Kushimitama Samurai - Recommendations

• DVD Special (1 ep)
• 2009

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1987

A wandering samurai, in his travels through the forest, runs across a straw man with a majestic sword stuck into it. He takes the sword and feels within him a surge of great power – a power that soon begins to distort his mind and soul. The samurai continues to wander, striking down straw men in his wake; but what is really going on, and what will happen to the samurai?

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2017

The OVA sets up the character of Heizou, the man feared by thieves and miscreants as the "Demonic Heizou" during the Edo Period. A young man traces the stories about Heizō from Kumehachi, Hikojuu, Omasa, and others who know and admire him. The young man learns about Heizou's early years and how he became a police operative.

• DVD Special (1 ep)
• 2011

The action is over-the-top as Date and Yukimura take on a group of disguised fighters. While Date may realize the the masked men are actually Sasuke, Takeda, and Kojuro, Yukimura appears to have no clue.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2014

During the turbulent period of warring states, numerous feudal lords sought to rule the land of the rising sun. With Nobunaga defeated, Hideyoshi lead a brutal campaign to wipe out the remaining combatants. His ambitions were crushed, however, when he was betrayed by the idealistic Tokugawa Ieyasu. Ieyasu's rebellion marked the start of a new conflict that would put old and new alliances to the test as Hideyoshi's loyal followers began plotting their revenge, and the other remaining lords prepared their armies for the showdown at Sekigahara.

• DVD Special (1 ep)
• 2010

During the march to war against the Demon Lord: When Keiji visits Chosokabe and Mori to persuade them to join the alliance, Oda’s minions arrive to issue a very serious threat.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1963

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1999

This is the story of the extraordinary Benkei, who after having met his enemy Yoshitsune in his childhood (then named 'Ushiwaka') came to guard him as a lifetime partner in later years.

• Other (1 ep)
• 1999

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2013

During the Bakumatsu period of feudal Japan, two boys’ lives are changed forever when their village is destroyed and their parents are killed by a British naval attack. Together, they decide to become swordsmen, and under the tutelage of a skilled fighter, one of the boys soon catches the eye of Ryouma Sakamoto, a samurai who dreams of a better Japan. Along with he and his wife Oryo, the boy, who Ryouma names Ryo, travels the land, while Ryouma does everything in his power to usher in a new era.