まげ物もの

noun

period piece set in the Edo period

Refers to plays, films, novels, etc., set in the Edo period, often featuring samurai and topknot hairstyles. The term is associated with the ちょんまげ (topknot) hairstyle.

See also: ちょんまげ

• このまげ物もののドラマは江え戸ど時じ代だいの商しょう人にんの生せい活かつを描えがいている。

  This period drama depicts the life of a merchant in the Edo period.

• 彼かれはまげ物ものの映えい画がが好すきで、特とくに忠ちゅう臣しん蔵ぐらの話はなしをよく見みる。

  He likes period films, especially the story of the Forty-seven Ronin.