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A depiction of Japan's 17th Century Battle of Sekigahara where the Army of the East takes up arms against the Army of the West.

Set in the 19th century, "Moeyo Ken" follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata. He was the vice-commander of the Shinsengumi and fought against the Meiji Restoration.

Driven away by a corruption scandal, a samurai returns years later, causing consternation among both the guilty and the innocent.

A samurai drama The Return tells the story of an ailing outlaw who returns to his hometown after a 30-year journey. In the village of his youth, he decides to save a girl in dire straits.

Kobayashi Hironoshin is a samurai in the fiefdom of Nagaoka. Unfortunately for him and the area's fleas he displeases the local lord who orders him to immediately become busy ridding the local feline of any and all fleas. That is the bad news. The good news is it is all euphemism for some other occupation. That is good news, right?

Jirocho is a gambler who's forced to leave his wife Ocho in Shimizu for three years as he trains as a professional gambler. When he finally returns to Shimizu with his own crew of loyal gangsters, he finds Ocho has fallen ill and he has several rivals to contend with.