The Himalayas

8.5

Based on true events, renowned mountaineer Uhm Hong Gil set out on a mission to Everest to retrieve his late junior climber’s body and faces the greatest challenge of his life. Following a grueling climb up Kanchenjunga,…

The Hymn of Death

8.4

Kim Woo Jin is a stage drama writer while Korea is under Japanese occupation. He is married, but he falls in love with Yun Shim Deok. Shim Deok is the first Korean soprano. She records the song “Praise of Death”…

Jang Young Shil

8.0

Drama series follows the life Jang Yeong Shil: a scientist, technician and inventor during the Joseon period. Jang Yeong Shil was born in the lower class nobi. King Sejong notices his abilities and brings him to the…

That's The Way!!

6.0

In 1967, Shogakukan is holding their employee initiation ceremony when Akatsuka Fujio (Asano Tadanobu), a well-known manga artist for Shonen Sunday, begins addressing the unsuspecting crowd while dressed up as the character…

Immortal Admiral Yi Sun Shin

8.6

It is late 1598, shortly before the Battle of Noryang, the final confrontation of the Imjin War. The renmants of the Japanese invasion force are desperate to go home, but are also driven by personal motivation to beat…

Jeong Do Jeon

8.3

The late 14th c, Goryeo. Abuse of power and corruption made people to leave the government offices and only the corrupted people are left in the high offices. When there seem to be no hope, there are a group of young…

Painted Faces

8.0

The story of Beijing Opera School, its teacher Master Yu and his students. Loosely based on the life and teaching methods of Master Yu Jim-yuen of the China Drama Academy in Hong Kong, where talents such as Jackie Chan…

Futsu ga Ichiban: Sakka Fujisawa Shuhei Chichi no Hitokoto

8.2

Drama series depicts the daily lives of Shuhei Fujisawa's family through the eyes of daughter Nobuko. In 1963, Shuhei Fujisawa works as a reporter for a newspaper, but dreams of writing novels, while living with his…

Q Series: What She Put On the Table

8.0

Based on the life of TV chef Fu Pei Mei, this drama follows two woman - one rich, the other poor - who fortuitously cross paths in 1950s Taiwan. (Source: Netflix) Adapted from a novel by the same title, by Fu Pei Mei…

Issa

Movie depicts the later life of poet Issa Kobayashi. At the age of 50, he goes back to his hometown. Two years later, he marries 28-year-old Kiku. The couple go on to have three sons and one daughter, but their children…

Nakimushi Shottan no Kiseki

7.3

Shoji Segawa was a quiet and inconspicuous boy, but, for the first time, he is recognized by people after winning the National Middle School Shogi Tournament. At the age of 26, his dream of becoming a professional shogi…

Kurara Hokusai no Musume

7.3

Oei, later known as Katsushika Oi, was born the third daughter of Edo’s talented painter Katsushika Hokusai and his second wife Koto. Although Oei became the wife of a town painter for a time, her love of the paintbrush…

Koshiji Fubuki Monogatari

10.0

Koshiji Fubuki, whose real name was Kono Mihiko, loved singing since she was a child. When she was a teenager, she hated studying and was a tomboy and yet a very pure girl. With the encouragement of her father, she took…

Ichibanboshi

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.

Otei-chan

The 21st NHK Asadora. Starring Chikako Yuri in a dramatization of the life of Sadako Sawamura.

Miyoko Asagaya Kibun

Based on the life of pioneering manga artist Shinichi Abe, "Miyoko asagaya kibun" starts from the 1970's in Asagaya District of Tokyo where Shinichi Abe began his career with then model girlfriend Miyoko.

Letter from a Yellow Cherry Blossom

Naomi Kawase films the last days of her chronically ill friend, the photographer and film critic Kazuo Nishii.

Felix Manalo

9.2

Felix Yzagun Manalo is a sprawling historical epic that traces the origin of Iglesia Ni Cristo (The Church of Christ) which is established in the Philippines from its humble beginnings in 1914 through the present day.

Heneral Luna

9.2

A Filipino general who believes he can turn the tide of battle in the Philippine-American war. But little does he know that he faces a greatest threat to the country's revolution against the invading Americans.

Teresa Teng, I Only Care About You

The story of the great Taiwanese singer, Teresa Teng.