Best Meiji Period Movies & TV Series

Looking for the best meiji period movies and TV series? These 20 are the highest-rated on 3eyedraven, weighted by vote count so a handful of glowing reviews never beats a proven favourite.

Rurouni Kenshin 1996 ★ 8.5

My Happy Marriage 2023 ★ 8.3

Rurouni Kenshin 2023 ★ 8.3

Millennium Actress 2002 ★ 7.9

The Wind Rises 2013 ★ 7.8

Rurouni Kenshin Part III: The Legend Ends 2014 ★ 7.7

Last Samurai Standing 2025 ★ 7.8

Rurouni Kenshin Part II: Kyoto Inferno 2014 ★ 7.6

Rurouni Kenshin Part I: Origins 2012 ★ 7.5

Lady Snowblood 1973 ★ 7.5

Undead Murder Farce 2023 ★ 7.6

The Emperor's Cook 2015 ★ 7.4

Unforgiven 2013 ★ 7.0

11 Rebels 2024 ★ 7.1

Empire of Passion 1978 ★ 6.9

Laughing Under the Clouds 2014 ★ 7.2

Oshin 1983 ★ 6.9

Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood 2021 ★ 6.4

Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis 1988 ★ 6.3

Sex and Fury 1973 ★ 6.2