Any 1870. El capità Nathan Algren, un veterà de la guerra civil americana, va al Japó amb la missió d'ensenyar els japonesos com funcionen les armes que els venen els americans. La prioritat de l'emperador japonès, que vol modernitzar el seu país, és acabar amb els últims samurais. Katsumoto, l'últim líder d'aquest llinatge, captura el capità Algren, que ha resultat ferit. Durant la convalescència, Algren i Katsumoto establiran una relació que durà l'americà a aprendre el codi d'honor i les tradicions dels antics guerrers japonesos.
Compilation film of the second half of the TV series.
La pel·lícula és una adaptació de la famosa "Llegenda dels 47 ronin", que ja ha estat adaptada a la pantalla en diverses ocasions i que és considerada al Japó com una llegenda nacional, i posa de manifest el codi d'honor samurai per excel·lència: el Bushido. Ens trobem al segle XVII, al Japó feudal. Kai (Keanu Reeves, 'The Matrix') és un pària que s'uneix al líder dels 47 Ronin, 47 guerrers sense amo que van haver de convertir-se en outsiders després que el seu senyor fos obligat a cometre sepukku (suïcidi a l'estil samurai), Oishi (Hiroyuki Sanada, 'L'ocàs del samurai'). Junts lluitaran per venjar-se del traïdor que va matar el seu senyor i els va condemnar al desterrament. Per restablir l'honor a la seva terra natal, els guerrers es llancen a una recerca plena de dures proves capaces de destruir qualsevol.
Una banda de bandits atemoreixen els habitants d'un petit poble, saquejant-los periòdicament sense pietat. Per repel·lir aquests atacs, els vilatans decideixen contractar mercenaris. Finalment, aconsegueixen els serveis de 7 guerrers, 7 samurais disposats a defensar-los a canvi, tan sols, de recer i menjar.
Kubo mesmerizes the people in his village with his magical gift for spinning wild tales with origami. When he accidentally summons an evil spirit seeking vengeance, Kubo is forced to go on a quest to solve the mystery of his fallen samurai father and his mystical weaponry, as well as discover his own magical powers.
In 1879, Kenshin and his allies face their strongest enemy yet: his former brother-in-law Enishi Yukishiro and his minions, who've vowed their revenge.
En Lupin, un elegant i atlètic lladre i el seu company Jigen viatgen al petit ducat europeu de Cagliostro. Allà ajudaran a la bella Clarice a alliberar-se del Compte Cagliostro i intentaran resoldre el misteri d'un tresor ocult.
Before he was a protector, Kenshin was a fearsome assassin known as Battosai. But when he meets gentle Tomoe Yukishiro, a beautiful young woman who carries a huge burden in her heart, his life will change forever.
In this sequel to "47 Ronin," a new class of warriors emerges among the Samurai clans to keep a sought-after sword from falling into the wrong hands.
A hard-on-his-luck hound finds himself in a town full of cats in need of a hero to defend them from a ruthless villain's wicked plot to wipe their village off the map. With help from a reluctant mentor, our underdog must assume the role of town samurai and team up with the villagers to save the day.
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of justice. Through an ingenious use of camera and flashbacks, Kurosawa reveals the complexities of human nature as four people recount different versions of the story of a man's murder and the rape of his wife.
Shishio sets sail in his ironclad ship to bring down the government. In order to stop him, Kenshin trains with his old master to learn his final technique.
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.
Down-on-his-luck veteran Tsugumo Hanshirō enters the courtyard of the prosperous House of Iyi. Unemployed, and with no family, he hopes to find a place to commit seppuku—and a worthy second to deliver the coup de grâce in his suicide ritual. The senior counselor for the Iyi clan questions the ronin’s resolve and integrity, suspecting Hanshirō of seeking charity rather than an honorable end. What follows is a pair of interlocking stories which lay bare the difference between honor and respect, and promises to examine the legendary foundations of the Samurai code.
Kenshin has settled into his new life with Kaoru and his other friends when he is approached with a request from the Meiji government. Makoto Shishio, a former assassin like Kenshin, was betrayed, set on fire and left for dead. He survived, and is now in Kyoto, plotting with his gathered warriors to overthrow the new government. Against Kaoru's wishes, Kenshin reluctantly agrees to go to Kyoto and help keep his country from falling back into civil war.
Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.
In 1870, Japanese ambassador Sakaguchi and his entourage travel by train to Washington to deliver a valuable sword to the President of the United States, a gift from the Emperor of Japan. On board the same train are two robbers, Link and Gauche, ready to make their move…
In the turbulent late Eastern Han Dynasty. Ambitious Dong Zhuo controls the court and the commonalty, and heroes from all over the country begin to rise.
Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spirit's prophecy comes true, Washizu's scheming wife, Asaji, presses him to speed up the rest of the spirit's prophecy by murdering his lord and usurping his place. Director Akira Kurosawa's resetting of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth" in feudal Japan is one of his most acclaimed films.
Afro Samurai avenged his father and found a life of peace. But the legendary master is forced back into the game by a beautiful and deadly woman from his past. The sparks of violence dropped along Afro’s bloody path now burn out of control – and nowhere are the flames of hatred more intense than in the eyes of Sio.