Japanology Plus
2014 ★ 6.4Host Peter Barakan delves into various aspects of Japanese culture; exploring practices, history, and modern innovations in such areas as ramen, rice, sushi, ge
New Bride
2017 ★ 7.2Bella, a modern educated Spanish-Turkish girl, falls for Hazar — heir to a deeply traditional Anatolian tribe. After a whirlwind romance and wedding against bot
Furuhata Ninzaburo
1994 ★ 8.8Furuhata Ninzaburō is a Japanese television series that ran periodically on Fuji Television from 1994 until its final episodes in 2006. It was written by Japane
Fist of Fury
1972 ★ 7.2During the Japanese occupation of Shanghai, Chen Zhen, the star pupil of a recently-deceased martial arts teacher battles a Japanese dojo which seeks the demise
Ryōmaden
2010 ★ 9.1Ryōmaden is the 49th NHK Taiga drama. It was shown on NHK from January 3 to November 28, 2010 spanning 48 episodes. The story centers on the life of 19th-centur
Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju
2016 ★ 8.0When a certain man is released from prison, he knows exactly where he's heading first. After falling in love with a traditional comic storyteller's rendition of
Downtown no Gaki no Tsukai ya Arahende!!
1989 ★ 0.0A Japanese variety show hosted by popular Japanese owarai duo, Downtown, with comedian Hōsei Tsukitei (formerly known as Hōsei Yamasaki) and owarai duo Cocorico
1941 Hong Kong on Fire
1994 ★ 4.2A family suffers at the hands of the Japanese during the occupation of Hong Kong. On December 25, 1941, the Japanese army occupied Hong Kong. The pawnshop owne
The Handmaiden
2016 ★ 8.21930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, a new girl, Sook-hee, is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a
Pili
1988 ★ 6.9Pili is a puppet show from Taiwan. It is made by Pili International Multimedia. The TV series started in 1985, and it still continues today. It is one of the mo
Nichols
1971 ★ 6.3Nichols is an American Western television series starring James Garner broadcast in the United States on NBC during the 1971-72 season. Set the fictional town o
Princess Hours
2006 ★ 7.6Love, tradition, and politics collide when a spirited young art student is betrothed to the crown prince of South Korea. The television series Princess Hours is
Mazinger Z
1972 ★ 8.0Mazinger Z, known briefly as Tranzor Z in the United States, is a Japanese super robot manga series written and illustrated by Go Nagai. The first manga version
The Last Samurai
2003 ★ 7.6Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and the honorabl
Prisoner of War
2025 ★ 7.2British RAF Wing Commander James Wright is captured by the Japanese during WWII and forced to fight in brutal hand-to-hand combat. The Japanese soldiers get mor
Fufu Kokan: Modorenai Yoru
2023 ★ 7.6Reiji and his wife joined their friends on a getaway to a traditional Japanese inn, hoping to conceive a child. However, their plans took an unexpected turn whe
My Dress-Up Darling
2022 ★ 8.4High schooler Wakana Gojo wants to become a kashirashi—a master craftsman who makes traditional Japanese Hina dolls. Though he's gung-ho about the craft, he kno
Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life
2019 ★ 7.3Since the graduation of the senior members of the club, Takezou ends up being the sole member of the "Koto" (traditional Japanese string instrument) club. Now t
Girls und Panzer
2012 ★ 6.9In this world, Sensha-do (戦車道), the art of tank-combat, is a traditional Japanese martial art for girls. Miho, a girl who just transferred into the Ōrai Girls'
Aoi Bungaku Series
2009 ★ 6.8An animated adaptation of six classical Japanese literature pieces, including No Longer Human (Ningen Shikkaku) and Run, Melos (Hashire, Melos) by Osamu Dazai,
Ayakashi: Samurai Horror Tales
2006 ★ 7.2An anthology of three classic Japanese horror stories: "Yotsuya Ghost Story", the story of a wife betrayed by her husband who seeks vengeance even in death; "Go
Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics
1987 ★ 8.3Grimm's Fairy Tale Classics is a Japanese animated anthology series by Nippon Animation. The episodes are adaptations of a variety of folk and fairy tales, and
Japanese Folklore Tales
1975 ★ 7.7"Manga Nippon Mukashibanashi" was a series running from 1975 to 1994 (with a short stop) in japanese tv. Each episode contained 1 to 3 short folk tales from the
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2001 ★ 7.6Clint Cassidy, a rural Montana doctor with traditional values and simple methods, moves to bustling New York City to work at a Manhattan clinic, where he must