#jidaigeki

Tetsurō Tamba faces off against Tatsuya Nakadai in the classic jidaigeki film Harakiri (Seppuku) (1962).

“Various Star Wars iconography has been redesigned into a more Japanese style over the years, but personally I've always wondered what Star Wars: A New Hope would look like if it were reimagined as a Japanese period piece. With this idea in mind, I attempted to create a theatrical poster resembling that of an Akira Kurosawa jidaigeki film by referencing classic posters in order to capture the feel of that era.”

Ugetsu (1953) | 雨月物語 dir. Kenji Mizoguchi

Junichi Okada uses his experience in playing numerous Samurai roles in the past to be the action planner for this series.

Hiroyuki Sanada as Sukeroku Vengeance for Sale/助太刀屋助六 (2002)

Lone Wolf and Cub Art by Goseki Kojima

Red Ninja: End of Honor Playstation 2 2005

Yojimbo, by Akira Kurosawa.