Sengoku period

The Sengoku Period (Japanese: 戦国時代, Sengoku-jidai) or "warring-states" period, is a period of long civil war in the history of Japan that spans from the middle 15th to the early 17th centuries. It started in the late Muromachi period in 1467 with the Onin War (Onin no Ran 1467–1478), lasting through the entire Azuchi-Momoyama period, until final peace and order was achieved in 1615 of the Edo period.

Sengoku period in modern culture

• Kagemusha the powerful film by Akira Kurosawa takes place during this era.
• The video game mod Sengoku is a FPS with feudal Japan theme and samurai for Battlefield 1942.
• The video game ' is a real time strategy game set in Japan during Sengoku jidai.
• The anime and manga series InuYasha is set in the Sengoku period.
• The Soul Calibur series of video games are set in the period of transition between the Sengoku and Edo periods.
• The video game Samurai Warriors by Koei takes place in this era.
• The anime and manga series Samurai Deeper Kyo takes place just after the unification of Japan under the Tokugawa Shogunate however some plot events take place during this time period and many characters participated in the Warring States era.
• The video game Sengoku Basara (July 21; Japan only) by Capcom, takes place during the Sengoku Period.
• Usagi Yojimbo by Stan Sakai takes place during this era.
• The NHK historical drama Toshiie to Matsu takes place during this era.
• Lone Wolf and Cub by Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima takes place during this era.
• The Conquests expansion for Civilization III features a Sengoku scenario.

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This period is the latter part of the Muromachi and the entire Azuchi-Momoyama periods of the History of Japan.

Related Topics:
Muromachi - Azuchi-Momoyama period - History of Japan

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Related Topics:
Nanboku-cho - History of Japan - Edo period

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