30 Japanese Historical Series to Watch
A curated MovieDB guide to 30 Japanese historical series, selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
Rank 1TV Series
Shōgun
In Japan in the year 1600, at the dawn of a century-defining civil war, Lord Yoshii Toranaga is fighting for his life as his enemies on the Council of Regents unite against him, when a mysterious European ship is found marooned in a nearby fishing village.
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2TV Series
Dear Radiance
Murasaki Shikibu (Yoshitaka Yuriko), the heroine of this story, wrote the bestseller 'The Tale of Genji,' transcending a thousand years during the Heian period. She weaves the story of Hikaru Genji, fueled by her love for Fujiwara no Michinaga (Emoto Tasuku), with her hidden passion and incomparable imagination. It is a tale of a woman who lived with unchanging love in an ever-changing world. (From TV JAPAN)
3TV Series
What Will You Do, Ieyasu?
He lost his land, his father, and was torn from his mother. Lonely and wounded, young Takechiyo thought he'd live out his days quietly as a hostage. But fate had other plans. Inspired by Mikawa warriors, he becomes a minor lord and dives into a war-torn world ruled by monsters like Nobunaga and Shingen.Life-or-death moments, miscalculations, and no time to breathe—what will you do, Ieyasu?
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4TV SeriesThe 13 Lords of the Shogun
2022★ 8.5
5TV SeriesReach Beyond the Blue Sky
2021★ 7.3
6TV SeriesAwaiting Kirin
2020★ 8.4
7TV SeriesSegodon
2018★ 8.3
8TV SeriesNaotora: The Lady Warlord
2017★ 8.3
9TV SeriesSanadamaru
2016★ 8.0
10TV SeriesBurning Flower
2015★ 7.7
11TV SeriesStrategist KANBE
2014★ 9.4
12TV SeriesYae's Sakura
2013★ 7.9
13TV SeriesTaira no Kiyomori
2012★ 8.0
14TV SeriesPrincess Go
2011★ 8.3
15TV SeriesRyōmaden
2010★ 9.1
16TV SeriesAtsuhime
2008★ 9.0
17TV SeriesSamurai Banners
2007★ 7.6
18TV SeriesYoshitsune
2005★ 8.3
19TV SeriesShinsengumi!
2004★ 8.1
20TV SeriesMusashi
2003★ 8.4
21TV SeriesHojo Tokimune
2001★ 8.0
22TV SeriesAoi: Tokugawa Three Generations
2000★ 10.0
23TV SeriesTokugawa Yoshinobu
1998★ 10.0
24TV SeriesMouri Motonari
1997★ 9.0
25TV SeriesHideyoshi
1996★ 9.7
26TV SeriesHana no Ran
1994★ 7.0
27TV SeriesThe Fire Still Burns
1993
28TV SeriesTaiheiki
1991
29TV SeriesAs If In Flight
1990★ 6.0
30TV SeriesTakeda Shingen
1988★ 7.5
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A curated MovieDB guide to 30 Japanese historical series, selected for clear search intent, audience interest, and data quality. Browse story summaries, ratings, trailers, and where to watch in your country.
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