow of celibacy.

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.

The blind masseur/swordsman comes to a town in control of warring gangs, and while bunking with a farming family, he meets two women with their own agenda.

A troubled young samurai seeks revenge for the death of his father.

A group of samurai plan to assassinate a sadistic feudal lord.

Farmers from a village exploited by bandits hire a veteran samurai for protection, and he gathers six other samurai to join him.

A war-hardened general, egged on by his ambitious wife, works to fulfill a prophecy that he would become lord of Spider's Web Castle.

A crafty ronin comes to a town divided by two criminal gangs and decides to play them against each other to free the town.

A young swordsman is forced into a tough situation. He must resolve a potential power struggle that involves his adolescent crush Fuku.

The story of a Ronin (i.e. a masterless samurai) who wanders the countryside of Japan with his small child, having various adventures.

When a samurai clan attempting to assassinate a feudal lord begin to suspect a traitor, they start an investigation on a ronin who is helping their cause.

Through his unconscionable actions against others, a sociopath samurai builds a trail of vendettas that follow him closely.

The new member of a samurai militia unit causes disruption as several of his colleagues fall in love with him, threatening to disturb the rigid code of their squad.

The adventurous story of a fugitive ninja.