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Master Hui Neng, Sixth Patriarch of Zen Buddhism
Taiwanese Movie - 1987
Taiwanese historical drama about the Buddhist monk Hui Neng. (Source: Letterboxd)
Yamashita Boys Story
Japanese Movie - 1985
The story is inspired by the life of Judo King - Yasuhiro Yamashita. It's loosely focuses on the man's childhood and years that marked the beginning of his further sports career.
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.
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).
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…
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…
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,…
The Winter of 1905
Taiwanese Movie - 1981
Set in 1905, during the conflict between Japan and Russia over Chinese territory in Northeast China, a wealthy Shanghai young man traveled to Tokyo to pursue his study in Arts. However, his friends persuade him to join…
Kieta Kyojingun
Japanese Drama - 1978, 5 episodes
All the players of the Tokyo Yomiuri Giants, a professional baseball team, who got on the Shinkansen to move to Koshien Stadium, suddenly disappeared. A newly-married detective, Susumu Sagami and his wife, Fumiko who…
Kiteki ga Hibiku!
Japanese Drama - 1978, 17 episodes
Story is centered on Yoshiyuki Yashiro, who confronts the small private railway "Ariake Railway" that develops mainly in Kyushu and Shimabara to protect it from the tyranny of large capital. (Source: Japanese = Wikipedia…
Olympus no Kajitsu
Japanese Drama - 1977, 10 episodes
The story evolved around two athletes who meet at the Olympics and fall in love which each other. But does love, born in such specific circumstances, have a chance of survival? (Source: Japanese = Wiki) ~~ Adapted from…
Spy Ring Kokuryukai
Taiwanese Movie - 1976
Lady Karate focuses on Yoshiko's mission to persuade China's la emperor, Pu Yi to leave his comfortable existence in Tientsin and journey back to Manchuria to be the figurehead ruler of Manchukuo under the direction…
Execute... Baby Ama?
Filipino Movie - 1976
Depicting the life of executed murderer and gang leader, Marciál "Baby" Ama. Ama, who became a gang leader with his own prison mob while serving a sentence for lesser charges, was executed for murder at the age of 16…
Legend of Bruce Lee
Hong Kong Movie - 19769.0
Bruce Li stars in this Bruce Lee biopic, very loosely based on the superstar's early life. (IMDB)
The Sino-Japanese War and Queen Min the Heroine
Korean Movie - 1965
When Prince Dae Won rules as regent for King Go Jong, he tries to install Wanhwagung the son of a court lady Lee as the Crown Prince, Queen Min, in protest to this attempt, makes Prince Dae Won withdraw from ruling as…
Shirobanba
Japanese Movie - 1962
~~Based on autobiography of Inoue Yasushi (井上靖), novelist, which was seperated to two parts. Movie is adaptation of the first part of the biography
Never Outfought
Filipino Movie - 1962
The story of the heroic exploits of PC Ranger Captain Laudemer Kahulugan tasked to hunt down Huk dissident leader Casto Alejandrino. (Source: IMDb)
Kumoemon to Sono Tsuma
Japanese Movie - 1962
~~ Adapted from the novel "Tochuken Kumoemon to Sono Tsuma" (桃中軒雲右衛門とその妻) by Taniya Mitsuru (谷屋充), which is inspired by the real life of Tochuken Kumoemon (桃中軒雲右衛門).
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