Samurai Movies

As a result of illness and unemployment, Yamaoka Tatewaki, a "Hatamoto" (or direct vassal of the Shogun), pawned his family heirloom, a valuable Gosu...

A young samurai in search for a Ronin to challenge him to a duel and prove his worth.

An old samurai has promised not to kill again and is determined to commit suicide in a river. A young samurai recognizes him from his violent past.

Bored Hatamoto film #3

Explores the ambiguity of sensations, the boundaries between pleasure and pain, a filmmaker's piece about death as the final fetish and the ritual...

On his maiden trip to Japan, a Samurai-obsessed American named Frank is taken to a local, hole-in-the-wall bar by his friend, Hiro. After being...

Bored Hatamoto film #16.

Two young swordsmen, Akado Suzunosuke and Tatsumaki Rainoshin, arrive at the city of Edo in their quest to test and improve their skills. Soon they...

Edo-period samurai Araki Mataemon and his brother-in-law Watanabe Kazuma seek revenge on Kawai Matagoro. Paper film produced using celuloid from...

The drama documentary tells the real life story of Samurai woman Takeko Nakano who in 1868 fights for her clans' independence in a final battle that...

Ryôma Sakamoto unites the Choshu and Satsuma clans and paves the way for the Meiji Restoration.

A samurai returns to his homeland after a three year absence and finds his fiance is now one of the prince's concubines.

Bored Hatamoto film #8

A samurai comes to the aid of his uncle in a duel.

The legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai and their mission to avenge the death of their master.

Bored Hatamoto film #5

Bored Hatamoto film #4

Short film made during the filming of Samurai Rauni Reposaarelainen that tells the story in a different light.

Two stubborn Samurai fight a meaningless battle for a woman's hand. Treachery, murder and lost honour are unleashed in the course of a magic year in...