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Folk Customs
Korean Drama - 1981, 31 episodes
Episodic anthology of various folk customs and practices in Korea and its imperial dynasties. (Source: SeanMaclair at MyDramaList)
The Great Tale of Chunhyang
Korean Special - 1979, 3 episodes
High-scale TV adaptation, fully shot in color film.
The Mad Monk Strikes Again
Hong Kong Movie - 1978
Sequel to the 1977 Mad Monk sees the titular Mad Monk versus the legendary Lu Tung Pin, the immortal scholar-turned-genie. Together they wreak havoc as they vie with each other in mirth, magic, women, and weapons. (Source:…
Mae Nak Phra Khanong
Thai Movie - 1978
A husband and wife off the Phra Khanong canal. With Mae Nak pregnant, her husband Mak is conscripted into military service. While he's away, Nak dies during childbirth. When Mak returns, all seems well. However, he soon…
The Old Scar
Thai Movie - 19776.0
In 1936 in rural Bang Kapi, among the rice fields, Kwan and Riam, the children of rival village chiefs, fall in love. Riam's father disapproves of the relationship, and wants to marry her off to Joi, the son of a wealthy…
Mae Nak Buk Tokyo
Thai Movie - 1976
In this telling of the ghost Mae Nak's story, the Phra Khanong canal is traded for the Tokyo Metropolis. (Source: MyDramaList) ~~ Based on the Thai legend of "Mae Nak Phra Khanong" (แม่นากพระโขนง)…
Snake Woman's Marriage
Taiwanese Movie - 1975
Taiwanese fantasy film inspired by one of China’s Four Great Folktales; Legend of the White Snake (AKA Madame White Snake). (Source: Letterboxd)
Rivals of Kung Fu
Hong Kong Movie - 19746.0
Huang Fei Hung is back, in a new adventure written and directed by veteran Huang filmmaker Wang Feng. Newcomer Shih Chung Tien stars as the Confucian healer who fights jealous villains with wisdom, intelligence, and…
Shim Cheong
Korean Movie - 1972
The traditional Shim Cheong story: Shim Cheong sells herself to a Chinese merchant for 300 bags of rice in order to give food to her blind father. She escapes the merchant by jumping into the sea. The king of the sea…
Janghwa Hongryeon Jeon
Korean Movie - 19728.0
Janghwa Hongreonjeon is a film based on a popular Korean fairy tale, "Janghwa Hongryeon Jeon", which had been previously filmed in 1924, 1936, 1956 and 1962. Director Kim Jee Woon used the story as the basis of his 2003…
Pitong Makasalanan
Filipino Movie - 1962
This is the tale of seven spoiled-brat sisters who abuse and disobey their parents. They leave home to travel to another island to attend a festive celebration. When their parents fall ill and beg them for help, their…
Madame White Snake
Hong Kong Movie - 19628.0
This Classic seductive tale of two snakes who assume human forms will send chills of pleasure down viewers’ backs. It tells the story of two sister serpents, Pak Su Cheng and Ching Ching. Su Cheng meets Hsu Hsien one…
Mae Nak Phra Khanong
Thai Movie - 1959
~~ Based on the Thai legend of "Mae Nak Phra Khanong" (แม่นากพระโขนง) or Nang Nak (นางนาก).
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