Taiheiki - God in a Box - Or the Only Semi-Horror Taiga Drama of Japan
Or How Taiheki of 1991 went from history drama to Horror-History Drama
Japan has a great many traditions; from bushido, to the Imperial family, to 7-11 to failed English education, to also some of the greatest history dramas in all of history. This last one began with Kurosawa Akira one of the finest directors in history (seriously check out Ran if you haven’t already), but what evolved from his history movies were a serie…