Japan

Takeda clan, one of three warlord clans, 16th century

Two peasants in search of success in war-torn Japan, 16th century

(Akira Kurosawa) Japanese lord finds his kingdom disintegrating as his sons go to war with each other (adaptation of King Lear & life of Mōri Motonari), 16th century

NHK's TV drama

Buddhist priest and improver of the tea ceremony runs afoul of Lord Hideyoshi Toyotomi

Drama set in the time when the Eastern and Western Armies met in the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600

Based on the achievements of the first Englishman in Japan, early 17th century

Wandering ronin (i.e., unemployed samurai) defend a peasant village from bandits, 17th century

The Shimabara Rebellion of mostly Christian peasants,1637–1638, during the Tokugawa era against rising taxes

Based on the novel that has been called Japan's Gone With the Wind, 17th century

Japanese period film 1630, dealing with the plight of the poor end of the samurai spectrum

Ronin revolt against 5th Togukawa shogun (Tokugawa Tsunayoshi, reign 1680-1709) in honor of their master Lord Asano

The famous actions of the Forty-seven Ronin defending their master's honor in 1701-1703; the country's "national legend"

The 47 Ronin

National legend of the 47 Ronin

National legend of the 47 Ronin

1713, scandal of a power struggle between Ietsugu's concubine mother and the late Shogun's official wife

1831,debts owed by a small province to the Tokugawa Shogunate causes province leaders to stealing goyokin (gold and silver) from mining sites on Sado Island & worse (e.g., massacre)

Two Portuguese missionaries face torture and death in a closed Japan

Set in 1853, a masterless samurai's loyalties move dangerously back and forth between the Shogunate and the Emperor

Ieyasu Tokugawa

Based on Princess Sen, daughter to Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and wife of Toyotomi Hideyori Masahiro Makino

Band of ronin devoted to the Tokugawa shogun fights to protect the Shogun when he confers with the Emperor on expulsion of foreigners; 1863-1864