Nelson Mandela: Higeki wo Kibou ni Kaeta Otoko - Recommendations

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1997

• TV (26 eps)
• 1992 - 1993

Christopher Columbus is a beautiful and entertaining series that recaptures the time when Columbus first rose to greatness, later to become one of history's greatest catalysts for his eventual discovery of America. Set in the 15th century, this series depicts his marvellous adventures and dramatic life throughout both his childhood, as well as adulthood, until his eventual death.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2002

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2010

• OVA (1 ep)
• 2000

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2009

Hatta Yoichi is a civil engineer who travels to Japanese-ruled Taiwan in 1910 to build a complex irrigation system in the barren southwest. Hatta manages to overcome the initial doubts of local farmers, but a tragic tunnel accident eventually halts the project and shakes his confidence.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 2004

Nitaro's mother passed before he was old enough to remember her, and after smallpox leaves him blind at a young age he finds a connection to her through music and her shamisen guitar. Happily, Nitaro finds out that he has an aptitude for the shamisen and his skills are soon recognized by a goze (a traveling female bard) who takes it upon herself to teach him the traditional style of play. However he quickly realizes how restrictive this style can be and, frustrated, he begins the long journey to find and perfect his own style of play.

• TV (12 eps)
• 2019

The fearsome warlord, the demonic king—Oda Nobunaga! Before he was trying to rule over Japan, he was a teenager who began his path to greatness with his younger brother and faithful followers. Through succession, betrayal, battles, and bonds between one another, the struggles these boys face promise a future where they can blossom into powerful men.

• Movie (1 ep)
• 1984

It is the year 1941. 11-year-old Murakami Wataru lives with his family, Japanese textile traders operating in British Kenya, when war breaks out between Japan and the Allies. Fleeing into the bush, young Wataru falls headlong into a series of fantastic adventures.

• Web
• 2023

Follows the adventures of Abe no Seimei, an onmyouji (magician) serving the imperial court during the Heian period and his friend nobleman Minamoto no Hiromasa. Both men are historical figures who appear in various sets of tales.