Kakizaki Yuji’s period film is not like the jidaigeki films we are used to. While it deals with themes of seppuku, duty, and loyalty to one’s masters and the shogun, we see very little in terms of action. Instead, the film focuses on the inner thoughts and struggles of the protagonist—who is ordered to perform a ritual suicide—his wife, and their entire household, all leading up to the final moment.
Daredevil in the Castle
History, War, Action
7.4
Killing
Drama, Action
7.2
Seven Samurai
Action, Drama
8.5
Bounty Hunter Muyonosuke
TV Movie, Action, Drama
0.0
Bushido
Drama, History
7.6
The Shogun's Vault III
Drama, Action
0.0
Onihei Crime Files: Conscience of a Worm
Drama, Crime, TV Movie
8.0
Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
7.7
Kenkaku Shōbai: Tsujigiri
TV Movie, Drama
0.0
Kenkaku Shōbai: Kadowakashi
TV Movie, Drama
0.0
Hirate Miki the Swordman
Drama, Action
0.0
The Samurai of Edo
History, War, Drama
6.0
We're Broke, My Lord!
History, Comedy
7.4
Throne of Blood
Drama, History
7.9
Red Beard
Drama
8.1
The Coin Thrower Zenigata
Crime, Drama
0.0
The Fighting Firemen
Drama
0.0
Jazz Daimyo
Music, Comedy, Drama
5.7
The Maiden Courtesan
Romance, Drama
0.0
53 Stages of Action
Drama
0.0