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Jidaigeki films

I have used a loose definition of jidaigeki. I have included movies that take place in Japan during the Edo period or before, hence Genji-era movies are in this list. I have also included yakuza films if they are of the Edo period. If the movie poster pictures a guy with a chonmage hairstyle, I add it too. I do not include any anime, and have avoided, as far as I can tell, any fantasy or over the top unrealistic movies set in the Edo period UNLESS that fantasy element is based on Japanese mythology.

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  • Maple Leaf Viewing
  • Miyamoto Musashi's Subjugation of the Lustful Old Man
  • Battle at Honnôji Temple
  • The Legend of Miyamoto's Valor
  • Oiwa Inari
  • The 47 Loyal Ronin
  • Yotsuya Kaidan
  • Yotsuya Kaidan
  • Yotsuya Kaidan
  • The Loyal 47 Ronin
  • Shin Yotsuya Kaidan
  • Yotsuya Kaidan
  • Yotsuya Kaidan (Jitsoroku Oiwa)
  • 島の女
  • Jiraiya the Hero
  • Yotsuya Kaidan
  • Yotsuya Kaidan
  • 弥次喜多 前篇 善光寺詣りの巻
  • Shibukawa Bangorō
  • Yotsuya Kaidan
  • Yotsuya Kaidan Oiwâ
  • Kosuzume Pass
  • Backward Flow
  • Shin Yotsuya Kaidan
  • Yotsuya Kaidan
  • Edo kaizoku-den : Kagebôshi
  • Serpent
  • Jigoku ni ochita mitsuhide
  • Mito Kōmon
  • An Unforgettable Grudge
  • The Spell of the Sand Painting
  • Tokaido Yotsuya Kaidan
  • Chuji's Travel Diary: Koshu tate hen
  • Skull
  • Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan
  • Chuji's Travel Diary: Story of Bloody Shinshu
  • Yotsuya Kaidan
  • Zōho kaitei Chūshingura
  • Sonno Joi
  • Sword of Penitence
  • Chuji's Travel Diary: The Chuji Patrol Episode
  • Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
  • Blood’s Up in Takadanobaba
  • Benten kozo
  • Castle of Wind and Clouds
  • Chushingura: The Truth
  • Zoku Mito Kōmon
  • Crossroads
  • Sakamoto Ryōma
  • Raiden
  • New Version of the Ghost of Yotsuya
  • Kurama Tengu
  • Yotsuya Kaidan
  • The Wandering Gambler
  • Samurai Town Story Part I
  • Sozenji Baba
  • The Frightful Era of Kurama Tengu
  • Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi
  • Kurotegumi Sukeroku
  • Samurai Town Story Part II
  • Kutsukake Tokijiro
  • Man-Slashing Horse-Piercing Sword
  • Beheading Place
  • The Kasahara School
  • Umon's First Exploit
  • Ōoka Cases Devil's Image - Part One
  • Detective Umon's Diary, Story No. 6
  • The Lady and the Beard
  • In Search of Mother
  • Reimei izen
  • Fireworks
  • The 26 Martyrs of Japan
  • Koina no Ginpei, Migratory Snowbird
  • Ippon-gatana dohyo iri
  • The Revenge Champion
  • Jirokichi the Rat
  • The Greatest Man in the World
  • Iso-no-genta's Sword
  • The Loyal 47 Ronin
  • Yataro's Hat - Comings and Goings
  • Professional Killer
  • Banquet Under the Midnight Sun
  • Chûshingura - Zempen: Akahokyô no maki
  • Kessen Kojinyama
  • Tange Sazen - Dai-ippen
  • Hotta Hayato
  • Genpei the Carp
  • Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: The Journey
  • Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel
  • Jirokichi the Rat-Kid: Edo Reel Part 2
  • The Elegant Swordsman
  • Chūshingura - Ninjō-hen; Fukushū-hen
  • With a Single Sword Bale
  • Mito Kômon: Rai Kunitsugu no maki
  • Mito Komon - The Secret Letter
  • Kunisada Chūji
  • Mito Komon - The Bloody Swords
  • Araki Mataemon: Master Swordsman
  • Rare Story of the Era of the Warring States: The Whimsical Youth
  • Tange Sazen and the Pot Worth a Million Ryo