Notes on Tokugawa Villainies

Boardwalk Empire

Atlantic City at the dawn of Prohibition is a place where the rules don't apply. And the man who runs things -- legally and otherwise -- is the town's

2010

Father and Son Hawk

The life of Katsu Kaishū and his father.

1994

The Crowned Clown

The story takes place at a time in Joseon history, when upheaval and power struggles surrounding the throne had reached extreme levels. In order to es

2019

Tokugawa no Onnatachi

A drama about three different women living in the inner palace of Edo castle during the Tokugawa era.

1980

GARO

The Makai fight a secret war against the demon forces known as Horrors, evil creatures that manifest themselves through darkness to devour Humanity. O

2005

I Will Never Let You Go

A young wanderer with an extraordinary business sense and a masked hero saves her resulting in them falling in love. When the wanderer is revealed to

2019

Ooku: The Beginning

During the reign of the shogun, Iemitsu, an epidemic causes the population of men to greatly drop, leading to an ooku where the role of men and women

2012

Youth

On a rainy night in the Beidahuang forest area in 1969, the small train brought another group of educated youth from major cities across the country.

2012

The Substitute Love

Tang Xiaoshan, the daughter of a constable, dreams of becoming a female constable but reluctantly attends Baihua Academy in place of a friend. There,

Women of Osaka Castle

Osaka Castle was erected as a result of Hideyoshi Hashiba's (portrayed by Shindo Eitaro) solicitation from Kyogoku Tatsuko to become his consort. Duri

1970

Lovers of the Red Sky

Set during the Joseon era, Hong Cheon Ki is a female painter with a genius like painting talent. She is picked as the first female painter of the Dohw

2021

Awakening Age

During a turbulent time from 1915 to 1921, Chen Du Xiu and Li Da Zhao, along with other like-minded individuals, founded the Magazine La Jeunesse that

2021

Kunitori Monogatari

Set in Japan several centuries back. It depicts the struggles of three historical warriors, Dosan Saito, Nobunaga Oda and Mitsuhide Akechi.

1973

Shin Heike Monogatari

Set at the end of the 12th century when several wars for control of Japan disrupted a long era of peace, this tale of "Heike" (another name for the Ta

1972

Haru no Sakamichi

The story chronicles the life of Yagyū Munenori.

1971

Mominoki wa Nokotta

Depicting Date clan’s internal strife that occurred during a peaceful Edo period governed by the 4th Tokugawa shogun.

1970

The Killer Is Also Romantic

Si Xiaonian, the elegant owner of a garment shop, marries the gentleman Yan Wuming. However, on their wedding day, both mysteriously disappear. It is

2022

Perfect Match

In the bustling capital of Bianjing during the Northern Song Dynasty, Madam Li moves her family in search of better marriage prospects for her five be

Burning Flower

Fumi becomes Genzui Kusaka’s wife. During the turbulent times of the closing days for the Tokugawa shogunate, she lives positively and tries to keep u

2015

Investiture of the Gods

This movie can make you drop all what you have to do a whole day to watch it.... It is intriguing and fantastics.... Every episode leaves you wanting

2019