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God of War is set during the Ming Dynasty and follows the story of a general who must defend his kingdom against invaders. With martial arts, sword-fighting, and intense battles, the general shows unwavering dedication to protect his people.

During the Sengoku period in Japan, a group of peasants are tasked with protecting a princess and a hidden treasure from enemy samurais. They must navigate through treacherous forests, rivers, and mountains, facing betrayal and mistaken identities along the way.

The Five Venoms follows a group of martial artists with unique venomous skills who are trained by their dying master to exact justice against the corrupt. As they infiltrate a city ruled by a powerful gang, betrayal and deception test their loyalty and skills, leading to epic battles and surprising revelations.

The Crucified Lovers is a film set in 17th-century Japan depicting a dramatic and romantic story. The plot revolves around a bowing merchant who becomes involved with a young painter after his designer wife is suspected of having an affair. As the story unfolds, the protagonist finds himself in a web of suspicion, betrayal, and intrigue, leading to a desperate attempt to escape with his lover.

Hironoshin is a samurai of the Echigo-Nagaoka clan. One day, Hironoshin attends a party at a mansion in Edo where his lord, Tadakiyo is invited to recite poems. Hironoshin is asked to give his opinion and foolishly comments that the piece was plagiarized. Infuriated, Tadakiyo orders Hironoshin to live his life without honor as a ‘cat flea picker', which is in fact a pseudonym for a male prostitute. The honest and straight-shooting Hironoshin convinces himself that he has no other options, and resigns himself to live as a sex worker. Hironoshin becomes an apprentice to a flea-picker boss who encourages him, convinced that Hironoshin is exacting revenge in the guise of a prostitute.

Hanpeita Takeichi, a samurai, finds that he has travelled through time to modern-day Japan. He's taken in by an old man who runs a cram school, and begins to work as a teacher there.

In the Edo period, a young woman named Haru marries into a samurai family and must navigate the challenges of her new role as she strives to become a master chef.

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 his own life in atonement, he is instead tasked with hunting down the remaining assassins; however, fate intervenes and now only one is left. Devoted to his late lord and his duty, he relentlessly pursues the sole remaining assassin for the next thirteen years. But times are changing in Japan and the way of the sword has become outlawed. What does this mean for Kingo?