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The Moon
Thai Movie - 2011
This film is about the life of Pumpuang “Peung” Duangjan (Thai พุ่มพวง ดวงจันทร์) which was the artist name of a Thai megastar singer and actress who pioneered electronic Luk Thung.…
Sakura, Sakura - The Life of Samurai Chemist Jokichi Takamine
Japanese Movie - 20106.0
Story based on the biography of Takamine Jokichi. a chemist who discovered and found use for "koji", a fungus used later in the manufacture of soy sauce and miso.
Tsuru Akira: Kokoro no kiseki
Japanese Movie - 2009
Based on the life of senryu poet Akira Tsura (1909-1938) - who consistently condemned war and capitalism. (Source: AsianWiki)
Zhen Qing Ban Xing Yue
Taiwanese Drama - 2009, 22 episodes7.0
~~Based on the life of a Muslim Tzu Chi volunteer, Faisal Hu Guangzhong.
Rakujitsu Moyu
Japanese Special - 2009, 1 episodes2.0
Koki Hirota was the only civilian hanged as a Class A war criminal by the Tokyo Tribunal after World War II. His life is the subject of "Rakujitsu Moyu" ("The Setting Sun Burns"), a drama based on the novel by Saburo…
Concerto
Filipino Movie - 200810.0
Concerto is about how, in the last part of World War II, a special piano concert is held in the forest outside Davao City, in Mindanao. In these boondocks, a displaced Filipino family, lead by Military Commander Ricardo…
Chosyu Five
Japanese Movie - 200710.0
The arrival of Commodore Perry on the Japanese coast has cast Japan into an anti-foreigner fervor, and restrictions grow further on the closed borders of Japan. But beneath the strong facade, the power of Japan's rulers…
Mitr Chaibancha Maya Cheewit
Thai Drama - 2005, 16 episodes5.0
~~ Based on the life of Mitr Chaibancha, who was a famous Thai film actor.
The Best Clown Under the Sky
Chinese Drama - 2002, 30 episodes10.0
Liu Bao Shan, better known by his stage name Liu Gan San, was a Qing dynasty Peking opera artist based in Beijing who specialized in Chou roles or clowns. He was well-known for playing ugly women and making ad-lib comments…
Ino Tadataka: Shigosen no Yume
Japanese Movie - 2001
Biographical story, based on life of Ino Tadataka, a Japanese measurer and cartographer.
Nekketsu! Shusaku ga Yuku
Japanese Drama - 2000, 9 episodes
The story is loosely based on the biography of a real person - Shusaku Chiba. He was the founder of Hokushin Ittoryu Swordsmanship (北辰一刀流) - swordsmanship school. (Source: MyDramaList)
Mook Mungkorn
Thai Drama - 1998, 15 episodes
The story is about the lives of two young children of a Thai politician who were secretly sent to China as a goodwill offering from Thailand. They were raised at the ward of Premier Zhou Enlai. (Source: MyDramaList)…
Suraphol Kon Jing Sombatcharoen
Thai Drama - 1998
Based on the life story of Suraphol Sombatcharoen, a Thai luk thung singer dubbed the "King of Luk Thung". (Source: MyDramaList)
Eskapo
Filipino Movie - 19959.0
In 1972, after martial law was imposed in the Philippines through Proclamation No. 1081, Geny López and Serge Osmeña are separately arrested based on false accusations of attempts to assassinate President Ferdinand…
Cherry Blossoms
Japanese Movie - 19948.0
Based on the life of Ryoji Sato , a conductor in former National Railways Bus, who continued to plant cherry blossoms along the highway. His activities were commended by the Japan Sakura Association for taking charge…
Amdaeng Muen kab nai Rid
Thai Movie - 19948.0
Based upon a real case under the reign of King Rama II of Thailand, Muen and Rid are passionately in love. However, Muen's father has promised his daughter to another man. Unable to accept this arranged marriage, Muen…
Master of Zen
Hong Kong Movie - 1994
A spellbinding blend of kung fu action and Buddhist mythology. Set in the first century in India, a prince is troubled by visions and a desire to master the ways of Buddha. After his father dies, he forsakes the throne…
Sengokuranse no Abarenbo Saito Dozan Doto no ten Shitadori
Japanese Special - 1991, 1 episodes
New Year large 5-hour period drama special, Adapted from work by Yoshihide Nakayama and Kuwata Tadashioya. (Source: MyDramaList)
Time of Dynasty
Korean Special - 1990, 2 episodes
2-part drama special on Lee Eun and Masako, former Joseon Royal Family members.
Fuun! Edo no Yoake
Japanese Drama - 1989, 12 episodes
~~ Based on the life of Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川家光), a general from Edo Shogunate.
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