This thread is dedicated for those who are interested in Japanese history or want to know more about Historical Japanese dramas and films. There are already similar threads in both Korean and Chinese sections so it would be great to add another one to the Japanese section since I am mostly interested in Japanese history.
I will be adding all Japanese eras even if there weren’t any dramas or films about those periods. I will also be adding the Wikipedia pages corresponding to those periods for better knowledge and so that historical dramas lovers would take this as a reference as where and when everything happened.
Just a note, Japanese taiga dramas (historical dramas produced by NHK ever year) are 95% accurate so there aren’t fictional characters like in most of Korean and Chinese/Hong Kong dramas and therefore, they can absolutely be taken as a reference. I will write (Taiga Drama) instead of (Drama) in front of the title so that you would know the most historically accurate Japanese productions.
The listing is done through alphebetical order for each era and I will try to update this as much as I can. I won't be adding dramas for the Heisei Period (the current era in Japan, according to Japanese years; 2014 is 26 Heisei).
One last thing, don't be surprised to see a drama or a film mentioned in two or three eras because some dramas/films (especially taiga dramas) start in one period and end in another one. Enjoy!
I) PREHISTORY
1) Japanese Paleolithic (50.000 BC - 12.000 BC):
Historical Page[/URL]
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[U]II) ANCIENT JAPAN
1) Jomon Period (14.000 BC - 300 BC):
Historical Page[/URL]
2) Yayoi Period (300 BC - 250 or 300 AD): Historical Page
-----> Himiko (Film).
3) Kofun Period (250 AD - 538 AD): Historical Page
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[U]III) CLASSICAL JAPAN
1) Asuka Period (538 AD - 710 AD):
Historical Page[/URL]
2) Nara Period (710 AD - 794 AD): Historical Page
3) Heian Period (794 AD - 1185 AD): Historical Page
-----> Genji: A Thousand Year Love (Film).
-----> Gojoe: Spirit War Chronicle (Film).
-----> Jigokuhen (Film).
-----> Sukiyaki Western Django (Film).
-----> Taira no Kiyomori (Taiga Drama).
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[U]IV) MEDIEVAL/FEUDAL JAPAN
1) Kamakura Period (1185 AD - 1333 AD):
Historical Page
----->
Hojo Tokimune (Taiga Drama).
2) Kenmu Restoration (1333 AD - 1336 AD):
Historical Page
3) Muromachi/Ashikaga Period (1337 AD - 1573 AD):
Historical Page
----->
Hana no Ran (Taiga Drama).
----->
The Hidden Fortress (Film).
a) Nanboku-cho Period (1334 AD - 1392 AD):
Historical Page
b) Higashiyama Period:
Historical Page
----->
Hana no Ran (Taiga Drama).
4) Sengoku Period (1467 AD - 1573 AD):
Historical Page. Also see
this and
this pages for more historical information.
----->
Chacha (Film).
----->
Gou ~ Himetachi no Sengoku (Taiga Drama).
----->
Gunshi Kanbei (Taiga Drama).
----->
Hideyoshi (Taiga Drama).
----->
Kagemusha (Film).
----->
Kimi wa Toki no Kanata e (Special).
----->
Komyo ga Tsuji (Taiga Drama).
----->
Nouhime (Special).
----->
Nouhime II ~ Sengoku no Onnatachi (Special).
----->
Oda Nobunaga (Special).
----->
Onna Nobunaga (Special).
----->
Ran (Film).
----->
Samurai Banners (Film).
----->
Samurai Rebellion (Film).
----->
Satomi Hakkenden (Drama Special).
----->
Sengoku Basara -Moonlight Party- (Drama).
----->
Shinobi no Mono (Film).
----->
Tenchijin (Taiga Drama).
5) Azuchi-Momoyama/Shokuho Period (1573 AD - 1603 AD):
Historical Page.
----->
Castle Under Fiery Skies (Film).
----->
Chacha (Film).
----->
Gou ~ Himetachi no Sengoku (Taiga Drama).
----->
Gunshi Kanbei (Taiga Drama).
----->
Hideyoshi (Taiga Drama).
----->
Izumo no Okuni (Drama).
----->
Kagemusha Tokugawa Ieyasu (Film).
----->
Komyo ga Tsuji (Taiga Drama).
----->
Miyamoto Musashi (Special).
----->
Musashi (Taiga Drama).
----->
Nobo no Shiro (Film).
----->
Samurai Rebellion (Film).
----->
Satomi Hakkenden (Drama Special).
----->
Sengoku Jieitai (Special Drama).
----->
Tenchijin (Taiga Drama).
6) Christian Missions (1540 AD - 1587 AD):
Historical Page.
