Bevor er als Beschützer tätig wurde, arbeitete Kenshin als Auftragskiller namens Battosai. Doch die Begegnung mit der sanften Tomoe Yukishiro veränderte sein Leben.
Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts verbreitet in der japanischen Provinz der ebenso verschlagene wie hochtalentiere Samurai Ryunosuke schlechte Stimmung, indem er wahllos mordet und, was schwerer wiegt, bei einem Turnier den Meister Utsuki tötet, obwohl doch zuvor dessen Sieg vereinbart war. Während sein Vater ihn verstößt und Utsukis Sohn auf Rache sinnt, flieht Ryunosuke mit der Frau seines Opfers in die Provinz und verdingt sich fortan in einer Mörderbande, die den Sturz des Shogunats betreibt.
Japanisches Action-Drama aus dem Jahr 2002. Eigentlich hat Seibei seine Samurai-Vergangenheit hinter sich lassen wollen. Gerade so schafft er es, sich und seine zwei Töchter durchzubringen, als er den Auftrag erhält, einen abtrünnigen Samurai zu töten, muss er ein letztes Mal in den Kampf ziehen. Nominiert für den Oscar als bester ausländischer Film.
When feudal lord Itakura Katsuakira decides to prepare his samurai troops for the onslaught of modernization by having them compete in a marathon, his independent-minded daughter Yuki secretly joins the race.
Japan, 1865: in einem buddhistischen Tempel in de Stadt Kyoto hat sich eine Truppe gegründet, die gegen die immer stärker werdende Präsenz der Samurai angehen will. Dieser Truppe wollen sich Sozaburo Kano und Hyozo Tashiro anschließen ….
1863, kurze Zeit vor dem Ende der Shogun-Herrschaft über Japan, bekommt der verarmte Samurai Kanichiro Yoshimura eine Anstellung als Schwertkampf-Instruktor bei der gefürchteten Shinsengumi, einer zur Wiederherstellung von Gesetz und Ordnung in Kyoto aufgestellten Truppe aus herrenlosen Samurai. Wenig später muss er sich für eine Seite im finalen Kampf des Shogunats gegen die kaiserlichen Armeen entscheiden...
Zur Zeit des Übergangs von der Edo- zur Meiji-Ära begibt sich ein Regimentssoldat und ehemaliger Bauer zu dem Stützpunkt in seiner Heimatstadt. Gonzo verschafft sich mit der roten Perücke der Sekihotai einen hohen militärischen Rang und versucht auf diese Weise, die unterdrückte Bevölkerung zu schützen.
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 Restoration.
17. Februar 1860. Eine Gruppe von 32 Mann hat sich vor einem Gebäude postiert um einen hochrangigen japanischen Beamten zu ermorden. Doch das Vorhaben scheitert: Der Beamte taucht nicht auf, so das sich der Verdacht aufdrängt, das sich in der Gruppe ein Verräter befindet….
Near the end of the nineteenth century, as the balance of power shifts from Shogunate towards the Emperor, Japan restlessly awaits the dawning of a new age. But not all are content...The Shinsengumi, a small army of samurai, farmers and peasants, band together to do battle against the tide of history. Their leader, Isami Kondo is a man who rises from farmer to fighter to head the fierce Shinsengumi brigade. Using a stern hand and a heart of gold, he rallies his men in defense of the tottering Shogunate. But bloodshed and treachery lurk around every corner.
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 Restoration. It examines the effects of the political and social upheaval of the time, and culminates in a revelrous march on the Tokyo Imperial Palace, which turns into a massacre. Characteristically, Imamura focuses not on the leaders of the country, but on characters in the lower classes and on the fringes of society.
Story of the last three days in the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (1836-1867), imperial loyalist who tried to unite the Choshu and Satsuma clans and prepared the way for the Meiji Restoration (1868).
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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 various tasks amidst the tumult of the end of the shogunate—but always by making sure to get a “commission” for his troubles.
A ronin desperately seeks a way out of financial straits; he allies with the Tosa clan under the ruthless leader Takechi, who quickly takes advantage.
Assassination begins with the events of 1853 when "four black ships" anchored at Edo Bay, sparking civil unrest and the major political manoeuvring that saw the end of the Tokugawa Shogunate. At a time when assassination had become a disturbing political tool, Shinoda's film follows Hachiro Kiyokawa, an ambitious, masterless samurai whose allegiances drift dangerously between the Shogunate and the Emperor.
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.
The Dai-bosatsu toge trilogy is based on Kaizan Nakazatos unfinished long series of novels (41 books, written from 1913 to 1941). Set in the last period of the Tokugawa Shogunate, Daibosatsu Toge tells the story of Tsuke Ryunosuke, a nihilistic swordmaster who doesn't hesitate to kill anyone, bad or good.
At Sakurada Gate in 1860, the shogun’s chief minister and his retinue of bodyguards are ambushed and annihilated. Bearing the responsibility and shame for this failure is Shimura Kingo, master swordsman and chief of the guard. Forbidden to take his own life in atonement, he is instead tasked with hunting down the remaining assassins; however, fate intervenes and now only one is left. Devoted to his late lord and his duty, he relentlessly pursues the sole remaining assassin for the next thirteen years. But times are changing in Japan and the way of the sword has become outlawed. What does this mean for Kingo?
The film follows the story of Sugi Toranosuke, a ronin, who returns to his home town of Edo many years after his attempted suicide as a sickly child. Rescued and adopted by a master swordsman, he has grown into a master swordsman and a very kind gentleman. The time is around 1868 the year that the nails were finally put into the coffin containing the feudal system that nurtured and sustained the samurai. Sugi is confused and unsure about what is happening but his teacher wants him out of the chaos of the multiple power struggles between the various clans.
A disgraced warrior planning the murder of a Japanese diplomat, and a ninja in the employ of a navy official are about to land in San Francisco when a band of thieves steal the money the diplomats are carrying. The two set off on a chase across the American west to catch the robbers.
A story of aristocratic star-crossed love.
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