Hana no Ran

7.4

The story takes place during the Muromachi period of Ancient Japan, in the midst of the Onin War. The main character in the series is Tomiko Hino, a historical figure with a bad reputation because of her actions to…

A Dedicated Life

Documentary-drama about Mitsuharu Inoue (井上 光 晴) in the form of an interview with him. Mitsuharu was a writer whose career flourished in the 1950s. He mainly wrote books related to the subject of war. He was…

Edo to Haru

A Japan-US co-produced drama depicting the turbulent life of Haru Matsukata, the wife of Edwin O. Reischauer, the former American ambassador and diplomat in Japan. (Source: MyDramaList)

Mugoonghwa-Korean National Flower

Jeon Man Ho, the boss of a violent organization called Jannabi, is murdered in the center of Seoul. While his murder case is reported by mass communication everyday, Kwon Sun Beom, a reporter of local news section…

Kazetachi no Yuigon

Himeyuri Memorial Tower

Adapted from a movie with the same title "Himeyuri no Tou" from 1953.

The Marine Revelation

As the Korean War draws to a close and both sides are conducting truce talks in 1952, the U.S. Intelligence Agency finds out that North Korea is preparing germ warfare through aerial reconnaissance. The U.S. Army decides…

Asian Blue

8.0

An anti-war drama depicting a transport ship that sank off the coast of Maizuru, Kyoto, on August 24, 1945. (Source: Japanese-cinema-db)

Don't Cry, Nanking

In December 1937, during the Second Japanese-Sino War, a Chinese doctor, his Japanese pregnant wife, their teenage daughter and their young son travel from Shanghai to Nanjing seeking shelter in the capital during…

The Lu Gou Qiao Incident

In 1937, the troubled Chinese nation encountered a historical event with far-reaching impact. Japanese imperialism has already extended its claws to the Central Plains. The ambitious invaders have exposed their greedy…