Heian Period Movies
- 1950
Rashomon
Rashomon8.11950HD
Brimming with action while incisively examining the nature of truth, "Rashomon" is perhaps the finest film ever to investigate the philosophy of...
- 1952
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail6.71952HD
Yoshitsune Minamoto, disguised with his retinue as monks, must make do with a comical porter as their guide through hostile territory en route to...
- 1968
Kuroneko
Kuroneko7.41968HD
In the Sengoku period, a woman and her daughter are raped and murdered by soldiers during a time of civil war. Afterwards, a series of samurai...
- 1961
The Orphan Brother
The Orphan Brother6.61961HD
After their father quarrels with local military men, Anju and Zushio are forced to flee, but they are captured and sold into slavery. When their...
- 1955
Taira Clan Saga
Taira Clan Saga7.11955HD
Special Forces commander Captain Tadamori returns to Kyoto after successfully defeating the uprising of pirates in the western sea of Japan. But...
- 2011
The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma
The Tale of Genji: A Thousand Year Enigma6.32011HD
"Genji Monogatari" focuses on the love and hate relationships surrounding Genji Hakaru. Lady Fujitsubo is Genji's first love. Ryokuzono Miyasutokoro...
- 1987
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji6.1331987HD
Genji, the son of the emperor, is the talk of the Kyoto nobility for his charm and good looks, yet he cannot stop himself from pursuing an...
- 2001
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji62001HD
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...
- 1956
Three Women Around Yoshinaka
Three Women Around Yoshinaka71956HD
The story of Yoshinaka during the tumultuous period of warring related to us in the Heike Monogatari. Close in setting to Kinugasa’s famous...
- 2015
The New Tale of Genji / Melodia
The New Tale of Genji / Melodia02015HD
-- The Tale of Genji -- Hikaru Genji was born to Kiritsubotei when he was Emperor, as the second imperial Prince. Since childhood, he has harbored...
- 1955
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Minamoto Yoshitsune01955HD
A historical scroll depicting the story of the tragic fate of the young samurai Minamoto Yoshitsune, based on the novel by Genzo Murakami. The action...
- 1951
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji5.41951HD
Genji, the illegitimate offspring of a Japanese potentate, goes by the philosophy of "love 'em and leave 'em" as a matter of course. Only when his...
- 1969
Portrait of Hell
Portrait of Hell8.11969HD
The story, set in the Heian era, depicts the conflict between Korean painter Yoshihide (Nakadai) and his Japanese patron, the cruel and egotistical...
- 1957
Floating Vessel
Floating Vessel01957HD
Floating Vessel (源氏物語 浮舟 , Ukifune) is a 1957 color Japanese film directed by Teinosuke Kinugasa. Drawn...
- 1962
Genkuro Yoshitsune
Genkuro Yoshitsune01962HD
An exciting historical drama that dynamically depicts the life of Minamoto no Yoshitsune from the period of his stay on Mount Kurama to his...
- 1966
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji01966HD
An eroticized adaptation of Murasaki Shikibu's classic novel, written over 1000 years ago. Genji, the son of the emperor, has gained renown among the...
- 2024
Uji Has Many Stories
Uji Has Many Stories02024HD
The protagonist visits Uji and tours the town, which has been shaped by the accumulation of history and culture from various eras, including the...
- 1990
Minamoto Yoshitsune
Minamoto Yoshitsune01990HD
One evening, when the monk Saito Musashibo Benkei was luring for his sword number 1000 at Gojo bridge, Shanao (later Yoshitsune), a young man of...
- 1961
The Radiant Prince
The Radiant Prince01961HD
Hikaru Genji, the haunted romantic hero of Lady Murasaki Shikibu’s “Genji Monogatari” (Tale of Genji) comes to life in this new...
- 1991
The Tale of Genji
The Tale of Genji01991HD
TV movie based on the novel "The Tale of Genji" by Murasaki Shikibu, which tells about the life of Prince Hikaru Genji, who was nicknamed "Shining"...