Best Bakumatsu Movies & TV Series

3eyedraven's 21 top-rated bakumatsu 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.

Rurouni Kenshin 1996 ★ 8.5

Harakiri 1962 ★ 8.4

Rurouni Kenshin 2023 ★ 8.3

Sanjuro 1962 ★ 7.9

The Twilight Samurai 2002 ★ 7.8

Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends 2014 ★ 7.7

Rurouni Kenshin: The Final 2021 ★ 7.7

Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning 2021 ★ 7.7

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno 2014 ★ 7.6

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins 2012 ★ 7.5

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

13 Assassins 2010 ★ 7.3

Jin 2009 ★ 7.9

Samurai Assassin 1965 ★ 7.4

Samurai X: The Motion Picture 1997 ★ 7.2

The Lower Depths 1957 ★ 7.1

Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: The Chirps of Light 2012 ★ 7.3

11 Rebels 2024 ★ 7.1

Tenchu! 1969 ★ 7.0

Hakuoki 2010 ★ 6.5

Rurouni Kenshin: New Kyoto Arc: Cage of Flames 2011 ★ 6.5