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.
Kamui
Drama, Action
6.1
Snow on The Blades
History, Action, Drama
6.6
Shinsengumi: Assassins of Honor
Action, Drama, History
6.8
Okiku and the World
Drama, Comedy
7.8
豪快三人男
History
0.0
Tenchu!
History, Action, Drama
6.9
The Fir Trees Remain
History, Drama
0.0
Little Tengu
Action, Comedy, Drama
0.0
Last Days of Edo
History, Drama
0.0
Sea Raiding Unit
History
0.0
Yagyu Jubei: The Fate of the World
Drama, Action, Adventure
4.0
Genkuro Yoshitsune
Drama, History
0.0
Benkei
Drama, History, TV Movie
0.0
Warau Iemon
Drama, Horror
6.0
The Hidden Fortress
Drama, Action, Adventure
8.0
The Revenge of Yukinojo, Part 1: Revenge and Love
Drama
0.0
Falling Camellia
Drama
8.2
Skull Coins
Drama, History
0.0
Mumon: The Land of Stealth
War, Action, History, Romance
6.5
The Twilight Samurai
Drama, Romance
7.8