Tag Archives: japanese

Though ethnically and culturally identical to the average Japanese, the burakumin have been an underclass in Japanese society Read More »

A set of twins — one a hard-working student and the other a drifter Read More »

In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing Read More »

In the Tokugawa Era, the clan of Lord Yagyu has hidden away three scrolls containing clan secrets which Read More »

Battlefield Baseball is a tough game–it doesn’t end until all the members on the opposing team are dead. Read More »

Story of the last three days in the life of Sakamoto Ryoma (1836-1867), imperial loyalist Read More »

Izo Okada, a ronin (masterless samurai), desperately seeks a way out of his financial straits. Read More »

Tsuya Shimamura, is born in Kyoto as the second daughter of a tea trader who dies before her birth. Read More »

A criminal drama told in a semi-documentary fashion. The murder of the chief official of Kobe city’s Customs triggers Read More »

In a poor 19th century rural Japanese village, everyone who reaches the age of 70 has to climb a nearby mountain to die. Read More »