2014

Unbroken

7.436/4007

A chronicle of the life of Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who was taken prisoner by Japanese forces during World War II.

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Unbroken

2005

Memoirs of a Geisha

7.667/2982

In the years before World War II, a penniless Japanese child is torn from her family to work as a maid in a geisha house.

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Memoirs of a Geisha

1957

The Bridge on the River Kwai

7.829/2014

The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence...

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The Bridge on the River Kwai

2001

To End All Wars

6.371/155

Based on a real-life story, this drama focuses on a small group of Allied soldiers in Burma who are held captive by the Japanese. Capt. Ernest Gordon...

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To End All Wars

2006

Flags of Our Fathers

6.863/1784

There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the s...

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Flags of Our Fathers

1957

Throne of Blood

7.934/802

Returning to their lord's castle, samurai warriors Washizu and Miki are waylaid by a spirit who predicts their futures. When the first part of the spi...

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Throne of Blood

1945

A Few Quick Facts: Japan

0/0

Short US propaganda cartoon.

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A Few Quick Facts: Japan

1998

Pride

5/1

Based on the International Military Tribunal for the Far East of 1946–48, depicts Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo as a family man who fought to de...

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Pride

2003

The Last Samurai

7.59/6665

Nathan Algren is an American hired to instruct the Japanese army in the ways of modern warfare, which finds him learning to respect the samurai and th...

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The Last Samurai

1968

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

6/2

The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight schoo...

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The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

2012

WWII From Space

7.421/38

WWII from Space delivers World War II in a way you've never experienced it before. This HISTORY special uses an all-seeing CGI eye that offers a satel...

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WWII From Space

1980

Kagemusha

7.8/624

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid at...

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Kagemusha

2003

When the Last Sword Is Drawn

7.5/96

Kanichiro Yoshimura is a Samurai and Family man who can no longer support his wife and children on the the low pay he receives from his small town cla...

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When the Last Sword Is Drawn

2020

Minamata

6.948/262

War photographer W. Eugene Smith travels back to Japan where he documents the devastating effect of mercury poisoning in coastal communities.

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Minamata

1993

A Samurai's Sorrow

0/0

A rare grouping of the three Tamura brothers, Masakazu, Takahiro, and Ryu highlight this exciting tale of a series of attempts on the life of Shogun Y...

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A Samurai's Sorrow

1962

Merrill's Marauders

6.2/55

Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill leads the 3,000 American volunteers of his 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), aka "Merrill's Marauders", behind J...

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Merrill's Marauders

1963

Loyal Army Brave Hearts

0/0

Set in the liberation war of Hainan Island, PLA learn to sail boats and blow up enemy's warship in an encounter action.

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Loyal Army Brave Hearts

2022

The Broken Commandment

7.4/5

At the strong insistence of his father, Ushimatsu Segawa conceals his origins from a “buraku” area of low-class “untouchables,” leaving his hometown t...

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The Broken Commandment

1953

Hiroshima

7.391/23

The film shows the bombing of Hiroshima and the horrific aftermath following the detonation of an atomic bomb on humans for the first time in history.

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Hiroshima

2006

Kokoda

6.2/38

A bitter battle is fought between Australian and Japanese soldiers along the Kokoda trail in New Guinea during World War II.

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Kokoda