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Afuang: Bounty Hunter
Filipino Movie - 1988
Multi-decorated lawman, patrolman first class Abner Afuang is dismissed from service when he stands up for his conviction. (Source: IMDb)
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…
Ano ang Kulay ng Mukha ng Diyos?
Filipino Movie - 198510.0
A street hustler Fidel falls in love with a bar girl named Lani. They got married but separated when the guy gets meted a death sentence after gunning down a rich customer of the bar in a fit of jealousy. The bar girl…
Kimi ga Kagayaku Toki
Japanese Movie - 1985
Fascinated with soccer after watching a match with his grandfather, a one-armed boy decides to become a soccer player. (Source: MyDramaList)
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.
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.
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]
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.
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…
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…
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.
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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