Best Jidaigeki Movies & TV Series

3eyedraven's 124 top-rated jidaigeki movies and TV series — ordered by how strongly audiences rate them and how many actually voted, so the ranking reflects real consensus. Full details on each.

Song of the Samurai - Chapter: Youthful Days in Edo 2026 ★ 9.2

13 Assassins 2010 ★ 7.3

Demons 1971 ★ 7.7

Kuroneko 1968 ★ 7.4

Lone Wolf and Cub: Sword of Vengeance 1972 ★ 7.4

Zatoichi 2003 ★ 7.2

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart at the River Styx 1972 ★ 7.4

When the Last Sword Is Drawn 2003 ★ 7.4

The Hidden Blade 2004 ★ 7.4

Three Outlaw Samurai 1964 ★ 7.4

Love and Honor 2006 ★ 7.4

The Tale of Zatoichi 1962 ★ 7.3

Sword of the Beast 1965 ★ 7.5

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in Peril 1972 ★ 7.3

After the Rain 2000 ★ 7.3

Lone Wolf and Cub: Baby Cart in the Land of Demons 1973 ★ 7.3

Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai 2011 ★ 7.2

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto 1954 ★ 7.2

Samurai Fury 2025 ★ 8.0

Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple 1955 ★ 7.2

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island 1956 ★ 7.2

Samurai Assassin 1965 ★ 7.3

Bushido 2024 ★ 7.4

13 Assassins 1963 ★ 7.5