Best Edo Period Movies & TV Series

Looking for the best edo period movies and TV series? These 33 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

BLUE EYE SAMURAI 2023 ★ 8.5

Harakiri 1962 ★ 8.4

Yojimbo 1961 ★ 8.1

Red Beard 1965 ★ 8.2

Hell's Paradise 2023 ★ 8.2

Samurai Rebellion 1967 ★ 8.2

Gintama 2006 ★ 8.1

Sanjuro 1962 ★ 7.9

Millennium Actress 2002 ★ 7.9

Kagemusha 1980 ★ 7.8

Manyu Scroll 2011 ★ 8.0

13 Assassins 2010 ★ 7.3

Jin 2009 ★ 7.9

Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto 1954 ★ 7.2

After the Rain 2000 ★ 7.3

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island 1956 ★ 7.2

Samurai Assassin 1965 ★ 7.4

Shigurui: Death Frenzy 2007 ★ 7.4

The Lower Depths 1957 ★ 7.1

Ōoku: The Inner Chambers 2023 ★ 7.4

Onihei 2017 ★ 7.8

Sword of the Demon Hunter 2025 ★ 7.3

Tenchu! 1969 ★ 7.0

Samurai Hustle 2014 ★ 7.1