List of historical drama films set in Asia

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Historical or period drama is a film genre in which stories are based on historical events and famous persons. Some historical dramas attempt to accurately portray a historical event or biography, to the degree that the available historical research will allow. Other historical dramas are fictionalised tales that are based on an actual person and their deeds.

Due to the sheer volume of films included in this genre and in the interest of continuity, this list is primarily focused on films pertaining to the history of East Asia, Central Asia, and India. For films pertaining to the history of Near Eastern and Western civilisation, please refer to list of historical period drama films and series set in Near Eastern and Western civilization.

The films on this page are divided into regions, and within each region the films are listed chronologically by subject matter.

Central Asia

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Title	Release date	Setting	Notes
Genghis Khan	1950	Mongolia	Life of the Mongol Emperor and the Succession of his throne.
The Conqueror	1956	Mongolia	universally panned as a terrible film, this English-language film starred John Wayne as Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan	1965	Mongolia	the life and conquests of the Mongol emperor
Genghis Khan: To the Ends of the Earth and Sea	2007	Mongolia	Japanese-Mongolian film about the life of Genghis Khan
Mongol	2007	Mongolia	based on the early life of Genghis Khan
The Black Rose	1950	China	English-language film about an English Saxon who travels China and meet a Mongol warlord
The Golden Horde	1951	Uzbekistan	English-language film about an English knight who leads the defense of Samarkand against Genghis Khan
Queen Mandukhai the Wise	1988	Mongolia	Mongolian language film about the life of Queen Mandukhai (1449–1510) who reunited the Mongols.
Tsogt Taij	1945	Mongolia	Mongolian language film about the patriotic struggle of Prince Tsogt Taij (1581–1637).
Nomad	2006	Kazakhstan	about the early years of Ablai Khan (early 18th century), a Kazakh khan in part of what is now Kazakhstan.
Myn Bala	2011	Kazakhstan	Kazakhstani historical dramatic film depicting the eighteenth century war fought between the Kazakhs and the Dzungar Khanate
Kundun	1997	Tibet	an American film depicting the early life of the 14th Dalai Lama and the 1950 invasion of Tibet and subsequent events
The Beast	1988	Afghanistan	during the Soviet–Afghan War
Kandahar	2001	Afghanistan	Afghanistan during the Taliban regime

South Asia

Indian subcontinent history

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Title	Release	Period	Note on setting
Mohenjo Daro	2016	2500 - 2000 BC	Fictional story set in Mohenjo-daro, a city of the Bronze Age Indus Valley Civilization.
Siddhartha	1972	563/480 - 483/400 BC	About the life of a boy and his search for a meaningful way of life
Gautama Buddha	2007	563/480 - 483/400 BC	About the life of Gautama Buddha
Amrapali	1966	500 - ?BC	Based on the life of Ambapali in India
Sikandar	1941	326 BC	Set after Alexander the Great's conquest of Persia and as he pertains to his conquest of the kingdoms of Pauravas.
Chanakya Chandragupta	1977	3rd century BC	Based on the lives of Maurya Emperor Chandragupta Maurya and his mentor Chanakya
Asoka	2001	268 - 232 BC	fictionalized account of the reign of Ashoka (r. ), of the Mauryan Empire in India
Gautamiputra Satakarni	2017	2nd century	about the achievements of Satavahana dynasty ruler Gautamiputra Satakarni of uniting various Indian kingdoms during the British Raj.
Mayura	1975	345 - 365	Based on the Kadamba Dynasty's King Mayurasharma set in India
Rajaraja Cholan	1973	947 - 1014	About the life history of great king Raja Raja Chola
Ambikapathy	1937	1083	Tamil, a love story set in India in 1083
Rudhramadevi	2015	1262–1289	Based on the life of Rudrama Devi and her achievements during her ruling period
Padmaavat	2018	1303	Narrates a fictional story about Padmavati, a legendary Rajput queen, and her kingdom's conflict with Delhi Sultan Alauddin Khilji
Tenali Ramakrishna	1956	1509–1529	Based on the life of Telugu poet Tenali Ramakrishna
Urumi	2011	1500	Historical fiction on Portuguese colonial rule in Malabar
Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea	2021	1505 – 1601	Based on the battle exploits and resistance of Kunjali Marakkar IV, the naval commander of the Samoothiri of Calicut, against Portuguese invasion along the Malabar Coast for establishing monopoly of trade in the Indian subcontinent.
Jodha-Akbar	2008	1556 – 1605	Set during the reign of Mughal Emperor Akbar, depicts his marriage to a Hindu Rajput princess Jodhaa Bai.
Mughal-e-Azam	1960	1570/1580	Set during the Mughal Empire, depicting conflict between King Akbar and his son Crown Prince Salim over Anarkali.
Bhakta Tukaram	1973	1600s	Based on the life of Marathi poet and saint Tukaram
Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story	2005	1627–1658	Story of Shah Jahan and his Queen Mumtaz Mahal and history of the monument Taj Mahal built to honour Mumtaz Mahal after her death.
Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior	2020	1670	Biopic of Tanaji Malusare
Hari Hara Veera Mallu	2022	17th century	Telugu film; based on the life of legendary outlaw Veera Mallu
Bajirao Mastani	2015	1720–1740	Based closely on the life of Bajirao I and his controversial marriage to his Muslim wife Mastani.
Veerapandiya Kattabomman	1959	1760–1799	About the resistance of Veerapandiya Kattabomman to the Company rule in India, rule of the East India Company
Thugs of Hindostan	2018	1757–1857	Based on a band of Thugs resisting the East India Company's rule in India.
Panipat: The Great Betrayal	2019	1761	Biopic based on the Third Battle of Panipat
Laal Kaptaan	2019	1764	A revenge drama set after the events of the Battle of Buxar
Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja	2009	1796–1797	Life of Pazhassi Raja—an Indian royal resisting the East India Company
Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy	2019	1806–1847	Based on the life of Uyyalawada Narasimha Reddy
The Deceivers	1988	1825	About Thugees in India in 1825
Veer	2010	1825	Set during the 1825 Pindari movement of Rajasthan, when India was ruled by the East India Company
Shatranj Ke Khiladi	1977	1856	Entailing the East India Company's annexation of the kingdom of Oudh (Awadh) from Wajid Ali Shah in 1856 on the eve of the Sepoy Mutiny.
Junoon	1978	1857	About a love story between one of the Rebels of 1857 in Rohilkhand and an Anglo-Indian woman that he has held hostage (along with her mother and grandmother).
Mangal Pandey: The Rising	2005	1857	About Mangal Pandey and the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.
Gandhi	1982	1869–1948	About the life of Mohandas K. Gandhi
Sardar	1993	1875–1950	Life of India's first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister, Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.
Jinnah	1998	1876–1948	Film follows the life of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah
Veer Savarkar	2001	1883–1966	About life and times of great revolutionary Swatantryaveer Vinayak Damodar Savarkar
Lagaan	2001	1893	A fictional account of a cricket game between the villagers of Champaner and the local British cantonment played in an effort to cancel the "lagaan" (a grain tax levied by the colonial authorities in India).
Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose: The Forgotten Hero	2005	1897–1945	About Indian freedom fighter Subhas Chandra Bose
Alluri Seetarama Raju	1974	1898–1924	Based on the life of Indian freedom fighter Alluri Sita Rama Raju.
A Passage To India	1984	1920s	Based on E. M. Forster's novel about two British woman who visit India during the British Raj and their adventures there.
RRR	2021	1920s	Fictional story about India's freedom fighters, Alluri Sitarama Raju and Komaram Bheem; set in Delhi of 1920s
Paradesi	2013	1930s	Based on the lives affected by plantation.
Madrasapattinam	2010	1940s	A fictional account about the love story between a British woman and an Indian man during the Raj
Zubeidaa	2001	1940s/1950s.	a semi-biographical account of writer Khalid Mohamed's mother, the actress Zubeida Begum that is set in the late 1940s and the 1950s.
Dharmputra	1961	1947	This picture is concerned with the communal violence that marked the Partition of India in 1947. Set in Delhi, the movie focuses on the complex relationships between two families, namely a Hindu one and a Muslim one.
1947 Earth	1998	1947	A partition film, directed by Deepa Mehta
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha	2001	1947	Another movie featuring the 1947 partition starring Sunny Deol and Amisha Patel in a Sikh-Muslim love story.
Pinjar	2003	1947	with regards to the partition of Punjab. This film is based on the Amrita Pritam story of the same name.
Partition	2007	1947	one of the more recent films on the Indian partition.
Hey Ram	2000	1948	Tamil, A period drama told in flashback, the semi-fictional plot centres on India's Partition and the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi
1971	2007	1971	based on the plight of Indian prisoners of war in the aftermath of 1971 war between India and Pakistan
Border	1997	1971	about the Battle of Longewala in the Indo-Pakistani war
Khamosh Pani	2003	1970s	about a widowed mother and her young son set in a late 1970s village in Punjab, Pakistan which is coming under radical influence
Palay Khan	1986	?

Pakistani history

Title	Language	Release date	Time period	Notes on setting
Ghazi Ilmuddin Shaheed	Punjabi	1978	1920s	Biopic based on Ilmuddin (1908-1929), a man hanged for the murder of Mahashay Rajpal.
Ghazi Ilmuddin Shaheed	Urdu	2002	1920s	Biopic based on Ilmuddin (1908-1929), a man hanged for the murder of Mahashay Rajpal.
Shah	Urdu	2015		Biopic based on the life of Pakistan's only boxing Olympic medallist, Hussain Shah (born 1964)
Manto	Urdu	2015	1940s-1950s	Biopic based on the life of writer, Saadat Hasan Manto (1912-1955).
Kartar Singh	Punjabi	1959	1940s	Based on the Partition of India.
Lakhon mein aik		1967	1947	Based on the Partition of India.
Jannat ke Talaash	Urdu	1999	1947	Based on the Partition of India.
Jinnah	Urdu	1998	1900s-1948	Biopic based on the life of Mohammad Ali Jinnah (1876-1948), founder of Pakistan

Sri Lankan history

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Title	Release date	Time period	Notes on setting
Vijaya Kuweni	2012	543-505 BC	based on the historical tale of Wijaya-Kuveni
Aba	2008	437–367 BC	based on the historical legend of King Pandukabhaya
Mahindagamanaya	2011	250 BC	based on arrival of Buddhism to Sri Lanka
Maharaja Gemunu	2015	161-137 BC	based on the odyssey of King Dutugamunu
Aloko Udapadi	2017	103 BC and c. 89–77 BC	based on the odyssey of King King Valagamba
Siri Daladagamanaya	2012	300s	based on venerated of Tooth relic to Sri Lanka
The God King	1974	473	based on the historical clash between brothers Kasyapa and Moggalana on Sigiriya Rock
Siri Parakum	2013	1153–1186	based on the historical legend of King Parakramabahu I the Great
Kivulegedara Mohottala	1987	1817–1818	based on freedom fighter Kivulegedara Mohottala and Great Rebellion of 1817–1818
Vera Puran Appu	1979	1812–1848	based on freedom fighter Puran Appu

East Asia

Chinese and Taiwanese history

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Title	Release date	Time period	Notes on setting
The Last Woman of Shang	1964	1075–1046 BC	a Hong Kong film about Daji, a concubine of King Zhou of Shang
Sacrifice	2010	607-581 BC	based on the play The Orphan of Zhao, set in the Jin state during the Spring and Autumn period
Confucius	1940	551-479 BC	thought to be a lost film, but was rediscovered in 2001 and restored
Confucius	2010	505-479 BC	starring Chow Yun-fat as Confucius
Little Big Soldier	2010	475–221 BC	an action-comedy film set in the Warring States period, about a war between the Liang and Wey states
A Battle of Wits	2006	375–369 BC	set in the reign of King Lie of Zhou
The Warring States	2011	ca. 316 BC	set in the Warring States period (475–221 BC), loosely based on the rivalry between Sun Bin (d. 316 BC) and Pang Juan (d. 342 BC)
The Emperor's Shadow	1996	259–210 BC	about a troubled friendship between Qin Shi Huang and the musician Gao Jianli
Wheat	2009	260 BC	the story of women left behind when their husbands went to war during the Battle of Changping
The Emperor and the Assassin	1998	227 BC	based on the assassination attempt by Jing Ke on Qin Shi Huang
Hero	2002	227 BC	based on the assassination attempt by Jing Ke on Qin Shi Huang
The Great Conqueror's Concubine	1994	206–202 BC	a Hong Kong film set in the Chu–Han Contention
White Vengeance	2011	206–202 BC	loosely based on the Feast at Hong Gate and events in the Chu–Han Contention
The Last Supper	2012	206–202 BC	based on events in the Chu–Han Contention
Red Cliff	2008	winter of 208–209	epic war film based on the Battle of Red Cliffs
The Assassins	2012	210	The film is set in China in the late 210s – the years preceding the end of the Han dynasty
The Lost Bladesman	2011	219	a Hong Kong film loosely based on the story of Guan Yu (d. 219) in the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon	2008	229	a Hong Kong film about Zhao Yun, loosely based on parts of the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms
An Empress and the Warriors	2008	ca. 350	set in the Former Yan during the Sixteen Kingdoms period
Mulan	2009	ca. 386-534	based on the legend of Hua Mulan
Mulan Joins the Army	1939	ca. 567-571	based on the legend of Hua Mulan
Shaolin Temple	1982	619-621	starring Jet Li, based on the story of Shaolin Temple help Li Shimin
The Empress Wu Tse-tien	1939	650-705	based on the story of Wu Zetian
Detective Dee and the Mystery of the Phantom Flame	2010	684-690	a Hong Kong film based on a fictional account of Di Renjie, set in the reign of Wu Zetian
Warriors of Heaven and Earth	2003	700	an action-adventure film set in Xinjiang
The Promise	2005	766-780	Set during the end of the Tang dynasty
House of Flying Daggers	2004	859	Set during the end of the Tang dynasty
Trilogy of Swordsmanship (Part 2: The Tigress)	1972	860s	a Hong Kong film (only Part 2) set during Pang Xun's rebellion
General Stone	1976	880s	a Hong Kong film about Li Cunxiao
The Heroic Ones	1970	880s	a Hong Kong film about Li Keyong's generals
Curse of the Golden Flower	2006	928	Set during the Later Tang Dynasty
All the King's Men	1983	950s	a Taiwanese film about Chai Rong's last days
Great Liao's Empress Dowager	1995	969–982	a Chinese film about Empress Xiao Yanyan
Saving General Yang	2013	980s	a Hong Kong film about the Generals of the Yang Family legends
The Eight Diagram Pole Fighter	1983	980s	a Hong Kong film about the Generals of the Yang Family legends
The Eight Diagram Cudgel Fighter	1985	980s	a Hong Kong film about the Generals of the Yang Family legends
Generals of the Yang Family	1984	980s	a Chinese film about the Generals of the Yang Family legends
The Silk Road	1988	1026	a Japanese film about Western Xia
The 14 Amazons	1972	1030s	a Hong Kong film about the Genearals of the Yang Family legends
Legendary Amazons	2011	1030s	a Chinese film about the Genearals of the Yang Family legends
The Journey to Xixia Empire	1997	1087	a Chinese film about Western Xia (Xixia)
Marco Polo	1982	1254–1324	an American-Italian television miniseries about the Venetian explorer who traveled to China and served in the court of Kublai Khan
Fall of Ming	2013	1368-1644
Brotherhood of Blades	2014	1368-1644
The Sino-Dutch War 1661	2000	1645–1662	based on the story of Koxinga (1624–1662), with the focus on the Siege of Fort Zeelandia
The Opium War	1997	1839-42	historical epic film about the First Opium War, told through the eyes of Lin Zexu and Charles Elliot
The Warlords	2007	1850–1864	set in the Qing Dynasty during the Taiping Rebellion
The Empress Dowager	1975	1835–1908	a Hong Kong film about Empress Dowager Cixi
Li Lianying: The Imperial Eunuch	1991	1848–1911	the Qing Dynasty eunuch Li Lianying
Fearless	2006	1868–1910	a biographical film about late Qing Dynasty martial artist Huo Yuanjia
55 Days at Peking	1963	1900	an American film starring Charlton Heston, Ava Gardner and David Niven and set during the Boxer Rebellion
Empire of Silver	2009	1899–1901	a Hong Kong film set in the Qing Dynasty during the Boxer Rebellion
Red River Valley	1997	1903–1904	about the British expedition to Tibet
The Woman Knight of Mirror Lake	2011	1875–1907	a biographical film about revolutionary Qiu Jin
Road to Dawn	2007	1910	about Sun Yat-sen's life in Penang from July to December 1910
Magnificent 72	1980	1911	about Lin Juemin and the Second Guangzhou Uprising, with a brief scene of Qiu Jin's arrest in 1907
Bodyguards and Assassins	2009	1911	a Hong Kong film set in Colonial Hong Kong near the end of the Qing dynasty. The events in the film led to the Wuchang Uprising
1911	2011	1911	about the Xinhai Revolution
The Founding of a Party	2011	1921	about the formation of the Communist Party of China in 1921
Seediq Bale	2011	1930	Film depicting the plight of Taiwanese aborigines of the Seediq tribe during the period of Taiwan under Japanese rule, and their role in the Wushe Incident.
A Murder Beside Yanhe River	2014	1933-37	based on the murder case of Huang Kegong, who was a general of the Chinese Workers' and Peasants' Red Army
7-Man Army	1976	1933	a Hong Kong film depicting the Defense of the Great Wall
Black Sun: The Nanking Massacre	1994	1937	a Hong Kong film about the Nanking Massacre
Don't Cry, Nanking	1995	1937	the Nanking Massacre
City of Life and Death	2009	1937	dealing with the Battle of Nanjing and its aftermath, the Nanking Massacre
John Rabe	2009	1937	a biographical film about John Rabe and his experiences in the Nanking Massacre
The Flowers of War	2011	1937	about a group of escapees caught up in the 1937 Battle of Nanking
The Spring River Flows East	1947	1937–1945	the trials and tribulations of a Chinese family through the Second Sino-Japanese War
On the Mountain of Tai Hang	2005	1937–1945	about the Eighth Route Army, set in the Second Sino-Japanese War
The Children of Huang Shi	2008	1938	about George Hogg leading 60 orphans across China in an effort to save them from conscription during the Second Sino-Japanese War
Bridge	1949	1927–1950	the Chinese Civil War
Yangtse Incident	1957	1927–1950	a British film about the Royal Navy frigate HMS Amethyst getting caught up in the Chinese Civil War
Tunnel War	1965	1937–1945	about a small town defending itself by use of a network of tunnels during the Second Sino-Japanese War
Hong Kong 1941	1983	1941–1945	a Hong Kong film set in Japanese-occupied Hong Kong during World War II
Men Behind the Sun	1988	1937–1945	a Hong Kong film depicting war atrocities committed by the Japanese Unit 731 during World War II
The Last Emperor	1987	1906–1967	an Academy Award winning film about China's last emperor Puyi
Assembly	2007	1927–1950	epic war film set in the Chinese Civil War
The Soong Sisters	1997	1911–1949	about the Soong sisters
A City of Sadness	1989	1947	Taiwanese historical drama film sets immediately after WWII in the late 1940s. The film was the first to depict the February 28 Incident of 1947, an anti-government uprising that was quelled.
Decisive Engagement	1991	1949	about the Chinese Civil War (Liaoshen Campaign, Huaihai Campaign and Pingjin Campaign)
The Founding of a Republic	2009	1949	about the founding of the People's Republic of China
24 City	2008	1958–1980	A docudrama film about the generations of people who worked in state factories during the industrialization and were demolished during the modernization of China.
Forever Enthralled	2008	1894–1961	biographical film about Peking opera artist Mei Lanfang
The Tokyo Trial	2006	1904–1973	presenting the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal from the point of view of Mei Ju-ao
Phurbu & Tenzin	2014	1944-1980	about the two monks in Tibet.
Coming Home	2014	1966-1976	Set during the Cultural Revolution in China.
Aftershock	2010	1976-2010	The aftermath of the 1976 Tangshan earthquake

Japanese history

Samurai cinema and Jidai-geki films

Main articles: Samurai cinema and Jidaigeki

Jidai-geki 時代劇 is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. Literally "period dramas", they are most often set during the Edo period of Japanese history, from 1603 to 1868. Some, however, are set much earlier—Portrait of Hell, for example, is set during the late Heian period—and the early Meiji era is also a popular setting. Jidaigeki show the lives of the samurai, farmers, craftsmen, and merchants of their time. Jidaigeki films are sometimes referred to as chambara movies, a word meaning "sword fight", though chambara is more accurately a subgenre of jidaigeki, which equates to historical period drama. In Japan, the term chanbara (チャンバラ), also commonly spelled "chambara", meaning "sword fighting" movies,^[1] denotes the genre called samurai cinema in English, and is roughly equivalent to western cowboy and swashbuckler films. Jidaigeki may refer to a story set in a historical period, though not necessarily dealing with a samurai character or depicting swordplay. Jidaigeki rely on an established set of dramatic conventions including the use of makeup, language, catchphrases, and plotlines.

Title	Director	Notable cast	Release date	Time period	Notes
Kōchiyama to Nao-zamurai		Ichitarō Kataoka, Matsunosuke Onoe, Kijaku Ōtani	1916.12.18		Based on the play of the same name.
Nao-zamurai	Jiro Yoshino	Shirogoro Sawamura	1922.03.03		Based on the play of the same name.
A Diary of Chuji's Travels	Daisuke Itō	Denjirō Ōkōchi	1927.03.10		Awards: 1 Kinema Junpo Award
Sword of Penitence	Yasujirō Ozu	Saburo Azuma, Kunimatsu Ogawa, Kanji Kawahara, Shoichi Nodera	1927.10.14
Jobless Samurai	Masahiro Makino	Kōmei Minami, Tōichirō Negishi, Tsuyako Okajima	1928.10.20		Awards: 1 Kinema Junpo Award
Nao-zamurai	Kintarō Inoue	Chōjirō Hayashi, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Kōkichi Takada, Kinuko Wakamizu	1930.03.03		Based on the play of the same name.
Jirokichi the Rat	Daisuke Itō	Denjirō Ōkōchi, Naoe Fushimi, Nobuko Fushimi	1931.12.31
Chūshingura Zenpen: Akōkyō no maki	Teinosuke Kinugasa	Tomio Aoki, Juzaburo Bando, Kōtarō Bandō	1932.12.01
Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen, Fukushū-hen	Daisuke Itō	Shinpachirō Asaka, Satoko Date, Sannosuke Fujikawa	1934.05.17
The Million Ryo Pot	Sadao Yamanaka	Denjirō Ōkōchi, Kiyozo, Kunitarō Sawamura	1935.06.15
The Avenging Ghost of Yukinojo, Part 1	Teinosuke Kinugasa	Kazuo Hasegawa, Tokusaburo Arashi, Akiko Chihaya	1935.06.27
The Avenging Ghost of Yukinojo, Part 2	Teinosuke Kinugasa	Kazuo Hasegawa, Tokusaburo Arashi, Akiko Chihaya	1935.10.01
Daibosatsu tōge: dai-ippen - Kōgen itto-ryū no maki	Hiroshi Inagaki	Fujiko Fukamizu, Ranko Hanai, Takako Irie	1935.11.15
The Avenging Ghost of Yukinojo, Part 3	Teinosuke Kinugasa	Kazuo Hasegawa, Tokusaburo Arashi, Akiko Chihaya	1936.01.15
Daibosatsu tōge: Suzuka-yama no maki - Mibu Shimabara no maki	Hiroshi Inagaki	Fujiko Fukamizu, Kobunji Ichikawa, Momonosuke Ichikawa	1936.04.15
Humanity and Paper Balloons	Sadao Yamanaka	Chojuro Kawarazaki, Kanemon Nakamura, Shizue Yamagishi	1937.08.25	1700s
Chikemuri Takadanobaba	Hiroshi Inagaki, Masahiro Makino	Tsumasaburō Bandō, Tokuma Dan, Komako Hara	1937.12.31
Chushingura, Part One	Kajirō Yamamoto	Denjirō Ōkōchi, Kazuo Hasegawa, Yatarō Kurokawa	1939.04.21	1701
Chushingura, Part Two	Kajirō Yamamoto	Denjirō Ōkōchi, Kazuo Hasegawa, Yatarō Kurokawa	1939.04.21	1701
Singing Lovebirds	Masahiro Makino	Chiezō Kataoka, Takashi Shimura	1939.12.14
A Color Print of Edo	Kazuo Mori	Shinpachirō Asaka, Utaemon Ichikawa, Yaeko Kumoi	1939.03.01
The 47 Ronin	Kenji Mizoguchi	Chojuro Kawarasaki, Kanemon Nakamura, Kunitaro Kawarazaki, Yoshizaburo Arashi, Daisuke Katō	1941.12.01	1701–1703	Two-part film depicting the famous actions of the Forty-seven rōnin in 1701–1703. Part 2 was released on 1942.02.11.
Kikuchi sembon-yari: Shidonî tokubetsu kōgeki-tai	Tomiyasu Ikeda, Sentarō Shirai	Kanzo Yoshii, Utaemon Ichikawa, Kusuo Abe	1944.01.14
A Tale of Archery at the Sanjusangendo	Mikio Naruse	Kazuo Hasegawa, Kinuyo Tanaka, Sensho Ichikawa	1945.06.28
Utamaro and His Five Women	Kenji Mizoguchi	Minosuke Bandō, Kinuyo Tanaka, Kōtarō Bandō	1946.12.15	1800s
Surōnin makaritōru	Daisuke Itō	Tsumasaburō Bandō, Ryūtarō Ōtomo, Kusuo Abe	1947.10.28
Ore wa yojinbo	Hiroshi Inagaki	Chiezō Kataoka, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Achako Hanabishi	1950.02.19
Senritsu	Hideo Sekigawa	Utaemon Ichikawa, Haruyo Ichikawa	1950.02.26
Wakasama zamurai torimonochō: nazo no nōmen yashiki	Nobuo Nakagawa	Yatarō Kurokawa, Denjirō Ōkōchi, Seizaburō Kawazu	1950.12.01
Rashomon	Akira Kurosawa	Toshirō Mifune, Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyō, Takashi Shimura	1950.08.26
Kanketsu Sasaki Kojirō: Ganryū-jima kettō	Hiroshi Inagaki	Tomoemon Otani, Toshirō Mifune, Hisako Yamane	1951.10.26
Five Men of Edo	Daisuke Itō	Tsumasaburō Bandō, Utaemon Ichikawa, Isuzu Yamada	1951.11.22
Vendetta of a Samurai	Kazuo Mori	Toshirō Mifune, Yuriko Hamada, Takashi Shimura	1952.01.03		Awards: 1 Blue Ribbon Award, 1 Mainichi Film Concours
The Life of Oharu	Kenji Mizoguchi	Kinuyo Tanaka, Tsukie Matsuura, Ichirō Sugai, Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura	1952.04.17
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail	Akira Kurosawa	Denjirō Ōkōchi, Susumu Fujita, Kenichi Enomoto	1952.04.24	1185
Sword for Hire	Hiroshi Inagaki	Rentarō Mikuni, Danshirō Ichikawa, Shirley Yamaguchi	1952.05.22
Tsukigata Hanpeita	Kokichi Uchide	Hiroshi Aoyama, Masao Aoyama, Michiyo Azuma	1952.05.29
Ugetsu Monogatari	Kenji Mizoguchi	Masayuki Mori, Machiko Kyō, Kinuyo Tanaka	1953.03.26		Based on the novel of the same name.
Gate of Hell	Teinosuke Kinugasa	Kazuo Hasegawa, Machiko Kyō	1953.10.31	1159	Awards: 2 Academy Awards, 1 Golden Leopard, 1 New York Film Critics Circle Award, Palme d'Or,
Sansho the Bailiff	Kenji Mizoguchi	Kinuyo Tanaka, Yoshiaki Hanayagi, Kyōko Kagawa, Eitarō Shindō	1954.03.31	794-1185	Awards: 1 Silver Lion
Seven Samurai	Akira Kurosawa	Takashi Shimura, Toshirō Mifune	1954.04.26	1586	Awards: 2 Jussi Awards, 1 Mainichi Film Award, 1 Silver Lion
Akō gishi	Ryohei Arai	Yatarō Kurokawa	1954.09.15
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto	Hiroshi Inagaki	Toshirō Mifune, Rentarō Mikuni	1954.09.26	1600	Awards: 1 Academy Award
The Crucified Lovers	Kenji Mizoguchi	Kazuo Hasegawa, Kyōko Kagawa, Eitarō Shindō	1954.11.23		Awards: 1 Blue Ribbon Award
The Playful Fox and the Thousand Cherry Trees	Torajiro Saito	Takashi Wada, Yumiko Hasegawa	1954.12.28
Bloody Spear at Mount Fuji	Tomu Uchida	Chiezo Kataoka, Ryūnosuke Tsukigata, Chizuru Kitagawa	1955.02.27	1603-1868	Awards: 1 Blue Ribbon Award
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple	Hiroshi Inagaki	Toshirō Mifune, Kōji Tsuruta	1955.07.12
The Lone Journey	Hiroshi Inagaki	Ryō Ikebe, Mariko Okada, Akihiko Hirata	1955.08.31
Tales of the Taira Clan	Kenji Mizoguchi	Narutoshi Hayashi, Raizō Ichikawa, Tatsuya Ishiguro	1955.09.21		Awards: 1 Mainichi Film Concours
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island	Hiroshi Inagaki	Toshirō Mifune, Kōji Tsuruta	1956.01.03
Akō Rōshi: Ten no Maki, Chi no Maki	Sadatsugu Matsuda	Harue Akagi, Ryūtarō Aoyagi, Ushio Akashi	1956.01.15	1701
Yagyū Ren'yasai: Hidentsuki Kageshō	Katsuhiko Tasaka	Raizo Ichikawa, Shintaro Katsu, Yataro Kurokawa, Ryosuke Kagawa	1956.02.26	1603-1868
Ghost of Hanging in Utusunomiya	Nobuo Nakagawa	Hiroshi Ogasawara, Akemi Tsukushi, Tetsurō Tamba	1956.09.19
Dandy Sashichi Detective Story: Six Famous Beauties	Nobuo Nakagawa	Tomisaburō Wakayama, Keiko Hibino, Misako Uji	1956.12.11
Throne of Blood	Akira Kurosawa	Toshirō Mifune, Isuzu Yamada, Takashi Shimura	1957.01.15
The Lord Takes a Bride	Sadatsugu Matsuda	Harue Akagi, Ushio Akashi	1957.04.02
Yagyu Secret Scrolls	Hiroshi Inagaki	Toshirō Mifune, Kōji Tsuruta, Yoshiko Kuga, Mariko Okada, Denjiro Okochi, Kyoko Kagawa	1957.04.14
Akadō Suzunosuke: Tsukiyo no kaijin	Bin Kado	Masaji Umeiwa, Narutoshi Hayashi, Tamao Nakamura	1957.06.18
Adauchi sōzenji baba	Masahiro Makino	Ryūtarō Ōtomo	1957.06.25
Souls in the Moonlight	Tomu Uchida	Chiezo Kataoka, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Yumiko Hasegawa	1957.07.13		Awards: 1 Mainichi Film Concours
Sun in the Last Days of the Shogunate	Yuzo Kawashima	Frankie Sakai, Yōko Minamida, Sachiko Hidari, Yujiro Ishihara	1957.07.14	1853-1867	Awards: 1 Blue Ribbon Award, 1 Kinema Junpo Award, 1 Mainichi Film Concours
A Matter of Valor	Tatsuo Osone	Ennosuke Ichikawa, Danko Ichikawa, Yaeko Mizutani, Kōkichi Takada	1957.08.10
Akadō Suzunosuke: Shingetsu-to no yōki	Bin Kado	Masaji Umeiwa, Narutoshi Hayashi, Tamao Nakamura	1957.09.21
The Prodigal Son	Hiromichi Horikawa	Nakamura Senjaku II, Nakamura Ganjirō II, Eiko Miyoshi	1957.11.15
Demon Crusader	Kenji Misumi	Raizō Ichikawa, Yōko Uraji, Seizaburō Kawazu	1957.12.15		Based on the novel of the same name.
The Idle Vassal: House of the Snake Princess	Yasushi Sasaki	Utaemon Ichikawa	1957.12.28
Yagyu Secret Scrolls, Part II	Hiroshi Inagaki	Toshirō Mifune, Kōji Tsuruta, Yoshiko Kuga, Mariko Okada, Nobuko Otowa, Eijirō Tōno	1958.01.03
Chushingura	Kunio Watanabe	Kazuo Hasegawa, Shintaro Katsu, Kōji Tsuruta, Raizō Ichikawa, Machiko Kyō	1958.04.01
Suzunosuke Akado: The Birdman with Three Eyes	Kazuo Mori	Masaji Umeiwa, Narutoshi Hayashi, Yatarō Kurokawa	1958.03.11
Detective Hibari: Case of the Golden Hairpins	Tadashi Sawashima	Hibari Misora, Kōtarō Satomi, Chiyonosuke Azuma	1958.04.01
The Ballad of Narayama	Keisuke Kinoshita	Kinuyo Tanaka, Teiji Takahashi, Yuuko Mochizuki	1958.06.01		Awards: 3 Kinema Junpo Awards, 3 Mainichi Film Concours
The 7th Secret Courier for Edo	Kazuo Mori	Raizo Ichikawa, Michiko Ai, Tokiko Mita	1958.06.10
The Barbarian and the Geisha	John Huston	John Wayne, Eiko Ando, Sam Jaffe, Sō Yamamura	1958.09.30	1856
The Hidden Fortress	Akira Kurosawa	Toshirō Mifune, Misa Uehara, Minoru Chiaki, Kamatari Fujiwara	1958.12.28		Awards: 1 Silver Bear Award
Life of an Expert Swordsman	Hiroshi Inagaki	Toshirō Mifune, Yoko Tsukasa	1959.04.28
Hawk of the North	Toshikazu Kōno	Kinnosuke Nakamura, Keiko Ogawa, Yoshiko Sakuma	1959.05.25
The Ghost of Yotsuya	Nobuo Nakagawa	Shigeru Amachi, Noriko Kitazawa, Katsuko Wakasugi	1959.07.01
Kagerō Ezu	Teinosuke Kinugasa	Raizō Ichikawa, Fujiko Yamamoto, Osamu Takizawa	1959.09.27
Shinsengumi: Last Days of the Shogunate	Ko Sasaki	Chiezo Kataoka, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Yatarō Kurokawa	1960.07.10
The Story of Osaka Castle	Hiroshi Inagaki	Toshirō Mifune, Kyōko Kagawa, Akihiko Hirata	1961.01.03
Samurai Hawk	Nobuo Nakagawa	Utaemon Ichikawa, Ryūji Shinagawa, Atsushi Watanabe	1961.03.05
Akō Rōshi	Sadatsugu Matsuda	Kusuo Abe, Kyōko Aoyama, Chiyonosuke Azuma	1961.03.28
Yojimbo	Akira Kurosawa	Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yoko Tsukasa, Isuzu Yamada	1961.04.25	1860
Miyamoto Musashi	Tomu Uchida	Kinnosuke Nakamura, Akiko Kazami, Wakaba Irie	1961.05.27
Hangyakuji	Daisuke Itō	Kinnosuke Nakamura, Haruko Sugimura, Chiyonosuke Azuma	1961.11.08		Awards: 1 Blue Ribbon Award, 1 Mainichi Film Concours
Sanjuro	Akira Kurosawa	Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Keiju Kobayashi, Yūzō Kayama	1962.01.01		Sequel to the 1961 film Yojimbo.
In Search of Mother	Tai Katō	Kinnosuke Nakamura, Hiroki Matsukata, Michiyo Kogure	1962.01.14
Shiro Amakusa, the Christian Rebel	Nagisa Oshima	Hashizō Ōkawa, Ryūtarō Ōtomo, Satomi Oka	1962.03.21
Princess Sen and Hideyori	Masahiro Makino	Hibari Misora, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Ken Takakura, Jūshirō Konoe	1962.03.28	1615-1616
The Tale of Zatoichi	Kenji Misumi	Shintaro Katsu, Masayo Banri, Ryuzo Shimada, Hajime Mitamura, Shigeru Amachi	1962.04.18
Harakiri	Masaki Kobayashi	Tatsuya Nakadai, Rentarō Mikuni, Shima Iwashita, Akira Ishihama	1962.09.16	1619–1630
The Tale of Zatoichi Continues	Kazuo Mori	Shintarō Katsu, Yoshie Mizutani, Masayo Banri, Tomisaburō Wakayama	1962.10.12
Chushingura	Hiroshi Inagaki	Matsumoto Hakuō I, Yūzō Kayama, Toshirō Mifune, Chūsha Ichikawa, Akira Kubo	1962.11.03	1701–1703	Another film about the Forty-seven rōnin.
Miyamoto Musashi: Showdown at Hannyazaka Heights	Tomu Uchida	Kinnosuke Nakamura, Wakaba Irie, Isao Kimura	1962.11.17
Shinobi no Mono	Satsuo Yamamoto	Raizō Ichikawa, Yūnosuke Itō, Shiho Fujimura	1962.12.01	1575-1581	Based on the novel of the same name.
Shinsengumi Chronicles	Kenji Misumi	Shigeru Amachi, San'emon Arashi, Saburō Date	1963.01.03
An Actor's Revenge	Kon Ichikawa	Kazuo Hasegawa, Fujiko Yamamoto	1963.01.13		Remake of the 1935 film An Actor's Revenge.
Escape from Hell	Kazuo Inoue	Keiji Sada, Mariko Okada, Takahiro Tamura	1963.01.27
The New Tale of Zatoichi	Tokuzo Tanaka	Shintaro Katsu, Mikiko Tsubouchi	1963.03.15
Sengoku Yaro	Kihachi Okamoto	Yūzō Kayama, Yuriko Hoshi, Makoto Satō	1963.03.24
Castle of Owls	Eiichi Kudō	Ryūtarō Ōtomo, Minoru Ōki, Hizuru Takachiho	1963.03.24
Cruel Tales of Bushido	Tadashi Imai	Kinnosuke Nakamura, Eijirō Tōno, Kyōko Kishida	1963.04.28
Bloody Record of the Shinsengumi	Shigehiro Ozawa	Utaemon Ichikawa, Takeshi Katō, Kei Satō	1963.05.12
Brave Records of the Sanada Clan	Tai Kato	Kinnosuke Nakamura, Misako Watanabe	1963.06.02
Seventeen Ninja	Yasuto Hasegawa	Kōtarō Satomi, Jūshirō Konoe, Yuriko Mishima	1963.07.07
Zatoichi the Fugitive	Tokuzo Tanaka	Shintaro Katsu, Miwa Takada, Sachiko Murase	1963.08.10
Shinobi no Mono 2: Vengeance	Satsuo Yamamoto	Raizō Ichikawa, Shiho Fujimura	1963.08.10	1582-1594	Based on the novel of the same name.
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel Against Yagyu	Tomu Uchida	Kinnosuke Nakamura, Wakaba Irie, Isao Kimura	1963.08.14
The Great Bandit	Senkichi Taniguchi	Toshirō Mifune, Tadao Nakamaru, Mie Hama	1963.10.26
Sleepy Eyes of Death: The Chinese Jade	Tokuzō Tanaka	Raizō Ichikawa, Tamao Nakamura, Shinobu Araki	1963.11.02
Zatoichi on the Road	Kimiyoshi Yasuda	Shintarō Katsu, Shiho Fujimura, Ryūzō Shimada	1963.11.30
Thirteen Assassins	Eiichi Kudo	Chiezo Kataoka, Kō Nishimura, Ryōhei Uchida	1963.12.07
Shinobi no Mono 3: Resurrection	Kazuo Mori	Raizō Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Saburō Date	1963.12.28	1595-1600	Based on the novel of the same name.
Miyamoto Musashi: The Duel at Ichijoji	Tomu Uchida	Kinnosuke Nakamura, Wakaba Irie, Isao Kimura	1964.01.01
Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Adventure	Kenji Misumi	Raizō Ichikawa, Kōichi Aihara, San'emon Arashi	1964.01.09
Warrior of the Wind	Tai Katō	Hashizō Ōkawa, Hiroko Sakuramachi, Naoko Kubo	1964.01.15
The Third Ninja	Toshikazu Kōno	Kōtarō Satomi, Kōji Nanbara, Kei Satō, Kikuko Hōjō, Misako Watanabe	1964.03.01	1572
Zatoichi and the Chest of Gold	Kazuo Ikehiro	Shintarō Katsu, Shōgo Shimada, Mikiko Tsubouchi	1964.03.14
Three Outlaw Samurai	Hideo Gosha	Tetsurō Tamba, Isamu Nagato, Mikijirō Hira, Yoshiko Kayama	1964.05.13
Sleepy Eyes of Death: Full Circle Killing	Kimiyoshi Yasuda	Raizō Ichikawa, Kyooko Azuma, Ryonosuke Azuma	1964.05.23
Assassination	Masahiro Shinoda	Tetsurō Tamba, Shima Iwashita	1964.07.04
Shinobi no Mono 4: Siege	Tokuzo Tanaka	Raizō Ichikawa, Saburō Date, Midori Isomura	1964.07.11	1614-1615
Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Seduction	Kazuo Ikehiro	Raizō Ichikawa, Michiko Ai, Akira Amemiya	1964.10.17
Fight, Zatoichi, Fight	Kenji Misumi	Shintarō Katsu, Nobuo Kaneko, Gen Kimura	1964.10.17
Adauchi	Tadashi Imai	Kinnosuke Nakamura, Takahiro Tamura, Tetsurō Tamba	1964.11.01
Onibaba	Kaneto Shindo	Nobuko Otowa, Jitsuko Yoshimura, Kei Satō	1964.11.21
The Scarlet Camellia	Yoshitarō Nomura	Shima Iwashita, Yoshi Katō, Sachiko Hidari	1964.11.21		Awards: 1 Blue Ribbon Award
Adventures of Zatoichi	Kimiyoshi Yasuda	Shintarō Katsu, Miwa Takada, Eiko Taki	1964.12.30
Bakumatsu zankoku monogatari	Tai Katō	Sumiko Fuji, Chōichirō Kawarasaki, Isao Kimura	1964.12.12		Awards: 1 Blue Ribbon Award
Shinobi no Mono 5: Mist Saizo Returns	Kazuo Ikehiro	Raizō Ichikawa, Yukiko Fuji, Shiho Fujimura	1964.12.30	1616
Samurai Assassin	Kihachi Okamoto	Toshirō Mifune, Koshiro Matsumoto, Yunosuke Ito, Michiyo Aratama	1965.01.03
Kwaidan	Masaki Kobayashi	Rentarō Mikuni, Keiko Kishi, Michiyo Aratama, Misako Watanabe, Tatsuya Nakadai	1965.01.06
Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Fire	Kenji Misumi	Raizō Ichikawa, Tamao Nakamura, Sanae Nakahara	1965.01.13
Red Beard	Akira Kurosawa	Toshirō Mifune, Yūzō Kayama	1965.04.03
Zatoichi's Revenge	Akira Inoue	Shintarō Katsu, Norihei Miki, Mikiko Tsubouchi	1965.04.03
Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Satan	Kimiyoshi Yasuda	Raizō Ichikawa, Michiko Saga, Machiko Hasegawa	1965.05.01
Shinobi no Mono 6: Iga Mansion	Kazuo Mori	Raizō Ichikawa, Kaoru Yachigusa, Isao Yamagata	1965.06.12	1637-1651
Samurai Spy	Masahiro Shinoda	Kōji Takahashi	1965.07.10
Muhōmatsu no isshō	Kenji Misumi	Shintarō Katsu, Ineko Arima, Ken Utsui	1965.07.14
Yotsuya Kaidan	Shirō Toyoda	Tatsuya Nakadai, Mariko Okada, Junko Ikeuchi	1965.07.25
Miyamoto Musashi: Musashi vs. Kojiro	Tomu Uchida	Kinnosuke Nakamura, Ken Takakura, Wakaba Irie	1965.09.04
Zatoichi and the Doomed Man	Kazuo Mori	Shintarō Katsu, Kanbi Fujiyama, Eiko Taki	1965.09.18
Sword of the Beast	Hideo Gosha	Mikijirō Hira, Go Kato	1965.09.18
Akuto	Kaneto Shindō	Eitarō Ozawa, Kyoko Kishida	1965.11.21
Zatoichi and the Chess Expert	Kenji Misumi	Shintarō Katsu, Mikio Narita, Chizu Hayashi	1965.12.24
Shinobi no Mono 7: Mist Saizo Strikes Back	Kazuo Mori	Raizō Ichikawa, Shiho Fujimura, Yūko Kusunoki	1966.02.12	1616
The Sword of Doom	Kihachi Okamoto	Tatsuya Nakadai, Yūzō Kayama, Michiyo Aratama, Toshirō Mifune	1966.02.25		Based on the novel of the same name.
Sleepy Eyes of Death: The Mask of the Princess	Akira Inoue	Raizō Ichikawa, Yaeko Mizutani, Ichirō Nakatani	1966.03.12
Kutsukake Tokijiro: Yukyo Ippiki	Tai Katō	Kinnosuke Nakamura, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Junko Ikeuchi	1966.04.01
Daimajin	Kimiyoshi Yasuda	Miwa Takada, Yoshihiko Aoyama, Jun Fujimaki	1966.04.17
Zatoichi's Vengeance	Tokuzō Tanaka	Shintarō Katsu, Shigeru Amachi, Jun Hamamura	1966.05.03
Zatoichi's Pilgrimage	Kazuo Ikehiro	Shintarō Katsu, Michiyo Ōkusu, Kunie Tanaka	1966.08.13
Sleepy Eyes of Death: Sword of Villainy	Kenji Misumi	Raizō Ichikawa, Shigeru Amachi, Shiho Fujimura	1966.11.09
Samurai Wolf	Hideo Gosha	Isao Natsuyagi, Ryōhei Uchida, Junko Miyazono	1966.11.19
The Blazing Sword	Hirokazu Ichimura	Tetsuko Kobayashi, Asahi Kurizuka, Shun'ya Wazaki	1966.11.12
Shinobi no Mono 8: Three Enemies	Kazuo Ikehiro	Raizō Ichikawa, Manami Fuji, Michiyo Ōkusu	1966.12.10	1570-1573
The Magic Serpent	Tetsuya Yamauchi	Hiroki Matsukata, Tomoko Ogawa, Ryūtarō Ōtomo	1966.12.21
Band of Ninja	Nagisa Oshima	Yoshiyuki Fukuda, Toshirō Hayano, Hikaru Hayashi	1967.02.15
Bakumatsu: Tenamonya daizōdō	Kengo Furusawa	Makoto Fujita, Minoru Shiraki, Kei Tani	1967.03.12
Samurai Wolf II	Hideo Gosha	Isao Natsuyagi, Ichirō Nakatani, Bin Amatsu	1967.05.13
Samurai Rebellion	Masaki Kobayashi	Toshirō Mifune, Yoko Tsukasa	1967.05.27
Sleepy Eyes of Death: A Trail of Traps	Kazuo Ikehiro	Raizō Ichikawa, Nobuo Kaneko	1967.07.15
Zatoichi the Outlaw	Satsuo Yamamoto	Shintarō Katsu, Rentarō Mikuni, Kō Nishimura	1967.08.12
Zenigata Heiji	Tetsuya Yamauchi	Kazuo Funaki, Asao Koike, Akitake Kōno	1967.10.10
The Wife of Seishu Hanaoka	Yasuzō Masumura	Raizō Ichikawa, Ayako Wakao, Hideko Takamine	1967.10.20		Based on the novel of the same name.
Eleven Samurai	Eiichi Kudo	Isao Natsuyagi, Kōtarō Satomi, Kōji Nanbara	1967.12.16
Zatoichi Challenged	Kenji Misumi	Shintarō Katsu, Jūshirō Konoe, Miwa Takada	1967.12.30
Sleepy Eyes of Death: Hell Is a Woman	Tokuzō Tanaka	Raizō Ichikawa, Miwa Takada, Yaeko Mizutani	1968.01.13
Kuroneko	Kaneto Shindō	Kichiemon Nakamura, Nobuko Otowa, Kei Satō	1968.02.24		Awards: 2 Mainichi Film Concours
Sleepy Eyes of Death: In the Spider's Lair	Kimiyoshi Yasuda	Raizō Ichikawa, Mako Midori, Maka Sarijo	1968.05.01
The Saga of Tanegashima	Kazuo Mori	Rick Jason, Ayako Wakao, Eijirō Tōno, Shiho Fujimura, Jun Fujimaki	1968.05.18	1543
Botan Dōrō	Satsuo Yamamoto	Miyoko Akaza, Kōjirō Hongō, Hajime Koshikawa	1968.06.15		Based on the short story of the same name.
Kill!	Kihachi Okamoto	Tatsuya Nakadai, Etsushi Takahashi, Naoko Kubo, Shigeru Kōyama	1968.06.22
The Silent Stranger	Luigi Vanzi	Tony Anthony, Kenji Ohara, Rita Mura, Lloyd Battista	1968	1865
Sleepy Eyes of Death: Castle Menagerie	Kazuo Ikehiro	Raizō Ichikawa, Naoko Kubo, Shiho Fujimura	1969.01.11
Samurai Banners	Hiroshi Inagaki	Toshirō Mifune, Kinnosuke Yorozuya, Akihiko Hirata	1969.03.01
Crimson Bat, the Blind Swordswoman	Sadatsugu Matsuda	Yōko Matsuyama, Chizuko Arai, Jun Tatara	1969.03.15
Goyokin	Hideo Gosha	Tatsuya Nakadai, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Tetsurō Tamba	1969.05.01		Awards: 2 Mainichi Film Concours
Double Suicide	Masahiro Shinoda	Kichiemon Nakamura, Shima Iwashita	1969.05.24		Based on the play of the same name.
The Devil's Temple	Kenji Misumi	Shintarō Katsu, Hideko Takamine, Michiyo Aratama	1969.05.31
Hitokiri	Hideo Gosha	Shintaro Katsu, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yukio Mishima	1969.08.09
Portrait of Hell	Shirō Toyoda	Hideyo Amamoto, Yōko Naitō, Tatsuya Nakadai	1969.09.20
Red Lion	Kihachi Okamoto	Toshirō Mifune, Shima Iwashita	1969.10.10	1867-1868
Tengu-to	Satsuo Yamamoto	Tatsuya Nakadai, Ayako Wakao, Gō Katō	1969.11.15
Shinsengumi	Tadashi Sawashima	Toshirō Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi, Kinya Kitaoji, Rentarō Mikuni, Yoko Tsukasa	1969.12.05
The Fort of Death	Eiichi Kudō	Kanjūrō Arashi, Hideo Fujimoto, Teruo Fujinaga	1969.12.13
Zatoichi meets Yojimbo	Kihachi Okamoto	Toshirō Mifune, Shintarō Katsu, Ayako Wakao	1970.01.15
Mission: Iron Castle	Kazuo Mori	Hiroki Matsukata, Ryūnosuke Minegishi, Kōjirō Hongō, Michiyo Yasuda, Yōko Namikawa, Shiho Fujimura	1970.02.07	1582
Bakumatsu	Daisuke Itō	Kinnosuke Nakamura, Toshirō Mifune, Keiju Kobayashi	1970.02.14
The Ambush: Incident at Blood Pass	Hiroshi Inagaki	Toshirō Mifune, Yūjirō Ishihara, Ruriko Asaoka	1970.03.21
Zatoichi Goes to the Fire Festival	Kenji Misumi	Shintarō Katsu, Reiko Ōhara, Pîtâ	1970.08.12
Zatoichi Meets the One-Armed Swordsman	Kimiyoshi Yasuda	Shintarō Katsu, Yu Wang, Watako Hamaki	1971.02.20		Awards: 1 Mainichi Film Concours
Miyamoto Musashi: Swords of Death	Tomu Uchida	Kinnosuke Nakamura, Rentarō Mikuni, Teruo Matsuyama	1971.02.20		Awards: 1 Golden Charybdis
En toiu onna	Tadashi Imai	Shinjirō Ehara, Shima Iwashita, Yoshi Katō	1971.05.29
Inochi bō ni furō (Inn of Evil)	Masaki Kobayashi	Tatsuya Nakadai, Komaki Kurihara, Wakako Sakai	1971.09.11		Awards: 5 Mainichi Film Concours, 1 Taormina International Film Festival Award
Silence	Masahiro Shinoda	David Lampson, Mako Iwamatsu, Tetsurō Tanba, Shima Iwashita, Yoshiko Mita, Eiji Okada, Rokkō Toura, Noboru Matsuhashi	1971.11.03	1638	Based on the novel of the same name.
Zatoichi at Large	Kazuo Mori	Shintarō Katsu, Rentarō Mikuni, Hisaya Morishige	1972.01.15		Awards: 1 Mainichi Film Concours
Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance	Kenji Misumi	Tomisaburō Wakayama, Fumio Watanabe, Tomoko Mayama	1972.01.15	1655
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx	Kenji Misumi	Tomisaburō Wakayama, Kayo Matsuo, Akiji Kobayashi	1972.04.22
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart to Hades	Kenji Misumi	Tomisaburō Wakayama, Gō Katō, Yūko Hama	1972.09.02
Shadow Hunters	Toshio Masuda	Yūjirō Ishihara, Ruriko Asaoka, Ryōhei Uchida	1972.06.10		Based on the manga series of the same name.
Kogarashi Monjirō	Sadao Nakajima	Bunta Sugawara, Gorō Ibuki, Takayuki Akutagawa	1972.06.21
Zatoichi in Desperation	Shintarō Katsu	Shintarō Katsu, Kiwako Taichi, Kyoko Yoshizawa	1972.09.02
Kogarashi Monjirō: kakawari gozansen	Sadao Nakajima	Bunta Sugawara, Etsuko Ichihara, Kunie Tanaka	1972.09.14
Shadow Hunters 2: Echo of Destiny	Toshio Masuda	Yūjirō Ishihara, Ryōhei Uchida, Mikio Narita	1972.10.10		Based on the manga series of the same name.
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril	Takeichi Saitō	Tomisaburō Wakayama, Yoichi Hayashi, Michi Azuma	1972.12.30
Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice	Kenji Misumi	Shintaro Katsu	1972.12.30
Hanzo the Razor: The Snare	Yasuzo Masumura	Shintaro Katsu	1973.08.11
Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons	Kenji Misumi	Tomisaburō Wakayama, Michiyo Ōkusu, Akihiro Tomikawa	1973.08.11
Hanzo the Razor: Who's Got the Gold?	Yoshio Inoue	Shintaro Katsu	1974.02.09
Lone Wolf and Cub: White Heaven in Hell	Yoshiyuki Kuroda	Tomisaburō Wakayama, Akihiro Tomikawa, Junko Hitomi	1974.04.24
Ryoma Ansatsu	Kazuo Kuroki	Yoshio Harada, Yūsaku Matsuda, Renji Ishibashi, Kaori Momoi	1974.08.03
Shogun's Samurai	Kinji Fukasaku	Kinnosuke Yorozuya, Shinichi Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata	1978.01.21	1623-1624
The Love Suicides at Sonezaki	Yasuzo Masumura	Ryudo Uzaki, Meiko Kaji	1978.04.29		Based on the play of the same name.
Bandits vs. Samurai Squadron	Hideo Gosha	Tatsuya Nakadai, Junko Miyashita	1978.07.01
Swords of Vengeance: The Fall of Ako Castle	Kinji Fukasaku	Kinnosuke Yorozuya, Shinichi Chiba, Hiroki Matsukata, Tetsurō Tamba, Toshirō Mifune	1978.10.28
Hunter in the Dark	Hideo Gosha	Tatsuya Nakadai, Tetsurō Tamba, Yoshio Harada	1979.06.17		Awards: 1 Japanese Academy Award
The Shogun Assassins	Sadao Nakajima	Hiroki Matsukata, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Ichirō Ogura	1979.09.01		Awards: 1 Japanese Academy Award
G.I. Samurai	Kōsei Saitō	Shinichi Chiba	1979.12.05		Time Travel film.
Kagemusha	Akira Kurosawa	Tatsuya Nakadai	1980.04.26		Awards: 2 BAFTA Awards, 1 César Award, 2 David di Donatello Awards, 1 Palme d'Or
Tokugawa ichizoku no hōkai	Kōsaku Yamashita	Kinnosuke Nakamura, Hiroki Matsukata, Mikijirō Hira	1980.05.24
Shōgun	Jerry London	Richard Chamberlain, Toshirō Mifune, Yoko Shimada	1980.09.15	1600	American TV mini-series based on the novel by James Clavell, loosely based on William Adams, the English navigator who served as a key advisor to Tokugawa Ieyasu beginning in 1600.
Shogun Assassin	Robert Houston	Tomisaburo Wakayama	1980.11.11		English dubbed edit/compilation of the first two 1972 Lone Wolf and Cub films.
Shogun's Ninja	Noribumi Suzuki	Hiroyuki Sanada, Shinichi Chiba, Etsuko Shihomi	1980.11.15
Sekigahara	Shin'ichi Kamoshita, Ichiro Takahashi	Hisaya Morishige, Gō Katō, Rentarō Mikuni, Toshirō Mifune	1981.01.03		Japanese TV mini-series that aired over 3 consecutive nights.
Kazunomiya-sama otome	Kenji Sawai	Shinobu Ōtake, Mitsuko Mori, Kimiko Ikegami	1981.01.03		Television film
Eijanaika	Shohei Imamura	Kaori Momoi, Shigeru Izumiya, Ken Ogata	1981.03.14
Shikake-nin Baian	Yasuo Furuhata	Katsuo Nakamura	1981.04.11
Samurai Reincarnation	Kinji Fukasaku	Shinichi Chiba, Kenji Sawada	1981.06.06	1637-1638
Edo Porn	Kaneto Shindō	Ken Ogata, Toshiyuki Nishida, Yūko Tanaka	1981.09.12		Awards: 1 Blue Ribbon Award, 1 Hochi Film Award, 2 Japanese Academy Awards, 1 Yokohama Film Festival Award
The Bushido Blade	Tom Kotani	Shinichi Chiba, Frank Converse, Mako Iwamatsu, Laura Gemser James Earl Jones, Toshirō Mifune	1981	1854	About the forced Opening of Japan in 1854.
Ninja Wars	Kōsei Saitō	Hiroyuki Sanada, Noriko Watanabe, Jun Miho	1982.12.18		Awards: 3 Japanese Academy Awards
The Ballad of Narayama	Shōhei Imamura	Ken Ogata, Sumiko Sakamoto, Tonpei Hidari	1983.04.29		Awards: 1 Blue Ribbon Award, 1 Hochi Film Award, 3 Japanese Academy Awards, 2 Mainichi Film Concours, 1 Palme d'Or
Legend of the Eight Samurai	Kinji Fukasaku	Hiroko Yakushimaru, Hiroyuki Sanada, Shinichi Chiba	1983.12.10
Hissatsu!	Masahisa Sadanaga	Makoto Fujita, Kunihiko Mitamura, Izumi Ayukawa	1984.06.16		Awards: 1 Blue Ribbon Award, 1 Hochi Film Award, 3 Japanese Academy Awards, 2 Mainichi Film Concours, 1 Palme d'Or
Onna goroshi abura no jigoku	Ben Wada	Yūsaku Matsuda, Tomoko Ogawa, Jiro Sakagami	1984.09.29		Television film
Ran	Akira Kurosawa	Tatsuya Nakadai, Akira Terao, Jinpachi Nezu, Daisuke Ryu, Mieko Harada	1985.06.01		Awards: 2 BAFTA Awards
Gonza the Spearman	Masahiro Shinoda	Hiromi Go, Shohei Hino, Shima Iwashita	1986.01.15		Awards: 1 Silver Bear
Bakumatsu seishun graffiti: Ronin Sakamoto Ryoma	Yoshitaka Kawai	Tetsuya Takeda, Toshio Shiba, Takuro Yoshida	1986.01.25		Awards: 1 Hochi Film Award
Shogun's Shadow	Yasuo Furuhata	Ken Ogata, Norihito Arai, Toshihiro Asari	1989.01.14
Rikyu	Hiroshi Teshigahara	Rentarō Mikuni, Tsutomu Yamazaki	1989.09.15
Death of a Tea Master	Kei Kumai	Eiji Okuda, Toshirō Mifune, Kinnosuke Nakamura	1989.10.07		Awards: 1 Japanese Academy Award, 1 Kinema Junpo Award, 1 Nikkan Sports Film Award, 1 Silver Hugo, 1 Silver Lion
Heaven and Earth	Haruki Kadokawa	Enoki Takaaki, Tsugawa Masahiko, Asano Atsuko, Zaizen Naomi, Nomura Hironobu	1990.04.20
Sengoku Ransei no Abarenbo Saito Dosan Doto no Tenka Tori	Eiichi Kudō	Kumiko Akiyoshi, Shinichi Chiba, Ken Matsudaira	1991.01.03		Television film
Journey of Honor	Gordon Hessler	Sho Kosugi, David Essex, Kane Kosugi, Toshirō Mifune	1991.04.27	1600-1602	Loosely based on the journey of samurai Hasekura Tsunenaga and his delegation to Spain in 1613.
Bakumatsu Jyunjyoden	Mitsuyuki Yakushiji	Ken Watanabe, Riho Makise, Tetta Sugimoto	1991.07.06
Mangetsu: Mr. Moonlight	Kazuki Ohmori	Saburō Tokitō, Bin Amatsu, Leo Morimoto	1991.09.21		Time Travel film.
Gō-hime	Hiroshi Teshigahara	Rie Miyazawa, Tatsuya Nakadai, Toshiya Nagasawa	1992.04.11		Awards: 2 Japanese Academy Awards
The Oil-Hell Murder	Hideo Gosha	Kanako Higuchi, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi	1992.05.23
Ihen kaidō	Kōsei Saitō	Ikkō Furuya, Mariko Fuji, Shōhei Hino	1993.10.13		Television film
Kaettekite Kogarashi Monjiro	Kon Ichikawa	Atsuo Nakamura, Ryōko Sakaguchi, Ittoku Kishibe	1993.11.20
Crest of Betrayal	Kinji Fukasaku	Kōichi Satō, Saki Takaoka, Keiko Oginome, Tsunehiko Watase, Eriko Watanabe	1994.10.22
47 Ronin	Kon Ichikawa	Ken Takakura, Kiichi Nakai	1994.10.22
Sharaku	Masahiro Shinoda	Hiroyuki Sanada, Frankie Sakai, Shima Iwashita, Tsurutarō Kataoka	1995.02.04
Bungo torimono ezu - Harikomi	Keiichi Ozawa	Hashinosuke Nakamura, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Sayuri Kokushō	1996.04.05		Television film
Reborn From Hell: Samurai Armageddon	Kazumasa Shirai	Hiroyuki Watanabe, Tomorowo Taguchi, Yūko Moriyama	1996.04.26		Remake of the 1981 film Samurai Reincarnation.
Legend of the Devil	Masaru Tsushima	Masaki Kyōmoto, Atsuo Nakamura, Daisuke Ryū	1996.11.09
Samurai Fiction: Episode One	Hiroyuki Nakano	Morio Kazama, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Tomoyasu Hotei	1998.08.01		Awards: 1 Mainichi Film Concours, 1 Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival Award, 2 Sitges Awards
Kunoichi ninpō-chō: Yagyū gaiden, Edo-bana jigoku-hen	Hitoshi Ozawa	Hitoshi Ozawa, Yūko Moriyama	1998.07.11
After the Rain	Takashi Koizumi	Akira Terao, Yoshiko Miyazaki, Shiro Mifune, Mieko Harada, Tatsuya Nakadai	1999.09.05
Owls' Castle	Masahiro Shinoda	Kiichi Nakai, Mayu Tsuruta, Riona Hazuki	1999.10.30		Based on the novel under the same name.
Gohatto	Nagisa Oshima	Ryuhei Matsuda, Takeshi Kitano, Tadanobu Asano	1999.12.18
Dora-Heita	Kon Ichikawa	Kōji Yakusho, Yūko Asano, Tsurutarō Kataoka	2000.05.13
Gojoe	Sogo Ishii	Tadanobu Asano, Masatoshi Nagase, Daisuke Ryu, Jun Kunimura	2000.10.07		Awards: 1 Hochi Film Award
Onmyoji	Yōjirō Takita	Mansai Nomura, Hideaki Ito, Hiroyuki Sanada	2001.10.06
Chūshingura 1/47	Shunsaku Kawamo	Takuya Kimura, Kōichi Satō	2001.12.28		Television film. Remake of the 1932 film Chūshingura - Zempen: Akahokyō no maki.
Kewaishi	Mitsutoshi Tanaka	Kippei Shîna, Miho Kanno, Chizuru Ikewaki	2002.02.09		Awards: 1 Tokyo International Film Festival Award
Kumamoto Stories	Takashi Miike	Tōru Emori, Renji Ishibashi, Jinpachi Nezu, Mikijirō Hira, Mihoko Abe, Noriko Aota, Ayumi Asakura	2002.07.20		Includes 3 short films: Onna Kunishuu Ikki, Kikuchi-jo Monogatari: Sakimori-tachi no Uta, and Zuiketsu Genso: Tonkararin Yume Densetsu.
The Sea Is Watching	Kei Kumai	Misa Shimizu, Nagiko Tōno, Masatoshi Nagase	2002.07.27
Ryoma's Wife, Her Husband and Her Lover	Jun Ichikawa	Noritake Kinashi, Kiichi Nakai, Kyōka Suzuki	2002.09.14		Awards: 1 Nikkan Sports Film Award
Sabu	Takashi Miike	Tatsuya Fujiwara, Satoshi Tsumabuki	2002.10.05		Television film
The Twilight Samurai	Yoji Yamada	Hiroyuki Sanada, Rie Miyazawa	2002.11.02		Awards: 12 Japanese Academy Awards
When the Last Sword Is Drawn	Yōjirō Takita	Kiichi Nakai, Kōichi Satō, Yui Natsukawa, Takehiro Murata	2003.01.18
Aragami	Ryuhei Kitamura	Takao Osawa, Masaya Kato, Kanae Uotani, Tak Sakaguchi, Hideo Sakaki	2003.03.27		Awards: 1 Silver Raven
Makai Tenshō	Hideyuki Hirayama	Yōsuke Kubozuka, Kumiko Asō, Tetta Sugimoto	2003.04.26
Azumi	Ryuhei Kitamura	Aya Ueto	2003.05.10		Based on the manga series of the same name.
Zatōichi	Takeshi Kitano	Beat Takeshi, Tadanobu Asano, Yui Natsukawa	2003.09.06
Onmyoji 2	Yōjirō Takita	Mansai Nomura, Hideaki Itō, Eriko Imai, Kyoko Fukada, Hayato Ichihara	2003.10.04
The Last Samurai	Edward Zwick	Tom Cruise, Timothy Spall, Ken Watanabe, Billy Connolly, Tony Goldwyn, Hiroyuki Sanada, Koyuki, Shin Koyamada	2003.12.05	1877	Fictional story based around the Satsuma Rebellion during the Meiji period.
Warau Iemon	Yukio Ninagawa	Toshiaki Karasawa, Koyuki, Teruyuki Kagawa, Hiroyuki Ikeuchi	2004.02.07		Awards: 2 Asia-Pacific Film Festival Awards, 1 Nikkan Sports Film Award
Kibakichi	Tomo'o Haraguchi	Ryūji Harada, Nozomi Andō, Tatsuo Higashida	2004.02.07
Kibakichi 2	Tomo'o Haraguchi	Ryūji Harada, Miki Tanaka, Aimi Nakajima	2004.07.25
Izo	Takashi Miike	Kazuya Nakayama, Takeshi Kitano, Bob Sapp	2004.08.21
The Hidden Blade	Yoji Yamada	Masatoshi Nagase, Takako Matsu, Yukiyoshi Ozawa	2004.10.30
Azumi 2: Death or Love	Shusuke Kaneko	Aya Ueto	2005.05.12		Based on the manga series of the same name.
Ashura	Yōjirō Takita	Somegorō Ichikawa, Rie Miyazawa, Kanako Higuchi	2005.04.16		Awards: 1 Hochi Film Award, 1 Kinema Junpo Award, 1 Nikkan Sports Film Award, 1 Yokohama Film Festival Award
Samurai Commando: Mission 1549	Masaaki Tezuka	Yōsuke Eguchi, Kyōka Suzuki, Haruka Ayase	2005.06.11		Awards: 1 Asia-Pacific Film Festival Award
Hana	Hirokazu Koreeda	Jun'ichi Okada, Rie Miyazawa, Arata Furuta	2006.06.03		Awards: 1 Nikkan Sports Film Award
Love and Honor	Yoji Yamada	Kimura Takuya, Dan Rei, Takashi Sasano	2006.12.01
Kaidan	Hideo Nakata	Kumiko Asō, Takaaki Enoki, Reona Hirota	2007.08.04		Awards: 1 Yokohama Film Festival Award
Sukiyaki Western Django	Takashi Miike	Hideaki Ito, Kōichi Satō, Yusuke Iseya	2007.09.15
Chacha	Hajime Hashimoto	Ryōko Gi, Mieko Harada, Takehiro Hira	2007.12.22
Yamazakura	Tetsuo Shinohara	Rena Tanaka, Noriyuki Higashiyama, Tetsuya Chiba	2008.05.31
Geisha Assassin	Gō Ohara	Minami Tsukui, Shigeru Kanai, Nao Nagasawa	2008.09.27
Ichi	Fumihiko Sori	Takao Osawa, Haruka Ayase, Shido Nakamura, Yōsuke Kubozuka	2008.10.25
Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf	Kurando Mitsutake	Kurando Mitsutake, Jeffrey James Lippold, Domiziano Arcangeli	2009.02.27
Ballad: Na mo naki koi no uta	Takashi Yamazaki	Tsuyoshi Kusanagi, Yui Aragaki, Akashi Takei	2009.09.05
Castle Under Fiery Skies	Mitsutoshi Tanaka	Toshiyuki Nishida, Shōzō Endō, Saki Fukuda	2009.09.12
Sword of Desperation	Hideyuki Hirayama	Etsushi Toyokawa, Chizuru Ikewaki, Koji Kikkawa	2010.07.10
13 Assassins	Takashi Miike	Kōji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yūsuke Iseya, Goro Inagaki, Masachika Ichimura, Mikijirō Hira	2010.09.25		Remake of the 1963 film 13 Assassins.
Ōoku	Fuminori Kaneko	Ko Shibasaki, Kazunari Ninomiya, Hiroshi Tamaki	2010.10.01		Based on the manga series of the same name.
The Sakurada Gate Incident	Junya Sato	Takao Ohsawa, Kyoko Hasegawa, Minosuke Bandō	2010.10.16
Abacus and Sword	Yoshimitsu Morita	Masato Sakai, Yukie Nakama, Kimimaro Ayanokōji	2010.12.04
Yamada: The Samurai of Ayothaya	Nopporn Watin	Seigi Ozeki, Kanokkorn Jaicheun, Sorapong Chatree	2010.12.02		Awards: 1 Thailand National Film Association Award
The Winter Butterfly	Marcus Tozini	Sam Aoyama, Ikuma Isaac Fryman, Sharon Gee	2010
At River's Edge	Tetsuo Shinohara	Noriyuki Higashiyama, Rinko Kikuchi	2011.06.18
Scabbard Samurai	Hitoshi Matsumoto	Masatō Ibu, Jun Kunimura, Itsuji Itao	2011.06.11
Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai	Takashi Miike	Ichikawa Ebizō XI, Eita, Kōji Yakusho	2011.10.15		Remake of the 1962 film Harakiri.
Shinobido	Toshiyuki Morioka	Aimi Satsukawa, Ryōichi Yuki, Ayaka Kikuchi	2012.02.04
The Dry Blade	Michael Fredianelli	Michael Nosé, Henry Lee, Carl Schreiber	2012.07.02
Rurouni Kenshin	Keishi Ōtomo	Takeru Sato, Emi Takei	2012.08.25		Based on the manga series of the same name.
The Floating Castle	Shinji Higuchi and Isshin Inudo	Mansai Nomura	2012.11.02	Late 16th century	Set in feudal Japan, the film is based on the Siege of Oshi and depicts the struggle of Oshi's villagers in defending their fortress against Toyotomi Hideyoshi's campaign against the Hojo clan.
Unforgiven	Lee Sang-il	Ken Watanabe, Kōichi Satō, Akira Emoto	2013.09.13		Based on the 1992 American western of the same name.
Mission Impossible: Samurai[2]	Katsuhide Motoki	Kuranosuke Sasaki, Kyoko Fukada, Tsuyoshi Ihara	2014.06.21
Zakurozaka no Adauchi[3]	Setsurō Wakamatsu	Kiichi Nakai, Hiroshi Abe, Ryōko Hirosue	2014.09.20
Kakekomi[4]	Masato Harada	Yo Oizumi, Erika Toda, Hikari Mitsushima	2015.05.16
Masterless	Craig Shimahara	Adam LaVorgna	2015.09.30
Silence	Martin Scorsese	Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Tadanobu Asano, Ciarán Hinds, Liam Neeson	2016.12.23	1630s-1638	Based on the novel of the same name.
Sekigahara	Masato Harada	Junichi Okada, Kasumi Arimura, Takehiro Hira, Masahiro Higashide, Kōji Yakusho	2017.08.26	1600	Based on a novel by Ryōtarō Shiba about the Battle of Sekigahara.

Gendai-geki films

Gendai-geki (現劇) is a genre of film and television or theater play in Japan. Unlike the jidai-geki genre of period dramas, whose stories are set in the Edo period, gendaigeki stories are contemporary dramas set in the modern world.

Title	Release date	Time period	Notes on setting
Laughing Under the Clouds	2018	1868-1912	Based on a manga series, set from the Meiji period to the Taishō period, including the life of the Emperor Meiji during the Meiji Restoration.
Lady Snowblood	1973	1874-1894	Based on the manga series of the same name.
Waga Koi wa Moenu	1949	1880s
Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War	1958	1904–1905	Dramatization of the Russo-Japanese War.
Fullmetal Alchemist	2017	1927	Based on a manga series, set during the Benito Mussolini's regime.
Gambler's Life: Unstoppable Bloodbath	1969	1930s	Set in the early Shōwa period.
Flower of Chivalry Torn Asunder: Gambling Heir	1969	1930s	Set in the early Shōwa period.
Onna jigoku uta: Shakuhachi benten	1970
Tora! Tora! Tora!	1970	1941	Detailing the events leading up to and including the Attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Midway	1976	1942	About the Battle of Midway between Japan and the United States in 1942.
The Bridge on the River Kwai	1957	1942–1945	About allied prisoners of war forced to work on the Burma Railway during World War II.
Letters from Iwo Jima	2006	1945	Japanese-language film directed by Clint Eastwood about the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945.
Hiroshima	1995	1945	Docu-drama about the events leading up to the use of the first atomic weapons in 1945.
Fueled: The Man They Called Pirate	2016	1945-1960	Based on a novel, from the Occupation of Japan to the 1960 U-2 incident during the Cold War era and the Japanese economic miracle.
Kids on the Slope	2018	1966-1978	Based on a manga series, set during the foundation of the Asian Development Bank to the opening of Narita International Airport, part of the Cold War era.
Destiny: The Tale of Kamakura	2017	1976-1980	Based on the manga, set from the Lockheed bribery scandals to the 1980 Summer Olympics boycott, part of the Cold War era.
Climber's High and Shizumanu Taiyō	2008-2009	1985	Historical drama about Japan Airlines Flight 123 incident.
Sadako vs. Kayako	2016	2004-2009	Based on Ring Trilogy and Ju-On by Koji Suzuki and Takashi Shimizu, one of the horror franchises in Japan.
Rage	2016	2012-2014	Based on a novel and true events of the 2012 Benghazi Attacks, 2012 Japanese general election, and 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

Korean and South Korean history

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Title	Release date	Time period	Notes on setting
The Great Battle	2018	645	Set during the Siege of Ansi.
Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield	2003	660	Set during the Battle of Hwangsanbeol.
A Frozen Flower	2008	1330–1374	Set during the late Goryeo Dynasty.
Musa (film)	2001	1375	A story about diplomatic mission from the Goryeo travels to Ming China.
The Divine Weapon	2008	1418–1450	Set during the reign of Sejong the Great.
The King and the Clown	2005	1494–1506	Set during the reign of Yeonsangun of Joseon.
Blades of Blood	2010	1500s	Set during the 16th century.
Immortal Admiral Yi Sun-sin	2004-2005	1545-1598	Life of the Korean admiral Yi Sun-sin and the Japanese invasions of Korea (1592–1598)
The Admiral: Roaring Currents	2014	1597	Battle of Myeongnyang: naval battle between Japan and Korea.
Shadows in the Palace	2007	1600s	Set during the 17th century.
Sword in the Moon	2003	ca. 1600	Set during the beginning of the 17th century.
War of the Arrows	2011	1636-7	Set during the second Manchu invasion of Korea.
The Fortress	2017	1636	Set during the second Manchu invasion of Korea.
The Sword with No Name	2009	1800s	Set during the 19th century.
Chi-hwa-seon	2002	1843–97	About the life of Korean painter Oh-won.
The Sound of a Flower	2015	1867-84	About the life of the Korean pansori singer Shin Jae-hyo.
The Good, the Bad, the Weird	2008	1920–30	Loosely based on the seizure of 150,000 won in Manchuria.
The Last Princess	2016	1925–62	About the life of Princess Deokhye.
Love, Lies	2016	1943-45	Set during Korea under Japanese rule and World War II.
Taegukgi	2004	1950–53	Set during the Korean War.
Welcome to Dongmakgol	2005	1950–53	Set during the Korean War.
71: Into the Fire	2010	1950–53	Set during the Korean War.
The Front Line	2011	1953	Set during the Korean Armistice Agreement.
Gangnam Blues	2014	1966-70	Set in the late 1960s to the 1970s about the development of Gangnam during the Park Chung-hee's regime.
Silmido	2003	1970s	Based on a military uprising on Silmido island.
A Taxi Driver	2017	1980	Set during the Gwangju Uprising after the assassination of Park Chung-hee.
1987: When the Day Comes	2017	1987-90	Set during the June Struggle to the Revolutions of 1989.

Southeast Asia

Philippine history

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Title	Release date	Time period	Setting	Notes
Banaue: Stairway to the Sky	1974	c. 500 BC.	Philippines	The film depicts the Prehistory of the Philippines, and the construction of the Banaue Rice Terraces.
Amaya	2010	1400–1521	Philippines	The film depicting the Philippines during the Classical Period.
Lapu-Lapu	1955	1491–1542	Philippines	The life of Lapu-Lapu and death of Magellan.
Lapu-Lapu	2002	1491–1542	Philippines	A remake of the 1955 film that tells the life of Lapu-Lapu.
Indio	2011	1601–1677	Philippines	An Epic Historical-fiction story about the Spanish Conquest and Philippine revolts against Spain.
Ilustrado	2014	1860s–1890s	Philippines	The film tells the story about José Rizal's early life as a teenager and his tragic first love.
José Rizal	1998	1861–1896	Philippines	The life of the Philippine National Hero, José Rizal.
Bayani	1992	1863–1897	Philippines	The life of Andres Bonifacio.
Ganito Kami Noon, Paano Kayo Ngayon?	1970	1870–1895	Philippines	The film depicts the Hispinized Society of the Philippines during the Spanish Period.
Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo	2014	1872-1897	Philippines	The life of Philippine Revolutionary Andres Bonifacio from his founding of the Katipunan to his eventual execution. The film focused on the hypothesis that he, not Emilio Aguinaldo, was the first President of the Philippines.
El Presidente	2012	1886–1962	Philippines	The life of the first president of the Philippines Emilio Aguinaldo which spans the Philippine Revolution, Philippine–American War, up to the full restoration of Philippine independence on July 4, 1946.
Felix Manalo	2015	1886-1963	Philippines	The life of Felix Manalo, founder and pioneer executive minister of the Iglesia ni Cristo, which spans from his early life up to the end of his life on April 12, 1963, including the atrocities committed by Japan during World War 2.
Katipunan	2013	1892–1897	Philippines	Tells the how the Katipunan was formed from Andres Bonifacio's perspective.
Tiniente Rosario	1937	1898–1901	Philippines	The Story about the Philippine Revolutionary Army and its Female Sergeant officer.[5]
Baler	2008	1898	Philippines	During the Siege of Baler.
Heneral Luna	2015	1898-1903	Philippines	The biography of General Antonio Luna's career up to his assassination during the Philippine–American War.
Aguila	1980	1899–1945	Philippines	Philippine history
Tirad Pass: The Story of Gen. Gregorio del Pilar	1997	December 2, 1899	Philippines	About the Battle of Tirad Pass, Philippine Campaign Against Americans led by General Gregorio Del Pilar.
Amigo	2010	1900s	Philippines	Philippine–American War
Rosario	2010	1920s	Philippines	The life of Rosario, a girl during the Insular Government Period. She was Manuel V. Pangilinan's grandmother.
Santiago!	1970	1941–1945	Philippines	Depicting the Philippine campaign during World War II
Aishite Imasu 1941: Mahal Kita	2004	1941–1945	Philippines	About the Japanese Occupation of the Philippines in World War II.
Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos	1972	1942–1945	Philippines	Philippines during World War II
Alab ng Lahi	2003	1945	Philippines	The film depicts the Filipino Guerillas during the end of the Second World War led by Gregorio Magtangol and the friendship between the Japanese and Filipino soldier.
Manila Kingpin: The Asiong Salonga Story	2011	1951	Philippines	The criminal life of Asiong Salonga that led to his assassination on October 7, 1951.
Boy Golden: Shoot to Kill, the Arturo Porcuna Story	2013	1960s	Philippines	The life and death of Arturo "Boy Golden" Porcuna, who rose through the Manila underworld in the 1960s until his eventual murder.
Dekada '70	2002	1970s	Philippines	Based on the novel of the same name by Lualhati Bautista. The setting is period of Martial law.

Mainland and Maritime Southeast Asia

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Title	Release date	Time period	Setting	Notes
Blood Letter	2011	c. 1442	Vietnam	About the retaliation of Tran Nguyen Vu (Nguyen Trai's grandchild) for his grandfather death in 1442. The movie was based on Bui Anh Tan's bestselling of the same name.
King Naresuan	2007	1555–1592	Thailand (Siam)	The film is set after event in The Legend of Suriyothai about Naresuan, the King of Siam who executes the plotters and ceremoniously declares Ayutthaya free and sovereign from Hanthawadi
Krakatoa, East of Java	1969	1883	Indonesia	Nominated for Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, featured the 1883 eruption of the volcano on the island of Krakatoa.
Never Shall we Be Enslave!	1996	1885	Myanmar (Burma)	A two-part film depicting the events of the Third Anglo-Burmese War and the fall of Thibaw Min and his Dynasty.
The Rebel	2007	1920s	Vietnam (French Indochina)	Set in Vietnam in 1920s, under colonial French rule.
Indochine (film)	1992	1940s-1954	Vietnam (French Indochina)	French film set in the twilight of colonial French Indochina during the 1930s.
Paradise Road	1997	1939–1945	Indonesia	About the event of World War II on the island of Sumatra.
Leftenan Adnan	2000	1940s	Malaysia	About the experiences of Adnan bin Saidi as a soldier during World War II.
The Merdeka Trilogy: Merah Putih, Darah Garuda, and Hati Merdeka	2009-11	1945-49	Indonesia	About the struggles of the Indonesians throughout the Indonesian National Revolution.
The Scent of Green Papaya	1993	1950s	Vietnam	Set in 1950s Saigon.
The Quiet American	2002	1952	Vietnam	Set in Vietnam in 1952, and pertaining to emerging violent factions in the area and early CIA involvement.
1965 (film)	2015	1963-1966	Singapore	Singapore in Malaysia, 1964 race riots in Singapore (Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation) and National Day of 1965.
The Year of Living Dangerously	1982	1965	Indonesia	Directed by Peter Weir, about the Transition to the New Order (Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation) or vivere pericolosamente.
The White Silk Dress	2006	1968	Vietnam	Directed by Luu Huynh. It is about a tragedy in Vietnam War.
The Killing Fields	1984	1973	Cambodia	About the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. The film begins in 1973.

See also

• List of films based on actual events
• List of Vietnamese historical drama films
• List of war films and TV specials
• List of World War II films
• Asian period drama films
  • Jidaigeki
  • Samurai cinema

References

1. Hill (2002).
2. 超高速！参勤交代(2014). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
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