Introducing a few movies about ancient Japanese history

The Ooku, The Conference of Kiyosu, The Mutiny outside Sakurada Gate, The Thirteen Assassins, and Miyamoto Musashi.

1. The Ooku

The Ooku is a 126-minute historical film co-produced and distributed by Fuji Television and Toei Pictures.

The film was directed by Toru Hayashi, written by Myoko Asano, and starring Yukie Nakama, Hidetoshi Nishijima, Yoru Igawa, Mitsuhiro Wakawa, and Kazutoshi Kitamura, and was released on December 23, 2006 in Japan.

The story is mainly based on the Ejima Ikushima Incident, which took place during the Edo period when the Tokugawa Shogunate's 7th Shogun, Tokugawa Ieyoshi, was in power, and it tells the legend of a Shogun.

2. Kiyosu Sessions

Kiyosu Sessions is a 138-minute costume comedy film released by Toho Pictures in Japan.

The film was directed by Koki Mitani, and starred Hiroshi Yakusho, Hiroshi Oizumi, Fumi Kohinata, Hiroshi Sato, Satoshi Tsumabuki, Tadanobu Asano, Susumu Terashima, Yoshihiro Ogata, Kenichi Matsuyama, Tomosuke Isetani, Kyouga Suzuki, Miki Nakatani, and Chaebae Konpachi, among others, and is based on "the "Seisu Conference", the event that changed Japan's history. The movie is based on the "Kiyosu Conference", which "changed the history of Japan at the conference table", and tells the story of the heir to the Oda family and the distribution of territories after the death of Nobunaga Oda.

3. "The Mutiny Outside Sakurada Gate"

"The Mutiny Outside Sakurada Gate" is a 137-minute historical film produced and distributed by Toei Pictures in Japan.

Directed by Junya Sato, written by Ryoji Eri and Junya Sato, and starring Takao Osawa, Kyoko Hasegawa, Akira Sekimoto, Katsuhisa Ikuse, and Masahiko Nishimura, the film is set on March 3, 1860, at the end of the Edo period, and tells the story of a "junior samurai" of the Mito clan, Tetsunosuke Seki, who is the head of the clan, and who works with seventeen Mito warriors and one Sasakawa samurai. On March 3, 1860, at the end of the Edo period, Seki Tetsunosuke, a "junior samurai" of the Mito clan, led by 17 Mito warriors and one Satsuma warrior, assassinated the Shogunate's Grand Master, Inui Naobutsu.

4. The Thirteen Assassins

The Thirteen Assassins is a 141-minute action movie co-produced by TV Asahi and Toho Pictures and distributed by Toho Pictures.

Directed by Takashi Miike, written by Daisuke Tenkan, and starring Hiroshi Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Tomosuke Isetani, Kazuki Sawamura, and Shinta Furuta, the remake of the 1963 Eiichi Kudo film of the same name is based on a true historical event, telling the story of Shinzaemon Shimada, who secretly gathers thirteen samurai warriors to assassinate the brutal lord of the clan.

5. Miyamoto Musashi

Miyamoto Musashi was filmed in 1961 by Nakamura Kinosuke? , Kimura Kung, Irie Wakaba, Naniwa Chieko, and Kimagure Mitsumichiyo in the lead roles.

It follows the legendary life of Miyamoto Musashi, a Japanese kendo master.