Στην Ιαπωνία του 12ου αιώνα, μια γυναίκα βιάζεται και ο σύζυγός της δολοφονείται από τον πασίγνωστο ληστή Tajomaru. Ο δράστης σύντομα συλλαμβάνεται αλλά η κατάθεσή του, είναι εντελώς διαφορετική από την κατάθεση του θύματος. Ένας αυτόπτης μάρτυρας που βρήκε το πτώμα του άντρα, καλείται για να δώσει φως στην υπόθεση αλλά περιπλέκει περισσότερο την κατάσταση καθώς η κατάθεση του είναι επίσης διαφορετική από τις υπόλοιπες.
Περιπλανώμενοι σαμουράι βιάζουν και σκοτώνουν μια μητέρα και τη νύφη της. Τους επόμενους μήνες, όσοι σαμουράι περνούν απ' τη γειτονική πύλη Ρασομόν βρίσκονται σφαγιασμένοι. Φήμες αναφέρονται σε δυο φαντάσματα με θηλυκή μορφή. Ο γιος και σύζυγος αντίστοιχα των νεκρών γυναικών στέλνεται από τις Αρχές να ερευνήσει την υπόθεση.
Στην Ιαπωνία του 11ου αιώνα επί παντοκρατορίας Χορικάβα, οι υπήκοοι ζουν μέσα στην πείνα, στην απελπισία και στον τρόμο. Στην αυλή του ο Χορικάβα έχει μιά ομάδα Κορεατών λογίων και καλλιτεχνών, μεταξύ αυτών τον σπουδαίο ζωγράφο Γιοσίσιντε, ο οποίος ζει με την πανέμορφη μοναχοκόρη του που την έχει μεγαλώσει μόνος του και την αγαπά παθολογικά. Ο Γιοσίσιντε είναι ένας ισχυρογνώμων, ατίθασος και εγωκεντρικός χαρακτήρας που η μοίρα τον έφερε να ζήσει στον ίδιο τόπο και χρόνο με τον επίσης εγωκεντρικό, ανατριχιαστικά σαδιστή και πανίσχυρο φεουδάρχη Χορικάβα.
Kaze to kumo to Niji to deals with the Heian period in Japan. Based on Chōgorō Kaionji`s novels Taira no Masakado and Umi to Kaze to Niji to. The drama was made by Go Kato`s request. The story chronicles the life of Taira no Masakado . The story begins with Masakado′s childhood. Masakado happens to meet Fujiwara no Hidesato, and he thinks that he want to be great Samurai like Hidesato in the future.
This drama tells the story of the Oushu Fujiwara clan spanning generations, 140 years in the late Heian era. They established their domain in Touhoku area (North-east area of Japan), independent from the rule of Minamoto clan.
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)
A young orphan named Biwa is taken in by the powerful Taira Clan—also known as the Heike—after their leader witnesses her extraordinary psychic abilities. Unfortunately, what she predicts is a future of bloodshed, violence, and civil war. Inspired by the 12th-century epic tale Heike Monogatari.
Yoshitsune is a Japanese television drama series originally broadcast between 9 January and 11 December 2005, with a three-part special compilation being aired from 24 December to 25 December 2005. The 44th Taiga Drama, the original work is by Miyao Tomiko, screenplay by Kaneko Narito and starring Hideaki Takizawa.
Following the ascension to power of Taira no Kiyomori, the Minamoto clan is exiled. Minamoto no Yoritomo meets Masako, the sister of Hōjō Yoshitoki and later marries her. Following this marriage, the gears of Yoshitoki's destiny begin to turn.
Villain or hero, Taira no Kiyomori changed Japanese history forever 900 years ago. Without ever knowing his real father, Kiyomori was raised as a samurai. Together with his stepfather, he wiped out piracy along Japan's western coast, becoming a full-fledged warrior samurai. In an age when samurai were looked down on as members of the lower class, Kiyomori was skillful at winning the hearts and minds of the people. By rounding up surrendered pirates and achieving other successes, Kiyomori eventually became the de facto ruler of Japan.
Set at the end of the 12th century when several wars for control of Japan disrupted a long era of peace, this tale of "Heike" (another name for the Taira clan) focuses on Taira Kiyomori who fights alongside other members of his clan to at first successfully overcome the Minamoto clan and their bid for power. Battles and intrigue abound, as the puppet Emperor and Buddhist monks take sides in the power struggle. At issue is Kiyomori's parentage, not an unusual problem for the nobility in that era where clandestine liaisons among courtiers and the upper classes were common.
Genji Monogatari Sennenki: Genji is a Japanese anime adaptation of The Tale of Genji. Originally, it was meant to be an anime adaptation of Waki Yamato's The Tale of Genji manga, but the director decided to make it a direct adaptation of the original tale. The anime is directed by Osamu Dezaki. The series premiered on Fuji TV on January 15, 2009.
