Movies and TvShows featuring "ancient-japan" theme.

In Meiji-era Japan, a former government assassin known as Rurouni Kenshin wanders the country with a vow to never kill again. However, his violent past catches up with him as he becomes entangled in a battle with a ruthless villain who threatens the peace. With the help of his friends, Kenshin must confront his own demons and use his skills as a swordsman to protect the innocent and uphold justice.

In Batman Ninja, Batman is transported to feudal Japan where he must use his skills as a ninja to stop the Joker and his team of supervillains from rewriting history. With the help of his allies and the Bat-family, Batman must navigate ancient Japan and confront deadly foes in order to save the day.

Sansho the Bailiff is a heart-wrenching drama that takes place in 11th-century Japan. It tells the story of a family torn apart by slavery as the son and wife are sold into servitude while the father is banished. The film follows their separate journeys and their ultimate goal of redemption and reunion. Through themes of compassion, sacrifice, and self-sacrifice, Sansho the Bailiff explores the ethics and morals of feudal Japan.

The Ballad of Narayama follows an old woman in a village facing the harsh realities of poverty and survival. In this ancient Japan, people believe in the afterlife and gods, but their beliefs cannot alleviate the misery and hardship they endure. The woman must make a tough decision, facing starvation and dying traditions that seem to be inevitable. As she navigates through a mountain hike, hunger, and tough choices, she reflects on her life and the fate of her village.

A new shogun is appointed to the throne when his brother dies. He find out that the former Shogun one of the women from his brothers harem became pregnant, but she escaped. The new Shogun would loose the throne if the child is a boy. Genshiro is doctor who, among other things, performs abortions, and is sheltering his love, another women who escaped from the harem. The new Shogun threatens to arrest the girl unless Genshiro hunts down the woman and aborts her child. Genshiro learns that the woman releases a "musky scent from her special area" when in ecstasy. Both Genshiro and his friend set out to find all the women of the former harem and have sex with them, by force if necessary.

In a world ruled by an evil demon, Samurai Jack is sent forward in time by a magical time portal. Now in the future, Jack must battle robotic monsters and other enemies while seeking the key to return to his own time and defeat the demon. With his trusty katana, Jack faces incredible odds and learns valuable lessons about honor, perseverance, and the true meaning of being a warrior.

A comedy about a family of old-fashioned samurai living in modern-day Tokyo whose young son has to head out for an important date.

Saotome, a sword master and guard of the Shogunate, pursues the mystery of a deadly aerial weapon that is responsible for the multiple deaths in town.

Set in 900AD and tells the story of a famous female writer of the time, Murasaki Shikibu. Her story begins from the death of her husband, a Japanese noble, then moves on to her recruitment to train the Prince's young 'wives in waiting'. It is dotted throughout and actually composed mainly of one of the fictional stories she wrote, the tale of Genji. Genji is a rich playboy who falls in love and has a son to his stepmother. He falls in love often and has many wives whom are all completely subservient to him.

A retired warrior comes to see his former lord and learns that someone is making indestructible swords from some unknown metal. He is sent together with a swordsman to investigate the source. Along the way they meet a young girl working as a beekeeper. She is later witness to the appearance of three strange females from another dimension. They are searching for a lost weapon that has landed on earth and as one of them lay dying she enlists the girl to help them control the strange beast/weapon. Meanwhile the warrior and the swordsman learn that an old nemesis has created the swords from the shell that surrounded the alien weapon. Soon the alien beast/weapon is awakened and battle for control ensues.

In ancient Japan, a woman with pale complexion and long white hair becomes a strong female warrior. She fights samurais with a samurai sword in a virtual reality simulation. The woman with a sword fights alongside a man in intense sword fights. They ride a white horse through a bamboo forest at nighttime, under a full moon. The woman with pale skin and white hair wields a katana sword with great skill. The movie is reminiscent of The Matrix.

The story of two men - sculptor genius Akanemaru, and former bandit Gao. Discover how the lives of the two men cross repeatedly throughout their lives, how they struggle with their own fate, and how they are forced to compete with each other for a great honour, when karma is the only prize.

The story of a young prince and young princess from opposing tribes, as they struggle to deal with their lives and the hardship brought on by their position in their respective families.

Follows the murder of a money-lending masseur by an impoverished samurai. The slain masseur's daughter will also fall victim to his curse, so that she can become empowered as an agent of her father's vengeance.

Rurouni Kenshin: Reflection is the conclusion to the epic samurai tale. Set in the Meiji era of Japan, the story follows the journey of Kenshin Himura, a former assassin turned peaceful wanderer, as he faces his past and confronts the darkness within himself.