Clan movies and TV shows – page 3
Best films
List of clan movies
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Young lord Saburo Nobuyasu struggles to find comfort in life. His arranged marriage to Tokuhime, daughter of one-time family enemy Oda Nobunaga, provides little happiness. His manipulative mother adds further complications through her constant ...
Style:
melancholic, grim, black and white, art house, tragic ...
Plot:
samurai, murder, mother son conflict, arranged marriage, tragedy, forbidden love, manipulation, class conflict, political intrigue, gender roles, samurai sword, clan ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
japan
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3K
Genre: Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
In this pitch-black action comedy by Kihachi Okamoto, a pair of down-on-their-luck swordsmen arrive in a dusty, windblown town, where they become involved in a local clan dispute. One, previously a farmer, longs to become a noble samurai. The other, ...
Style:
dark comedy, serious, realistic, jidai geki, black comedy ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
samurai, martial arts, medieval, samurai sword, ancient, exploitation, swordplay, clan, ronin, betrayal, yakuza, dark humor ...
Time:
year 1968, 19th century, 60s, 1830s
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
With a price on his head, Ichi seeks tranquillity in a favorite village. Since his last visit, it has fallen prey to Boss Masagoro, the son of a merchant rumored to have stolen gold from the shogunate. The boss has hired Yojimbo as his hard-drinking ...
Style:
cult classic, semi serious, realistic, stylized
Plot:
samurai, zatoichi, martial arts, samurai sword, ninja, ancient, handicapped, kung fu, swordplay, clan, gold, sword fight ...
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 117 min.
Story:
In the middle of the 16th century, Hideyoshi, a power hungry warlord sets out to destroy the Momochi clan. He sends his war commander in search of the clan's hidden gold only to find that two daggers are the key to the hiding place of the ...
Style:
jidai geki, serious, realistic, exciting, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ninja, martial arts, samurai sword, ninja master, revenge, shogun, karate, kung fu, ancient, clan, master warrior, warlord ...
Time:
16th century
Place:
japan, asia
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150K
Genre: Action, Drama, War
Country: Japan, France
Duration: 160 min.
Story:
In Medieval Japan, an elderly warlord retires, handing over his empire to his three sons. However, he vastly underestimates how their new-found power will corrupt them.
Style:
visually stunning, visually appealing, breathtaking, cerebral, atmospheric ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
samurai, feudal japan, greed, betrayal, shakespeare, vengeance, asian history, nihilism, medieval, castle, politics, insanity ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, year 1985, 20th century, 16th century
Place:
japan, bolivia, east asia, asia, tokyo ...
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912
Genre: Biography, Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story:
Late in the 1500s, an aging tea master teaches the way of tea to a headstrong Shogun. Through force of will and courageous fighting, Hideyoshi becomes Japan's most powerful warlord, unifying the country. Rikyu, through the tea ceremony and ...
Style:
contemplative, captivating, realistic, serious, stylized ...
Plot:
samurai, medieval, painting, painter, art, clan, great ending, buddhism, samurai sword, old man, biopic, tradition ...
Time:
medieval times, 16th century
Place:
japan, china, korea, asia
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai returning from the war through that area are found mysteriously dead with their throats torn out. The ...
Style:
suspenseful, bleak, scary, serious, black and white ...
Plot:
folk horror, samurai, rape and revenge, murder, supernatural, japanese mythology, curse, vengeance, rape, revenge, black cat, supernatural horror ...
Time:
12th century, year 1968, middle ages
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
The Son of the Black Mass returns in this ninth installment in Daiei's longstanding Nemuri Kyoshiro series. This time Raizo Ichikawa as Nemuri is called to see that a gold statuette of the Virgin Mary gets safe passage to Kyoto from the prying ...
Style:
tense, dark, crime thriller, period drama
Plot:
samurai, ronin, feudal japan, anti hero, sword fight, ninja, betrayal, moral ambiguity, honor, revenge, manhunt, loyalty ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 163 min.
Story:
Kumokiri Nizaemon, a former samurai warrior, has abandoned his class to become the leader of a gang of thieves. He leads his outlaws in an attempt to rob the castle of his former clan.
Style:
serious, realistic, exciting, rough, bleak ...
Plot:
martial arts, samurai sword, clan, edo period, religions or cults, cons and scams, heist, heroes, dishonesty, law enforcement, criminal heroes, vengeance ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
[Period covered: 1575-1681] Fist film in the Shinobi series starring Raizo Ichikawa. Warlord Oda Nobunaga seeks to unite a fractured Japan, a young man trained in the arts of ninjitsu is manipulated by a ninja master into attempting to assassinate ...
Style:
exciting, serious, suspenseful, rough, jidai geki ...
Plot:
ninja, samurai, martial arts, medieval, samurai sword, tokugawa shogunate, clan, swordplay, kung fu, sword, assassination, edo period ...
Time:
medieval times, 60s
Place:
japan, asia, east asia
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Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story:
Gengobe Satsuma, an exiled samurai cast out as an Asano clan retainer is given a second chance to join his brothers in arms to become the 48th Ronin against the Shogunate. His faithful servant gathers the 100 ryo required for his acceptance. Gengobe ...
Style:
avant garde, art house, black and white, creepy
Plot:
samurai, samurai sword, geisha, time travel, revenge, macabre, extreme, clan, treasure hunt, terror, feudal japan, exile ...
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
Our hero Zatoichi sails to one of the distant islands to begin a pilgrimage to a total of 88 Shinto shrines.
Style:
cult classic, serious, realistic, captivating, exciting ...
Plot:
samurai, zatoichi, martial arts, samurai sword, handicapped, swordplay, clan, yakuza, ancient, village, self defense, fall in love ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story:
This 26th film installment of the Zatoichi series sees Shintaro Katsu return to this classic role after a 10 year hiatus. The blind masseur Ichi gets caught between rival Yakuza clans.
Style:
cult classic, tense, exciting, captivating, realistic ...
Plot:
samurai, zatoichi, swordsman, martial arts, samurai sword, ninja, medieval, yakuza, female nudity, handicapped, ronin, clan ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Action, Crime
Country: Japan
Duration: 111 min.
Story:
A new magistrate in the town of Horisoto—widely reputed to be the most lawless township in Japan, uses guile and his opponents' own misperceptions and prejudices to defeat his enemies and uproot corruption.
Style:
captivating, exciting, serious, biting, realistic ...
Plot:
samurai, rivalry, gang, society, social differences, clan, samurai sword, edo period, dishonesty, hopes, legal action, criminal heroes ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 143 min.
Story:
Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town clan, he is forced by the love for his family to leave for the city in search of higher pay to support ...
Style:
atmospheric, captivating, realistic, bleak, serious ...
Plot:
samurai, japanese history, sword fight, tragic hero, human spirit, life is a bitch, political unrest, duel, emperor, martial arts, unfulfillment, hopes ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
japan, asia
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2K
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
In a poor district of Edo lives a young samurai named Soza. He has been sent by his clan to avenge the death of his father. He isn't an accomplished swordsman however, and he prefers sharing the life of the residents, teaching the kids how to ...
Style:
serious, atmospheric, captivating, humorous
Plot:
samurai, medieval, revenge, dark humor, moral dilemma, rivalry, heroes, introspection, dealing with death, edo period, japanese history, samurai sword ...
Time:
18th century
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 122 min.
Story:
A look at the relationship between a young blind samurai (Kimura) and his wife, who will make a sacrifice in order to defend her husband's honor.
Style:
psychological, serious, jidai geki, romantic, poignant ...
Plot:
blind character, samurai, medieval, hopes, social differences, asian history, blindness, vengeance, society, rivalry, political unrest, master warrior ...
Time:
year 2006
Place:
japan, asia
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Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story:
For centuries, humans and demons have battled over the legendary Yuli Spring, a symbol of desire. Free-spirited Xiao Yao unexpectedly enters Ten Thousand Demons Valley, disrupting the demon world. There, she meets the powerful Demon King Hong Ye, ...
Style:
atmospheric, mythical, dark fantasy, spiritual, costume drama ...
Plot:
supernatural, female protagonist, companionship, magic, immortality, young adult, rebirth, good versus evil, coming of age, investigation, power struggle, soul mate ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 197 min.
Story:
In the wake of the devastating war against the RDA and the loss of their eldest son, Jake Sully and Neytiri face a new threat on Pandora: the Ash People, a violent and power-hungry Na'vi tribe led by the ruthless Varang. Jake's family must ...
Style:
emotional, intense, suspenseful, exciting, teen ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
alien, tribe, grief, spirituality, family drama, loss, tragedy, survival, revenge, military, resilience, violent ...
Time:
20th century, future
Place:
space western
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Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
TV show
Story:
In order to retrieve Heavenly Realm’s treasure, Goddess Wu Shuang descends to earth to assassinate Yuan Zhong, the high priest of Youhu Clan. In the process, Wu Shuang discovers other secrets, and the two fall in love and join hands to save the ...
Style:
xianxia, epic, costume drama, period drama
Plot:
goddess, god, supernatural, save the world, immortality, ancient war, magic, demon, mythology, martial arts, redemption, sacrifice ...
Place:
ancient china
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
The Yu family earn the ire of the Green Dragon clan when the daughter (Cheng Pei-Pei) kills the clan chief's son (a rapist and murderer). The Green Dragon chief wounds family head Yu Yuan with his flying daggers, and kills many others who try ...
Plot:
kung fu, martial arts, rape and revenge, marauder, rape, blood, revenge, violence, murder, loyalty, sacrifice, sword ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Fantasy
Country: China
TV show
Story:
Hunted for possessing a heaven-defying object, Yun Che is a young man in both that life and the next. Throwing himself off a cliff to spite his pursuers, Yun Che is reincarnated as Xiao Che, a recently poisoned teen in another realm. Just as hated ...
Style:
tense, suspenseful, 3d animation, xianxia, feel good ...
Plot:
martial arts, reincarnation, supernatural, rebirth, superhuman, supernatural ability, supernatural being, superhuman powers, supernatural power, fight, super powers, magic ...
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Genre: Animation, Action, Comedy, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
The isolationist Akane Clan, composed of an all-girls body mainly consisting of young kunoichi in training, has a code to which they all must adhere: "As men are dangerous beings, interacting with them is forbidden."
Kunoichi Tsubaki, the ...
Style:
anime, semi serious, captivating, satirical, shounen ...
Plot:
ninja, battles, female protagonist, fight, satire, secret, school, high school life, ninja warrior, slice of life, martial arts, daily life ...
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Genre: Animation, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 23 min.
TV show
Story:
During the Warring States era, the feuding generals were suddenly struck down one after another by the demonic Kishin. In the 150 years since, groups of individuals have continued to resist Kishin control. They are called Bushi bands. When they were ...
Style:
anime, tense, exciting, captivating, adult animation ...
Plot:
battles, combat, supernatural ability, fight, teamwork, protector, friendship, ninja, flashback, blond boy, alternate history, oppression ...
Place:
japan
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: UK, USA, South Korea, Czech Republic
Duration: 115 min.
Story:
When an evil emperor executes their leader, his band of knights – bound by duty and honour – embarks on a journey of vengeance that will not come to an end until they've destroyed their mortal foe.
Style:
exciting, serious, epic, visually appealing, futuristic ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
medieval, sword fight, warrior, vengeance, coup d'etat, revenge, knight, king arthur, happy ending, honor, emperor, corrupt ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, year 2015, 18th century, future
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163K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy
Country: Japan
Duration: 24 min.
TV show
Story:
Many years ago, in the hidden village of Konoha, lived a great demon fox. When it swung one of it's nine tails, a tsunami occurred. The fourth hokage sealed this demon fox inside a boy in exchange for his own life. Naruto was that boy, and he ...
Style:
anime, exciting, manga, semi serious, humorous ...
Audience:
teens, kids, pre-teens, manly, teen fantasy
Plot:
friends, determination, danger, rivalry, master warrior, ninja, friendship, training, good versus evil, teenage life, youth, heroic mission ...
Time:
2000s, 21st century
Place:
japan
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
After the massacre of his village, Zhang Xiaofan is taken in by the Qing Yun Sect where he begins his journey of cultivation. When he finds out the truth behind the deaths of his parents, he succumbs to his rage and demonic tendencies and becomes ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, colorful, disturbing, suspense ...
Plot:
medieval, fight scenes, friendship, escape, warrior, good versus evil, betrayal, courage, deception, trust, chase, teacher ...
Place:
china
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Genre: Action, Drama
Country: South Korea
Duration: 137 min.
Story:
Set in the 19th century, when lowly butcher Dol Moo-Chi refuses to carry out an assignment, his failure causes tragedy to unfold upon his family and himself. As Dol Moo-Chi is about to be executed, a group of righteous thieves known as Kundo arrive.
Style:
captivating, stylized, serious, realistic, suspense ...
Plot:
folk hero, medieval, swordsman, fight, injustice, rebellion, martial arts, good versus evil, political unrest, rebelliousness, family relations, hopes ...
Time:
19th century
Place:
asia, korea, east asia
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44K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 96 min.
Story:
Toshiro Mifune swaggers and snarls to brilliant comic effect in Kurosawa's tightly paced, beautifully composed "Sanjuro." In this companion piece and sequel to "Yojimbo," jaded samurai Sanjuro helps an idealistic group of ...
Style:
black and white, atmospheric, tense, witty, stylized ...
Plot:
samurai, sword fight, corruption, rescue, betrayal, medieval, martial arts, police investigation, culture clash, visceral, transformation, small town ...
Time:
19th century, year 1962, future, 1800s
Place:
japan, asia, tokyo, india
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 88 min.
Story:
Desiree lives deep in the swamp and supports herself and her siblings by poaching. Ben and deputy Billy hope to get a little sexual comfort from the "Cajun swamp rat" when they catch Desiree trapping 'gators, and give chase. Desiree ...
Style:
sexy, psychological thriller, psychotronic, southern gothic
Plot:
swamp, alligator, female nudity, rape, poacher, poaching, exploitation, rape and revenge, revenge, incest, snake, redneck ...
Place:
southern usa
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