Bakumatsu Movies

  • 1981
    Why Not?

    Why Not?

    Why Not?

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    The film depicts carnivalesque atmosphere summed up by the cry "Ei ja nai ka" ("Why not?") in Japan in 1867 and 1868 in the days leading to the Meiji...

    Why Not?
  • 1966
    The Blazing Sword

    The Blazing Sword

    The Blazing Sword

    7.21966HD

    Set during the last days of the Tokugawa (Edo) Period, Moeyo-ken tells the story of Hijikata Toshizo and the Shinsengumi. Hijikata Toshizo is a...

    The Blazing Sword
  • 1962
    Destiny's Son

    Destiny's Son

    Destiny's Son

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    In Edo-period Japan, Shingo is born the son of an assassin who was executed for murdering her lord’s concubine. Decades later, his adoptive...

    Destiny's Son
  • 2010
    Sakurada Gate Incident

    Sakurada Gate Incident

    Sakurada Gate Incident

    7.72010HD

    Mito Domain Samurai Seki Tetsunosuke must pay the consequences for his role in the assassination of Great Elder Ii Naosuke. Based on true events.

    Sakurada Gate Incident
  • 1964
    Assassination

    Assassination

    Assassination

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    Assassination begins with the events of 1853 when "four black ships" anchored at Edo Bay, sparking civil unrest and the major political manoeuvring...

    Assassination
  • 2004
    The Hidden Blade

    The Hidden Blade

    The Hidden Blade

    7.42004HD

    Set in 19th Century Japan a young samurai who finds himself in love with a farm girl leaves his home to begin a new life. He has to take stock of his...

    The Hidden Blade
  • 2021
    Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

    Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

    Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai

    6.62021HD

    Set in the 19th century, "Moeyo Ken" follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata. He was the vice-commander of the Shinsengumi and fought against the Meiji...

    Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai
  • 2014
    Snow on The Blades

    Snow on The Blades

    Snow on The Blades

    6.62014HD

    At Sakurada Gate in 1860, the shogun’s chief minister and his retinue of bodyguards are ambushed and annihilated. Bearing the responsibility...

    Snow on The Blades
  • 1990
    Ronin-gai

    Ronin-gai

    Ronin-gai

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    Near the end of Japanese civil war, several disgraced ronin living in Edo's red light district attempt to regain their honor by defending a brothel...

    Ronin-gai
  • 1957
    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era

    7.21957HD

    Saheji, a man-about-town, gets stuck at a high-class brothel when he can’t pay the bill. He makes the best of his situation by performing...

    A Sun-Tribe Myth from the Bakumatsu Era
  • 2011
    Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: Cage of Flames

    Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: Cage of Flames

    Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: Cage of Flames

    6.52011HD

    Although she's only sixteen and looks even younger, Misao Makimachi is already a skilled and competent member of the Oniwabanshu ninja clan. That's...

    Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: Cage of Flames
  • 2012
    Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: The Chirps of Light

    Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: The Chirps of Light

    Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: The Chirps of Light

    7.32012HD

    Shishio's plan is enacted while Kenshin and Misao help defend the city.

    Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: The Chirps of Light
  • 2018
    Killing

    Killing

    Killing

    7.3522018HD

    In Edo period Japan, a lone ronin lives in a village helping the farmers tend to their land. One day, a group of outlaw swordsmen enter the village.

    Killing
  • 2014
    Samurai Cat: The Movie

    Samurai Cat: The Movie

    Samurai Cat: The Movie

    6.52014HD

    The ever versatile Kazuki Kitamura stars as masterless samurai Kyutaro Madarame, a feared swordsman who has fallen on hard times in old Edo. Caught...

    Samurai Cat: The Movie
  • 2014
    Time Trip App

    Time Trip App

    Time Trip App

    62014HD

    In 1868, a battle between new government forces and shogunate forces are about to take place in Edo. Katsu Kaishu wants to avoid useless bloodshed...

    Time Trip App
  • 1991
    A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

    A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

    A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era

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    In the last days of the Tokugawa shogunate, there was a cute warrior, Souji Okita, who belonged to the armed police of the shogunate in Kyoto. Very...

    A Naive History of the Bakumatsu Era
  • 1970
    The Ambitious

    The Ambitious

    The Ambitious

    7.21970HD

    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...

    The Ambitious
  • 2015
    Gassoh

    Gassoh

    Gassoh

    7.62015HD

    In the year 1868, three young men join the elite Shogitai division of the Shogunate. The Shogitai fights to the end and opposes the dismantling of...

    Gassoh
  • 1957
    Souls in the Moonlight

    Souls in the Moonlight

    Souls in the Moonlight

    6.21957HD

    First part of the famous Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy, based on Kaizan Nakazato’s unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to...

    Souls in the Moonlight
  • 1987
    The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma

    The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma

    The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma

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    The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma is a movie about a haunted blood-thirsty Bakufu officer who might have killed Ryoma Sakamoto.

    The Man Who Assassinated Ryoma