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Oh, Heaven!
Korean Drama - 1988, 190 episodes
~~ Adapted from the autobiography "Memoirs Written in Silence" by Lady Hyegyeong of the Hong Clan.
Chotchan
Japanese Drama - 1987, 156 episodes10.0
The 38th NHK Asadora. Based on the autobiography of Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's mother.
The Story of Dr. Sun Yat Sen
Taiwanese Movie - 1986
As befits the telling of the story of perhaps the most universally beloved hero of modern-day Chinese history Dr. Sun Yat Sen (1866-1925), this lavishly produced biographical film uses techniques culled from Chinese…
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
Japanese Movie - 1985
A fictional account of the life of Japanese author Yukio Mishima, combining dramatizations of three of his novels and a depiction of the events of November 25th, 1970. (Source: TMDb) ~~ Co-production with the U.S.A.
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.
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,…
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]
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…
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.
The Xi An Incident
Chinese Movie - 19816.0
Marshal Zhang Xue Liang, Commander of the North Eastern Army, grows progressively disillusioned by Kuomintang leader Chiang Kai Shek’s policy to engage the Chinese Communist Party rather than fight the Japanese invaders…
Ichibanboshi
Japanese Drama - 1977, 156 episodes1.0
The 19th NHK Asadora. A dramatization of the life of the singer Chiyako Sato. ~ Michiko Godai replaced Haruna Takase in the lead two months into the series when Takase became ill. ~~ Adapted from the novel "Aa Tokyo…
Father of the Kamikaze
Japanese Movie - 19748.3
The film is based on a real life Japanese Vice Admiral named Onishi who first came up with the plan to send pilots on a suicide mission to dive bomb Pearl Harbor, hoping to force the hand of the United States and hopefully…
Femme Fatale: Bae Jeong Ja
Korean Movie - 1973
Based on the life of Bae Jeong Ja (1870–1950), a young Korean orphan adopted by Ito Hirobumi and raised as his daughter. However, she betrays him and her Japanese upbringing after falling in love with a freedom fighter…
Memoirs Written in Silence
Korean Drama - 1972, 130 episodes
Adaptation of the Memoirs of Lady Hyegyeong.
Memoir of Japanese Assassinations
Japanese Movie - 1969
This omnibus film consists of nine incidents in the late 19th and early 20th centuries when assassins changed the course of Japanese history. (Source: Letterboxd)
The Last Woman Of Shang
Hong Kong Movie - 1964
Amidst a rebellion during the Ching Dynasty in ancient China, a nurse flees the palace with a young prince. As an adult, he convinces the daughter of the usurper to betray her father and to assist in restoring him as…
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