Handlingen udspiller sig i Japan i år 1600, hvor Lord Yoshii Toranaga kæmper for sit liv, da hans fjender i Regentrådet samler sig mod ham, og et mystisk europæisk skib bliver fundet strandet i en nærliggende fiskerby.
Manji is a crass, violent samurai with a special ability: he cannot die. Cursed with immortality by the nun Yobikuni as punishment for his ruthless deeds, he has grown weary of his ageless life. The only way to lift the curse is to slay 1,000 evil men. So Manji wanders Japan, shedding the blood of the wicked on his quest to finally die.
During the war-torn feudal wars in Japan, the Awa clan faced certain extinction from a rival clan backed by demonic forces.
However, a careless promise by their lord leads to both salvation and disgrace when their family dog brings back the head of the enemy warlord and insists on marrying the lord's daughter. Their unnatural union bears fruit but when both are killed, the eight unborn pups are reincarnated as the eight Dog Warriors - The Hakkenden.
As they slowly find each other and come together as a group, these eight warriors, who represent the eight separate aspects of Bushido, engage in bloody battles with demonic entities and evil samurai in a final attempt to redeem their clan!
The Meiji Era was one of great renewal for Japan, where swords and killing were outlawed. However, many survivors from the time of Revolution still live, lurking in the shadows and waiting for a chance to use their killing blades again. Only Kenshin Himura, formerly one of the most brutal of killers, hopes to keep his swordsman's honor and still live in the new era.
Ti år er gået siden slutningen af Bakumatsu, en æra af krig, der oplevede borgernes oprør mod Tokugawa-shogunatet. De revolutionære ønskede at skabe en tid med fred og et blomstrende land fri for undertrykkelse. Meijis nye tidsalder er kommet, men fred er endnu ikke opnået. Sværd er forbudt, men folk myrdes stadig i gaderne. Forældreløse børn af krigsveteraner har ingen steder at tage hen, mens regeringen synes tilfreds med bare at fylde deres lommer med penge.
En ung kriger trækker et blodigt spor mod sin skæbne i drømmen om at få hævn over dem, der gjorde hende til et udskud i Japans Edo-periode.
Set in the 18th century, the show follows the Shogun Yoshimune, who likes to disguise himself as a low-ranking samurai and go into his capital of Edo to see the life of the common man, as well as to seek out and punish evildoers who would hurt his citizens. He is aided by Magistrate Oo'oka and a vivacious fireman, Tatsugoro, as well as a rotating cast of other recurring characters.
Along with Zenigata Heiji and Mito Kōmon, it ranks among the longest-running series in the jidaigeki genre. Like so many other jidaigeki, it falls in the category of kanzen-chōaku, loosely, "rewarding good and punishing evil."
Takeru Shiba, the 18th head of the Shiba family, and Hikoma Kusakabe call four teenager retainers in order to battle the re-emerging Gedoushu. They transform into Shinkengers by using Shodo Phones.
The drama series depicts the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu (January 31, 1543 – June 1, 1616).
Takechiyo (who later becomes Tokugawa Ieyasu) was born as the son of a poor and powerless daimyo. Takechiyo lost his father during a war. He grew up lonely and away from his mother. Takechiyo didn't have a clue about what his future would hold. He then has a dramatic meeting with the young Oda Nobunaga.
Set between the Kamakura and Muromachi periods, during the Kenmu Restoration, the story follows the tale of Hojo Tokiyuki, a boy on the run after his family is overthrown by Ashikaga Takauji. With his only allies being a shady priest and his followers, the young lord must seek revenge and regain his glory, with his only weapon: a superhuman ability to flee and hide.
Break-dancing but fierce warrior Mugen has to deal with the cold-blooded and conceited Jin, a samurai who believes he is above all. These sworn enemies are brought together by Fuu for a special task.
Hasegawa is a chief police of big heart who leads a band of samurai police and cultivates reformed criminals as informants to solve difficult crimes.
A samurai lord has bartered away his newborn son's organs to forty-eight demons in exchange for dominance on the battlefield. Yet, the abandoned infant survives thanks to a medicine man who equips him with primitive prosthetics—lethal ones with which the wronged son will use to hunt down the multitude of demons to reclaim his body one piece at a time, before confronting his father. On his journeys the young hero encounters an orphan who claims to be the greatest thief in Japan.
Richard Chamberlain spiller hovedrollen som John Blackthorne, en engelsk søfarende, der lider skibbrud ud for den japanske kyst. Han bliver reddet og overværer den dødelige kamp med deltagelse af Toronaga, en stridselskende general, som er fast besluttet på at blive Shogun - den øverste militærdiktator.
Samtidig drages Blackthorne mere eller mindre modvilligt ind i tumulten, og pludselig befinder han sig i kampen om at blive den første gai-jin (udlænding) nogensinde, der er blevet udnævnt til samurai-kriger.
Shogun er en af de mest berømte og prisvindende* miniserier i fjernsynets historie.
Sakazaki Iwane is a ronin who spends idle days in Edo. Until a few months ago, he was a promising son and successor to a powerful family in Bungo. He has came back to Edo, where he lived for a while for swordplay training with his two best friends, after a tragedy in the three's home domain—both of the two friends died, one of them killed by Iwane by command of the domain lord's chief retainer. Iwane left his home for Edo, leaving behind his fiancée, a sister of the friend he killed. Eventually, Iwane detects the conspiracy behind the deaths of the two friends and struggles to reform his domain.
Yukito Kunisaki er på en rejse i søgen efter den Winged Maiden, der var bundet til himlen århundreder siden, efter at have hørt en gammel barndom fortælling fra sin mor. Som Yukito viser sin dukketeater til folk i et forsøg på at tjene nogle penge, han befinder sig i en lille by, hvor han ikke forvente at blive meget lang. Men da han møder en usædvanlig pige ved navn Misuzu, tingene tager en drastisk drejning, da han inviteret til at bo hos hende.
Ved ophold i den maleriske by, Yukito snart bliver venner med de lokale. Da han får at vide dem bedre, han lærer af deres problemer og beslutter at hjælpe, at sætte sin søgen efter den Winged Maiden på hold. Med sin søgen på hold, og hans voksende tilknytning til Misuzu og den lille by, vil Yukito nogensinde finde den Winged Maiden, eller er hun tættere end han troede?
Fena Houtman remembers little about her childhood. Orphaned and raised as a servant in a brothel, her life changes when she escapes to an island of pirates where she discovers the truth behind her family. With Fena being the only one able to unlock her family’s secrets, and a formidable crew of female pirates on her tail, she must take her place as captain of her Samurai crew for a high seas adventure!
En teenagekanin, der er ivrig efter at blive en ægte samurai, går sammen med sine nye krigervenner for at beskytte deres by mod yokai-monstre, ninjaer og onde rumvæsener.
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 young, Musashi and Kojiro would hear tales about the Bushi from Kojiro's father, and the two of them dream to form the strongest Bushi band. One day, as Musashi struggles with his choices, he witnesses humans being torn apart by oni. Forced to face the truth, Musashi rises up against the powerful oni to make his dream with Kojiro come true!
The action story is set in Edo-era Tokyo in the early 1700s. The eighth shogun Tokugawa Yoshimune ordered boxes to be installed so commoners can submit their thoughts. After hearing their voices, the shogun creates a new magistrate unit — Mushibugyou — to protect the people in the heart of the city. Each member is a specialist with unique fighting skills.