Historical Dramas by Era

Historical dramas such as the well-known NHK Taiga dramas can be a fun way to familiarize yourself with different time periods. Enjoy!

Rashomon (1950) Press Photo of Masayuki Mori and Toshiro Mifune, Wikimedia Commons

Heian (794-1185)

  • Minamoto no Yoshitsune (late 1100s)
  • Shin Heike Monogatari – Taira no Kiyomori (1100s)
  • Kaze to Kumo to Niji to – Taira no Masakado (early 900s)
  • Yoshitsune (1160)
  • Taira no Kiyomori (1100s)

Kamakura (1185-1333)

  • Kusa Moeru – Hōjō Masako (late 1100s)
  • Taiheiki (early 1300s)
  • Kamakura-dono no Jūsan-nin – Hōjō Yoshitoki (late 1100s)

Muromachi (1336-1573)

  • Ten to Chi to – Uesugi Kenshin (mid 1500s)
  • Kunitori Monogatari – Oda Nobunaga (mid 1500s)
  • Ōgon no Hibi – Sakai merchants (1500s)
  • Takeda Shingen (mid 1500s)
  • Hana no Ran – Hino Tomiko (late 1400s)
  • Fūrin Kazan – Yamamoto Kansuke (early 1500s)
  • Onna Jōshu Naotora (mid 1500s)
  • Kirin ga Kuru – Akechi Mitsuhide (1500s)

Momoyama (1568-1600)

  • Taikōki – Hideyoshi (late 1500s)
  • Tokugawa Ieyasu (late 1500s)
  • Dokuganryū Masamune – Date Masamune (late 1500s)
  • Hideyoshi (late 1500s)
  • Aoi Tokugawa Sandai – Battle of Sekigahara (1600)
  • Kōmyō ga Tsuji (late 1500s)
  • Tenchijin (late 1500s)
  • Gō: Himetachi no Sengoku (late 1500s)
  • Gunshi Kanbei (late 1500s)
  • Dōsuru Ieyasu (late 1500s)
  • Sanada Taiheiki (late 1500s)

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