Jidaigeki
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thumb|Actors playing samurai and ronin at Kyoto's Eigamura film studio
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- Subclass of
- historical drama
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- Commons category
- Jidaigeki
- native label
- 時代劇
- topic's main category
- Category:Jidaigeki
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Encyclopedic overview
19 sectionsContents
- Types
- Roles
- Warriors
- Craftsmen
- Merchants
- Governments
- Other
- Conventions
- Proverbs and catchphrases
- Examples
- Films
- Video games
- Anime and manga
- Live action television
- Prominent directors
- Prominent actors
- Influence
- References
- External links
thumb|Actors playing samurai and ronin at Kyoto's Eigamura film studio
is a genre of film, television, and theatre in Japan. Literally meaning "period dramas", it refers to stories that take place before the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jidaigeki” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.