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Bomba Queen
Filipino Movie - 1985
Bomba Queen is loosely based on the story of Josephine "Yvonne" Samson one of the biggest bold stars of the 70s. Before she was Yvonne she was Rose, a provincial girl sold to one of the discreet brothels in Manila. Soon…
Bakumatsu Seishun Graffiti Fukuzawa Yukichi
Japanese Special - 1985, 1 episodes
A special drama was produced on TBS to commemorate the 150th anniversary of Yukichi Fukuzawa's birth. He was a Dutch scholar, a writer, an enlightenment thinker, and an educator.
Alias Baby Tsina
Filipino Movie - 1984
A film based on the true legal story of Evelyn Duave Ortega, aka Baby Tsina (She was called this in court documents because she looked Chinese. Otherwise there are no references to anything Chinese in her story or the…
Kokoru wa Itsumo Ramune Iro
Japanese Drama - 1984, 152 episodes10.0
The 33rd NHK Asadora. Starring Eisaku Shindou as a man who loves manzai (a traditional style of stand-up comedy in Japanese culture). Average rating of 40.2% ~~ Based on the life of a famous two-man comedy act writer,…
Shione: A Certain Form of Love
Japanese Movie - 1984
A work about life of Eikichi Takahashi, a wood carver who died at a young age, leaving a comet-like brilliance in the world of Japanese sculpture.
Ikiteiku Watashi
Japanese Drama - 1984, 13 episodes
~~ Adapted from the autobiographical book "Ikiteiku Watashi" (生きて行く私) by Uno Chiyo (宇野千代).
Family Light Affair
Hong Kong Movie - 1984
Alfred Cheung Kin-Ting returns to the screen with this seriocomic look at the clash of cultures which result when a Mainland Chinese peasant brings his family to Hong Kong. “Family Light Affair”, whose Chinese title…
Kotsuniku no Ie
Japanese Special - 1983, 1 episodes
A story based on a real criminal case, where a murder was committed under the guise of a road accident. And about how this crime was followed by other one in order to cover its traces. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Also the…
The Burning of Imperial Palace
Hong Kong Movie - 19837.7
Dramatization of events from the Second Opium War which culminated in the looting and destruction of imperial estate "Yuan Ming Yuan", AKA the Old Summer Palace by invading English and French troops. [themoviedb]
Showa Shijuroku Nen
Japanese Special - 1983, 1 episodes
~~ Adapted from the novel "Showa Shi Ju Roku Nen, Gunma no Haru Okubo Kiyoshi no Hanzai" (昭和四十六年、群馬の春 大久保清の犯罪) by Tsukuba Akira (筑波昭). ~~ Inspired and based on the real events…
The Night Ever So Long
Taiwanese Movie - 19836.0
Taiwanese war film based on a small-scale battle between the invading People’s Liberation Army and the resisting Republic of China Armed Forces on a few small islands (including Dadan Island) in the Taiwan Strait in…
Bigot wo Shitteimasu ka
Japanese Special - 1982, 1 episodes
Story based on a life of a frenchman Georges Ferdinand Bigot (ジョルジュ・フェルディナン・ビゴー) - painter, illustrator and mostly know as a caricaturist, who was active in Japan during Meiji Era. (Source:…
Queen of West Palace
Korean Drama - 1982, 24 episodes10.0
Drama about the life of Queen In Mok. ~~ Second story in the "The Women of Legend" anthology series.
Passing Flickers
Hong Kong Movie - 1982
The main characters – the arrogant, harassed director, the sexy starlet, or naïve actors are familiar enough stereotypes. Along the way however, there is some fun to be had as more humorous incidents occur on the…
Kakaku Hakai
Japanese Drama - 1981, 3 episodes
1957. Yaguchi, owner of a drug store in the suburbs of Tokyo, came up with the idea of reducing the price of medicines. As a result, sales at his shop, will grow rapidly. In this way, Yaguchi's store, which grasped…
Nihon Philharmonic Orchestra: Hono no Dai go Gakusho
Japanese Movie - 19815.0
Japan Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1965. While many Japanese orchestras have mainly played German music, they performed Japanese composers' works, representing as the orchestras of Japan, ans received the attention…
Yokohama Beigunki Tsuiraku Jiken
Japanese Special - 1981, 1 episodes
Based on true events. It depicts the tragedy of parents and children involved in the crash of a US military aircraft that occurred on September 27, 1977. It's also known as "1977 Yokohama F-4 Crash". ~It's also inspired…
Hyaku En Cake no Uta
Japanese Special - 1981, 1 episodes
~~ Based on the true story in Sapporo about a group of hard of hearing people, who became clerks in a cake shop.
Kemuri ga me ni Shimiru
Japanese Drama - 1981, 20 episodes
The story of Shingo Nemoto, whose unsuccessful career as a shogi player, reflected in his love life. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Adapted from a book with the same title. The main character was modeled after Hideharu Suzuki,…
Pepeng Shotgun
Filipino Movie - 1981
The feud between the poor-but-respected Medranos and the wealthy-but-corrupt Sablantes dates back to World War II when Joaquin Sablante collaborated with the Japanese while Pablo Medrano was a guerilla leader. The feud…
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