Shogun movies and TV shows

The list contains the best, new and most relevant shogun movies ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out captivating, serious, exciting, tense, realistic and stylized films and TV shows about / with shogun, samurai, katana, martial arts, sword fight, battles, medieval, violence, warrior and rivalry plots mostly in Drama, Action and History genres shot in Japan, USA, UK and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as shogun: Sekigahara (2017), Atsuhime (2008), 47 Ronin (2013), Blade of the Immortal (2017), Shogun (1980), Shogun (1980), Shogun Assassin (1980), The Shogun's Samurai (1978), 13 Assassins (2010), The Lady Shogun and Her Men (2010).

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 6.3
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Sekigahara (2017)
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 150 min.
Story: In the year 1600, a battle determines the future ruler for Japan and the beginning of the rise of the Tokugawa shogunate.
Style: exciting, tense, thought provoking, suspenseful, captivating ...
Plot: shogun, japanese history, female ninja, ninja, medieval, employer employee relationship, death sentence, employer, spy, murder, slavery, betrayal ...
Time: medieval times, 17th century
Place: japan
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 8.3
 253
Atsuhime (2008)
Genre: Drama, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story: The 47th NHK Taiga Drama is a life story of Princess Atsu, who was born in Kagoshima Prefecture, then called Satsuma, and became the wife of Tokugawa Iesada, the 13th shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate. She accedes to the highest rank in Ooku, the ...
Style: tense, disturbing, captivating, thought provoking, costume drama
Plot: shogun, palace intrigue, revolution, royal palace, political unrest, princess, politics, female protagonist, intrigue, historical figure, feudal japan, political intrigue ...
Time: 19th century
Place: japan
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 6.2
 170K
47 Ronin (2013)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: USA, UK, Japan, Hungary
Duration: 128 min.
Story: Based on the original 1941 movie from Japan, and from ancient Japan’s most enduring tale, the epic 3D fantasy-adventure 47 Ronin is born. Keanu Reeves leads the cast as Kai, an outcast who joins Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada), the leader of the 47 ...
Style: stylized, epic, exciting, fairy tale, suspenseful ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: samurai, martial arts, ronin, medieval, battles, beast, revenge, shogun, exile, samurai sword, sword and sorcery, heroes ...
Time: 18th century, year 2013, middle ages, 2010s
Place: japan, asia, ancient china
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Rurouni Kenshin: Final Chapter Part II - The Beginning (2021)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 137 min.
Story: Kenshin Himura goes up against mysterious weapons dealer Enishi. He controls the underworld of China. The secret of Kenshin Himura’s "Jujishou" is also revealed.
Style: captivating, tense, perverse, manga, anime ...
Plot: samurai, one man army, shogun, fight, martial arts, secret, organized crime, gang leader, gang, warrior, arms dealer, bandit ...
Time: 1860s
Place: japan, china, kyoto japan
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Blade of the Immortal (2017)
Genre: Action, Drama, Fantasy
Country: Japan, UK, South Korea
Duration: 140 min.
Story: Manji, a highly skilled samurai, becomes cursed with immortality after a legendary battle. Haunted by the brutal murder of his sister, Manji knows that only fighting evil will regain his soul. He promises to help a young girl named Rin avenge her ...
Style: captivating, anime, suspense, exciting, tense ...
Plot: samurai, revenge, shogun, ronin, martial arts, sword fight, one man army, massacre, swordsman, medieval, sword, soldier ...
Time: year 2017
Place: japan
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 8.1
 14K
Shogun (1980)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 547 min.
TV show
Story: An English navigator becomes both pawn and player in the deadly political games in feudal Japan.
Style: atmospheric, mythical, costume drama, epic, serious ...
Plot: samurai, shogun, jesuit, martial arts, battles, historical event, japanese history, interracial relations, white man asian woman relationship, ancient, world history, wanderlust ...
Time: 17th century, medieval times, 20th century
Place: japan, portugal, asia
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 7.9
 5K
Shogun (1980)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA, Japan
Duration: 159 min.
Story: In the 16th Century, a Dutch ship sails the Pacific from the Americas in order to escape the Spanish. Blackthorn is the pilot of the ship and the first to realize the possibilities of Japan. Japan is a feudal society which has a strong presence of ...
Style: realistic, captivating, serious, exciting, saga
Plot: samurai, feudal japan, seafaring, shogun, jesuit, politics, betrayal, escapades, war, heroes, edo period, battles ...
Time: 17th century, 16th century, middle ages
Place: japan, portugal
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Shogun Assassin (1980)
Genre: Action, Adventure
Country: Japan
Duration: 85 min.
Story: A Shogun who grew paranoid as he became senile sent his ninjas to kill his samurai. They failed but did kill the samurai’s wife. The samurai swore to avenge the death of his wife and roams the countryside with his toddler son in search of ...
Style: bloody, grindhouse, visual, stylized, atmospheric ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: ninja, martial arts, samurai, kung fu, female nudity, female ninja, violence, yakuza, exploitation, violent, gory, shogun ...
Time: 19th century, 16th century, 15th century
Place: japan, asia
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The Shogun's Samurai (1978)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story: Following the death of the second Tokugawa shogun, it is revealed that he was poisoned by retainers of his son Iemitsu in hopes of gaining him the shogunate despite the stammer and birthmark which undermine his respect. Iemitsu and his brother ...
Style: perverse, epic, exciting, captivating, realistic ...
Plot: samurai, ninja, martial arts, medieval, japanese history, shogun, asian history, kung fu, rivalry, strong violent content, conspiracy, uninhibited rivalry ...
Time: 17th century
Place: japan, asia
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 7.5
 68K
13 Assassins (2010)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: Japan, UK
Duration: 141 min.
Story: A bravado period action film set at the end of Japan's feudal era in which a group of unemployed samurai are enlisted to bring down a sadistic lord and prevent him from ascending to the throne and plunging the country into a war-torn future.
Style: intense, suspense, harsh, tense, visually appealing ...
Plot: samurai, sword fight, samurai sword, warrior, seppuku, swords and armor, shogun, battles, martial arts, revenge, swordsman, medieval ...
Time: 19th century, year 2010, 2010s, 2000s, 1800s ...
Place: japan, east asia, asia
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The Lady Shogun and Her Men (2010)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 116 min.
Story: In the year 1716 a mysterious epidemic stickens men in the country of Japan, dropping the population of men to 1/4th of its prior state. With the drastic reduction of men, the gender roles have become reversed in Japan. Woman become the dominant ...
Style: disturbing, captivating, tense, manga
Plot: shogun, samurai, epidemic, harem, palace, matriarchy, romantic rivalry, rivals, class differences, relationships, love story, love triangle ...
Time: 18th century, 17th century
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Journey of Honor (1991)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: UK, Japan, USA
Duration: 107 min.
Story: The son of a besieged Shogun in war-torn 17th century Japan travels to Spain to buy weaponry from the king.
Style: independent film
Plot: chess, ancient, medieval, king, fight, army, prisoner, priest, female nudity, betrayal, warrior, grief ...
Time: 17th century, middle ages
Place: spain, japan, morocco
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The Castle of Crossed Destinies (2012)
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story: In the inner chambers of the Shugun's castle, 3,000 men attempt to vie for the affection of the female shogun. Based on the 4th-6th volumes in the manga series "Ooku" by Fumi Yoshinaga.
Style: suspense, disturbing, captivating, psychological, romantic
Plot: shogun, relationships, empire, intrigue, samurai, superhero, matriarchy, edo period, alternate reality
Time: 17th century
Place: japan
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Samurai Shifters (2019)
Genre: Comedy, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 120 min.
Story: Shunnosuke Katagiri is a samurai and a bookworm. He receives a mission to help a daimyo move. With the assistance of Genemon Takamura and Oran, Shunnosuke Katagiri carries out his mission.
Style: semi serious, realistic, feel good, satirical, entertaining ...
Plot: lord, castle, shogun, relocation, warrior, mission, satire, japanese woman, samurai, slim woman
Place: japan
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 7.4
 100
Yoshitsune (2005)
Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: Japan
TV show
Story: Yoshitsune is a Japanese television drama series originally broadcast between 9 January and 11 December 2005, with a three-part special compilation being aired from 24 December to 25 December 2005. The 44th Taiga Drama, the original work is by Miyao ...
Style: tense, captivating, historical drama
Plot: samurai, tragic hero, warrior, shogun, emperor, political unrest, political intrigue, dynasty, historical figure, politics, political conspiracy, politician ...
Time: 12th century
Place: japan, kyoto japan
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Snow on The Blades (2014)
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Japan, Cyprus
Duration: 119 min.
Story: At Sakurada Gate in 1860, the shogun’s chief minister and his retinue of bodyguards are ambushed and annihilated. Bearing the responsibility and shame for this failure is Shimura Kingo, master swordsman and chief of the guard. Forbidden to take ...
Style: captivating, crying
Plot: samurai, murderer, shogun, murder, vengeance, pursuit, obsession, deception, anger, fight, minister, showdown ...
Time: 19th century
Place: japan
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 6.2
 284
Samurai Hustle (2014)
Genre: Action, Comedy, History
Country: Japan
Duration: 119 min.
Story: During the reign of the eighth shogun of the Tokugawa shogunate, the Yunagaya Domain in the Tohoku region is a small han. But at the han, there is a gold mine. Suddenly, Masaatsu Naito of Yunagaya Domain receives an order to perform Sankin-kotai ...
Style: humorous, exciting, captivating
Plot: mission, shogun, medieval, ambition, gold mine, golddigger, government official, government, emperor, politics, chinese emperor, political intrigue ...
Place: japan
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 5.2
 142
Time Trip App (2014)
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Story: In 1868, a battle between new government forces and shogunate forces are about to take place in Edo. Katsu Kaishu wants to avoid useless bloodshed and sends a peace envoy to Takamori Saigō, but Katsu Kaishu is unable to get a response from Takamori ...
Style: captivating, disturbing
Plot: time travel, sent to the past, time jump, shogun, time warp, male female relationship, power struggle, love affair, relationships, love interest, dynasty, changing the past or future ...
Place: japan
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 6.1
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Shogun's Ninja (1980)
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, shogun, ancient, clan, kung fu, karate, master warrior, ninja master, revenge, warlord, violent content ...
Time: 16th century
Place: japan, asia
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Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins (2012)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 134 min.
Story: Former legendary assassin Kenshin Himura has now become a wandering samurai. Offering aid & protecting those in need as atonement for his past deeds. During this time Kenshin Himura comes across and aides Kaoru Kamiya (Emi Takei). Her father ...
Style: exciting, serious, manga, realistic, anime ...
Audience: boys' night
Plot: samurai, martial arts, master warrior, japanese culture, katana, drifter, swordsman, shogun, heroes, one man army, medieval, fight ...
Time: 1800s, 2010s, 1870s, 1860s, 19th century
Place: japan, asia, ancient china, tokyo, kyoto japan
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An Actor's Revenge (1963)
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 115 min.
Story: While performing in a touring kabuki troupe, leading female impersonator Yukinojo comes across the three men who drove his parents to suicide twenty years earlier, and plans his revenge, firstly by seducing the daughter of one of them, secondly by ...
Style: stylized, atmospheric, psychological, serious, realistic ...
Plot: samurai, revenge, sword fight, obsession, thief, voyeur, transformation, lgbt, murder, voyeurism, theatrical troupe, female impersonator ...
Time: year 1963, 1830s, 19th century
Place: japan, asia
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Hanzo the Razor: Sword of Justice (1972)
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 94 min.
Story: Fearless Edo-period police inspector Hanzo Itami, nicknamed The Razor, has developed his own unique way of extracting information for his inquiries. His first adventure sees him investigating his superior officer's mistress, whom he suspects of ...
Style: grindhouse, disturbing, splatter, art house, realistic ...
Plot: samurai, martial arts, sexploitation, investigation, tokugawa shogunate, violent, medieval, revenge, superhero, ancient, edo period, torture ...
Time: middle ages
Place: japan, asia
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 6.4
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Demon Spies (1974)
Genre: Action, Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 86 min.
Story: Deep in the mountains of feudal Japan, a group of children endure cruel and unorthodox training in order to become the Shogunate's most secret and deadly weapons - the Demon Spies! Their true identities are hidden - even from each other. Behind ...
Plot: ninja, samurai, spy, katana, female ninja, shogun, sword fight, demon, rape, martial arts, gore, mask
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 7.0
 3K
Unforgiven (2013)
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, History, Thriller
Country: Japan
Duration: 135 min.
Story: Set in Hokkaido, Japan in the 1880s. Jubei Kamata (Ken Watanabe), who is on the side of the Edo shogunate government, kills many people. His name is infamous in Kyoto. When the battle at Goryoukaku is about to be finished, Jubei disappears. 10 years ...
Style: psychological, atmospheric, captivating, period piece, crime drama ...
Plot: samurai, bounty hunter, one last job, redemption, human nature, hopes, vengeance, aging, isolation, wild west, cowboy, fight ...
Time: 19th century
Place: japan
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 9.2
 14K
Shōgun (2024)
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
TV show
Story: Set in feudal Japan, the series charts the collision of two ambitious men from different worlds and a mysterious female samurai: John Blackthorne, a risk-taking English sailor who ends up shipwrecked in Japan, a land whose unfamiliar culture will ...
Style: period piece, epic, period drama
Plot: medieval, feudal japan, translator, civil war, battles, shogun, army, warrior, samurai, katana, sword, female nudity ...
Time: 17th century
Place: japan
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Ōoku: The Inner Chambers (2023)
Genre: Animation, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: In an alternate history where the male population is nearly decimated, eligible men serve as concubines to the woman shogun inside the walls of the Ooku.
Style: captivating, psychological, historical drama, shoujo, anime ...
Plot: alternate history, culture, castle, power, social problems, alternate reality, women, plague, edo period, magic, rural setting, life ...
Time: 18th century
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Shadow Warriors (1980)
Genre: Action
Country: Japan
Duration: 54 min.
TV show
Story: Shadow Warriors is a Japanese television jidaigeki show featuring Sonny Chiba that ran for four seasons in the early 1980s. Chiba played different ninja characters in each series. In the first series he played Hattori Hanzō III, in second one he ...
Style: epic
Plot: ninja, heroes, ancient, bathhouse, ninjitsu, ninja master, katana, death, political intrigue, ninja warrior, shogun, sword fight ...
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Power Rangers Samurai (2011)
Genre: Action, Adventure, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: A new generation of Power Rangers must master the mystical and ancient Samurai Symbols of Power which give them control over the elements of Fire, Water, Sky, Forest, and Earth. Under the guidance of their all-knowing mentor and the aid of their ...
Style: serious, exciting, super sentai, humorous, captivating ...
Audience: kids, family outing, teen fantasy
Plot: power rangers, good versus evil, heroes, superhero, samurai, heroic mission, save the world, partner, teenage life, battles, supernatural ability, youth ...
Time: 2010s
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Shogun's Sadism (1976)
Genre: Drama, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 80 min.
Story: Two short stories set in Edo during the Shogun era. 1. During a time when Christians are persecuted vehemently, Iori falls in love with young Christian girl. When she and her family are captured during a raid, his sadistic master takes her as her ...
Style: disturbing, bloody, depressing, extreme horror, anthology ...
Plot: tortured to death, extreme, violent, exploitation, execution, sadism, torture, unsettling, religion, brothel, punishment, violence ...
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Horny House of Horror (2010)
Genre: Comedy, Horror
Country: Japan
Duration: 75 min.
Story: Nakazu, Uno and Toshida…three drunk buddies on their way home from a baseball game who decide it would be a great idea to visit Shogun, a notorious brothel in a nondescript area of suburban Japan. New to the world of “love hotels”, Nakazu is ...
Style: tense, captivating, humorous, splatter, slasher ...
Plot: bondage, brothel, prostitute, seduction, castration, deathtrap, trapped, seductive woman, trap, sadism, sexploitation, erotica ...
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