Zen of the Old Masters (1930s-1960)
These listings represent my personal collection and films I have seen. This is not meant as a comprehensive census of all known jidai-geki, but the list is always growing and maybe I'll get there eventually.
The Million Ryo Pot – Sadao Yamanaka (1935) 
Humanity and Paper Balloons – Sadao Yamanaka (1937)
The Color Print of Edo – Kazuo Mori (1939)
The 47 Ronin – Kenji Mizoguchi (1941)
Musashi Miyamoto – Kenji Mizoguchi (1944)
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail – Akira Kurosawa (1945)
The Famous Sword – Kenji Mizoguchi (1945)
Five Women Around Utamaro – Kenji Mizoguchi (1946)
Rashomon – Akira Kurosawa (1950)
Miss Oyu – Kenji Mizoguchi (1951)
Five Men of Edo – Daisuke Ito (1951)
The Life of Oharu – Kenji Mizoguchi (1952)
Okuni and Gohei – Mikio Naruse (1952)
Vagabonds in a Country at War – Hiroshi Inagaki (1952)
Vendetta of Samurai – Kazuo Mori (1952)
Tsukigata Hanpeita – Kokichi Uchide (1952)
Gate of Hell – Teinosuke Kinugasa (1953)
Ugetsu – Kenji Mizoguchi (1953)
Seven Samurai – Akira Kurosawa (1954)
Sansho the Bailiff – Kenji Mizoguchi (1954)
The Crucified Lovers – Kenji Mizoguchi (1954)
Samurai I: Musashi Miyamoto – Hiroshi Inagaki (1954)
Sorceror's Orb – Juichi Kawano (1954)
Bloody Spear on Mount Fuji – Tomu Uchida (1955)
Samurai II: Duel at Ichijoji Temple – Hiroshi Inagaki (1955)
The Swordsman and the Actress – Yasushi Sasaki (1955)
Tales of the Taira Clan – Kenji Mizoguchi (1955)
Warrior's Flute – Yasushi Sasaki (1955)
Samurai III: Duel on Ganryu Island – Hiroshi Inagaki (1956)
Mysteries of Edo – Shoji Matsumura (1956)
Ninja's Weapon– Sadatsugu Matsuda (1956)
Scramble for Fortune – Ryo Hagiwara (1956)
Throne of Blood – Akira Kurosawa (1957)
The Lower Depths – Akira Kurosawa (1957)
Port of Honor – Sadatsugu Matsuda (1957)
Bored Hatamoto: Riddle of the Snake Princess' Mansion – Yasushi Sasaki (1957)
Magistrate Toyama 1: Falcon Magistrate – Kinnosuke Fukada (1957)
Rebellion – Sadatsugu Matsuda (1957)
Ronin Gai – Masahiro Makino (1957)
Souls in the Moonlight – Tomu Uchida (1957)
Shadow Over Fuji – Yasushi Sasaki (1957)
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 1 – Tai Kato (1957)
Yagyu Secret Scrolls, Part I – Hiroshi Inagaki (1957)
The Hidden Fortress – Akira Kurosawa (1958)
A Chivalrous Spirit – Sadatsugu Matsuda (1958)
Fighting Disposition – Masahiro Makino (1958)
The Bride in Uguisu Castle – Masaharu Matsumura (1958)
Detective Hibari: Case of the Gold Hairpins – Tadashi Sawashima (1958)
Kunisada Chuji: A National Authority – Shigehiro Ozawa (1958)
The Loyal 47 Ronin – Kunio Watanabe (1958)
Magistrate Toyama 2: Fireball Magistrate – Kinnosuke Fukada (1958)
Noble Taskue – Tadashi Sawashima (1958)
Roughneck from Asama – Toshikazu Kono (1958)
Seven From Edo – Sadatsugu Matsuda (1958)
Souls in the Moonlight 2 – Tomu Uchida (1958)
Tales of Young Genji Kuro 2 – Sadatsugu Matsuda (1958)
Tange Sazen: Secret of the Golden Spell – Sadatsugu Matsuda (1958)
Yagyu Secret Scrolls, Part II – Hiroshi Inagaki (1958)
The Young Boss – Kiyoshi Sakei (1958)
Jirocho Fuji – Kazuo Mori (1959)
Samurai Vendetta – Kazuo Mori (1959)
Bull's Eye of Love – Masahiro Makino (1959)
Bored Hatamoto: Acrobats of Death – Yasushi Sasaki (1959)
Echo in the Mountains – Masahiro Makino (1959)
Evil Man of Edo – Masahiro Makino (1959)
Forbidden Castle – Yasushi Sasaki (1959)
47 Masterless Samurai – Sadatsugu Matsuda (1959)
Hawk of the North – Toshikazu Kono (1959)
Life of a Swordsman – Hiroshi Inagaki (1959)
Magistrate Toyama 3: Whirlwind Magistrate – Kinnosuke Fukada (1959)
Magistrate Toyama 4: Edo Official and Apprentice – Tadashi Sawashima (1959)
Mito Komon – Yasushi Sasaki (1959)
Mito Komon 2 – Sadatsugu Matsuda (1959)
A Spectacular Showdown – Yasushi Sasaki (1959)
Souls in the Moonlight 3 – Tomu Uchida (1959)
Tange Sazen and the Mystery of the Twin Dragons – Sadatsugu Matsuda (1959)
Their Own World – Tomu Uchida (1959)
Killing in Yoshiwara – Tomu Uchida (1960)
Jirocho Fuji Part II – Kazuo Mori (1960)
The Blind Menace – Kazuo Mori (1960)
Benten Kozo – Yasushi Sasaki (1960)
Cases of Hanshichi – Yasushi Sasaki (1960)
Chuji the Gambler – Senkichi Taniguchi (1960)
Demon of Mount Oe – Tokuzo Tanaka (1960)
Heavenly Dragon – Eiichi Kudo (1960)
Ishimatsu the One-Eyed Avenger – Tadashi Sawashima (1960)
The Newcomer to Shimizu – Masahiro Makino (1960)
The Pirates – Tadashi Sawashima (1960)
The River Fuefuki – Keisuke Kinoshita (1960)
Road of Chivalry – Sadatsugu Matsuda (1960)
Samurai Vagabonds – Tadashi Sawashima (1960)
Satan's Sword 1: Great Buddha Pass – Kenji Misumi (1960)
Satan's Sword 2: The Dragon God – Kenji Misumi (1960)
Shinsengumi: Last Days of the Shogunate – Yasushi Sasaki (1960)
Magistrate Toyama 5: The Tattooed Official – Yasushi Sasaki (1960)
Mighty Shosuke – Sadatsugu Matsuda (1960)
Tange Sazen: The Mysterious Sword – Sadatsugu Matsuda (1960)
Unwieldy Brothers – Tadashi Sawashima (1960)
Yakuza of Ina – Masahiro Makino (1960)
= Designated masterpieces and classics
