History Main / Jidaigeki

* ''Manga/{{Ooku}}: the Inner Chambers'' is an AlternateHistory (specifically, GenderFlip) take on this era, at least in the majority of the volumes (Volume 13 is when it starts drifting into the Bakumatsu period, and Volume 18 is when Meiji assumes the throne).

* '''Sengoku Period (1467–1603)''':

** Sakamoto Ryoma

[[folder:Edo Period (1603 to 1868)]]

[[folder:Genpei War (1180 to 1185)]]

* ''Manga/{{Shigurui}}''

Also, although it may seem American and European directors have been borrowing (or, depending on your POV, appropriating) these conventions -- sometimes whole ''plots'' -- for years, Jidaigeki pieces have long borrowed/appropriated in equal measure from {{Western}}s and FilmNoir. Creator/AkiraKurosawa, himself, was known to be a fan of director Creator/JohnFord. Creator/GeorgeLucas took some inspiration from this cross-pollination while writing ''Franchise/StarWars'' -- guess where he got the word "jedi". Even before that, Jidaigeki borrowed and took inspiration from American films (e.g., ''Film/StellaDallas'', a popular melodrama in Japan) and from European drama (e.g., Creator/HenrikIbsen and Creator/LeoTolstoy). Kurosawa likewise won fame for his transpositions of Creator/WilliamShakespeare to feudal Japan. Klingon society as seen in ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' also took from this era for inspiration.

* ''Anime/KazemakaseTsukikageRan''

* ''Manga/{{Ooku}}: the Inner Chambers'' is an AlternateHistory (specifically, GenderFlip) take on this era, at least in the majority of the volumes (Volume 18 is when Meiji assumes the throne).

* ''Manga/{{Ooku}}: the Inner Chambers'' is an AlternateHistory (specifically, GenderFlip) take on this era, specifically from the reign of Shogun Iemitsu to, at this point, [[spoiler: Iesada, specifically, right before Japan is forced to sign the Harris Treaty.]]

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* ''Ryomaden''

Jidaigeki can be idealized or realistic, operate as rigorous HistoricalFiction that [[ShownTheirWork show their work]]. It can also be like the American [[TheWestern Western]], [[SoapOpera soapy drama]] or hardass action, and feature a rich cast of [[CharactersAsDevice character tropes]]. Jidaigeki that emphasize swordplay are often referred to as ''chanbara'' (meaning sword fighting), especially the live-action movies, and counted on for lots of hot {{Samurai}} action ({{Ninja}}, {{Ronin}}, and {{Yakuza}} are also frequent players).[[note]]Although, it's also been said that if a critic likes a particular film, it's ''jidaigeki'', and if they don't, it's ''chanbara''.[[/note]] Given the fact that there are plenty of Edo-era buildings in Japan still standing, and that Edo-era costumes are dime-a-dozen, [[PropRecycling that period appeals a lot to Japanese TV producers]]. Compare the sheer number of [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] [[CostumeDrama costume dramas]] [[UsefulNotes/VictorianBritain set in the Victorian era]], or the innumerable Chinese films and series set during the Qing dynasty.

Jidaigeki is a genre of HistoricalFiction and {{Period Piece}}s found in JapaneseMedia.

Jidaigeki can be idealized or realistic, operate as rigorous HistoricalFiction that [[ShownTheirWork show their work]]. It can also be like the American [[TheWestern Western]], [[SoapOpera soapy drama]] or hardass action, and feature a rich cast of [[CharactersAsDevice character tropes]]. Jidaigeki that emphasize swordplay are often referred to as ''chanbara'', especially the live-action movies, and counted on for lots of hot {{Samurai}} action ({{Ninja}}, {{Ronin}}, and {{Yakuza}} are also frequent players).[[note]]Although, it's also been said that if a critic likes a particular film, it's ''jidaigeki'', and if they don't, it's ''chanbara''.[[/note]] Given the fact that there are plenty of Edo-era buildings in Japan still standing, and that Edo-era costumes are dime-a-dozen, [[PropRecycling that period appeals a lot to Japanese TV producers]]. Compare the sheer number of [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] [[CostumeDrama costume dramas]] [[UsefulNotes/VictorianBritain set in the Victorian era]], or the innumerable Chinese films and series set during the Qing dynasty.

For Western depictions of Japanese history, see HollywoodMedievalJapan. Compare TheMiddleAges and TheWildWest, two popular Western historical periods that are roughly analogous to Jidaigeki. See also {{Wutai}} for {{Fantasy Counterpart Culture}}s that are based upon Japan. Related to SamuraiStories and NinjaFiction, which focus on fictional works that focus on the samurai and ''shinobi'' respectively, which usually overlap with Jidaigeki.

For Western depictions of Japanese history, see HollywoodMedievalJapan. Compare TheMiddleAges and TheWildWest, two popular Western historical periods that are roughly analogous to Jidaigeki. See also {{Wutai}} for {{Fantasy Counterpart Culture}}s that are based upon Japan.

Jidaigeki can be idealized or realistic, operate as rigorous HistoricalFiction that [[ShownTheirWork show their work]]. It can also be like the American [[TheWestern Western]], [[SoapOpera soapy drama]] or hardass action, and feature a rich cast of [[CharactersAsDevice character tropes]]. Jidaigeki that emphasize swordplay are often referred to as ''chanbara'', especially the live-action movies, and counted on for lots of hot {{Samurai}} action ({{Ninja}}, {{Ronin}}, and {{Yakuza}} are also frequent players).[[note]]Although, it's also been said that if a critic likes a particular film, it's ''jidai geki'', and if they don't, it's ''chanbara''.[[/note]] Given the fact that there are plenty of Edo-era buildings in Japan still standing, and that Edo-era costumes are dime-a-dozen, [[PropRecycling that period appeals a lot to Japanese TV producers]]. Compare the sheer number of [[Creator/TheBBC BBC]] [[CostumeDrama costume dramas]] [[UsefulNotes/VictorianBritain set in the Victorian era]], or the innumerable Chinese films and series set during the Qing dynasty.

* ''Franchise/{{Zatoichi}}''. [[Film/{{Zatoichi2003}} The 2003 version]], in particular, is set at the tail end of the period (if the presence of a civil war–era revolver is any indication).