Edo Period Movies

  • 1963
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade

    5.21963HD

    Nemuri Kyoshiro, a youthful and cynical ronin with unparalleled skill, is approached by both sides in a game of corruption, ambition, and double...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 1: The Chinese Jade
  • 1966
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy

    5.81966HD

    Nemuri Kyoshiro discovers a conspiracy centering around a band of disgruntled samurai wanting to avenge the death of their sensei, a political...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 8: Sword of Villainy
  • 2024
    Sisam

    Sisam

    Sisam

    9.62024HD

    A history drama portraying the confrontation between the indigenous Ainu people living on Japan’s northernmost main island—then called...

    Sisam
  • 1968
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman

    6.51968HD

    Two devious retainers are competing to take control of a fief when the current Lord dies, but involving Kyoshiro in the conflict against his will is...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 10: Hell Is a Woman
  • 1964
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure

    5.41964HD

    Wandering samurai Nemuri Kyoshiro (Raizô Ichikawa) finds a bulls-eye on his back after befriending the shogunate's tightfisted financial...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 2: Sword of Adventure
  • 1969
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman

    5.61969HD

    Inspector General Kanjuro Sano conspires with the future shogun twin brother. They replace Ieyoshi Tokugawa with his twin, but it becomes a problem...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 13: The Full Moon Swordsman
  • 1965
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan

    6.21965HD

    Sixth film in the series. A little boy who just wants to be a carpenter is at the center of a plot that might topple -- or save -- a mighty Clan,...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 6: Sword of Satan
  • 1969
    Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie

    5.41969HD

    Just when you think Kyoshiro's life can't get any stranger, someone starts running around raping and murdering, and leaving notes proudly proclaiming...

    Sleepy Eyes of Death 12: Castle Menagerie
  • 2011
    Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm

    Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm

    Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm

    82011HD

    Detective Onihei better known as "Heizo the Demon" heads a group of skilled officers, however, one of those special officers got himself into a web...

    Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm
  • 2016
    Onihei Crime Files: The Final Kohen - Unryu Ken

    Onihei Crime Files: The Final Kohen - Unryu Ken

    Onihei Crime Files: The Final Kohen - Unryu Ken

    82016HD

    Onihei Crime Files: The Final Kohen - Unryu Ken
  • 2007
    Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow

    Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow

    Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow

    82007HD

    Heizo "The Demon" investigates the shop of Toshimaya the swordsmith, where 280 ryo was stolen and twelve people murdered. This particular group of...

    Onihei Crime Files: Unibrow
  • 2015
    Fists of Absinthe

    Fists of Absinthe

    Fists of Absinthe

    02015HD

    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...

    Fists of Absinthe
  • 2004
    Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

    Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

    Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire

    9.52004HD

    Japan blossomed into its Renaissance at approximately the same time as Europe. Unlike the West, it flourished not through conquest and exploration,...

    Japan: Memoirs of a Secret Empire
  • 2014
    Devoted Cookbook

    Devoted Cookbook

    Devoted Cookbook

    72014HD

    It is the Spring of 1814. The restaurant “Tsuru-ka” is gaining much popularity after its chef, Mio, won the prestigious cooking...

    Devoted Cookbook
  • 2008
    Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills

    Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills

    Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills

    7.52008HD

    Based on a short story written by Shuhei Fujisawa (who also wrote Twilight Samurai, The Hidden Blade, Love and Honor), the film depicts the uneasy...

    Yamazakura, The Cherry Tree in the Hills
  • 1955
    The Samurai of Edo

    The Samurai of Edo

    The Samurai of Edo

    61955HD

    This historical film depicts the life of a man who was at the mercy of the waves during transition from the end of the Edo period to the Meiji...

    The Samurai of Edo
  • 2008
    Onihei Crime Files: The Inside Woman

    Onihei Crime Files: The Inside Woman

    Onihei Crime Files: The Inside Woman

    82008HD

    Edo town thief called "Acrobatics boy" has been rampant in town, just that time, spy, Goro of Otaki will see a woman who had been an inside contact...

    Onihei Crime Files: The Inside Woman
  • 2019
    Ninomiya Kinjirou

    Ninomiya Kinjirou

    Ninomiya Kinjirou

    02019HD

    Ninomiya Kinjirou is a biopic follows the life of the eponymous character, an 18th century peasant boy who worked to rescue over 600 poor villages...

    Ninomiya Kinjirou
  • 2005
    Onihei Crime Files Special: Okatsu from Yamabukiya

    Onihei Crime Files Special: Okatsu from Yamabukiya

    Onihei Crime Files Special: Okatsu from Yamabukiya

    02005HD

    Heizo's cousin Senemon Misawa and his son Katsuzo visited Heizo's home. Heizo learns that Senemon has fallen in love with Katsutoshi, a woman who...

    Onihei Crime Files Special: Okatsu from Yamabukiya
  • 2025
    Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope

    Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope

    Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope

    92025HD

    A touching true story which portrays a doctor who selflessly dedicated his personal fortune to spreading the smallpox vaccination for saving people's...

    Snowflowers: Seeds of Hope