Movies by Lists - Asian Historical Epics (53 [73]) 
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| 47 RoninA band of samurai set out to avenge the death and dishonor of their master at the hands of a ruthless shogun. | 2013 | Carl Rinsch | Action, Drama, Fantasy | 6.2 (180.1k votes) | 128 | 20211228 |
| Assassin, TheA female assassin receives a dangerous mission to kill a political leader in eighth-century China. | 2015 | Hsiao-Hsien Hou | Action, Drama, History | 6.3 (19.0k votes) | 105 | 20211228 |
| Assassins, The [Tong que tai]Set in the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history, the story focuses on Cao Cao in his old age, exploring the areas of military tactics, love, and the relationship between father and son. | 2012 | Linshan Zhao | Drama, History | 5.5 (2.2k votes) | 107 | 20220822 |
| AzumiRaised to deal in cold blooded death, the teenage assassin girl Azumi must defeat three evil warlords while also battling her own heart. | 2003 | Ryûhei Kitamura | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller | 6.7 (15.5k votes) | 128 | 20211228 |
| Azumi 2Young assassins Azumi and Nagara continue their mission to prevent a civil war. In their hunt for Masayuki Sanada, who is protected by both an army and a dangerous clan, they meet Ginkaku, a person who shows a remarking resemblance w | 2005 | Shûsuke Kaneko | Action | 6.2 (5.9k votes) | 108 | 20211228 |
| Banquet, The [Ye Yan]A loose adaptation of Hamlet, "The Night Banquet" is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a night banquet. | 2006 | Xiaogang Feng | Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 6.4 (7.4k votes) | 131 | 20211228 |
| Battle of the Warriors [Battle of Wits; Mo gong]Story centers on a battle during China's Warring States Period, a series of civil wars, which spanned from the 5th to the 3rd century B.C. Based on a popular Japanese manga, which was in turn based a Japanese novel inspired by War... | 2006 | Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung | Action, Drama, War | 6.6 (4.5k votes) | 133 | 20230126 |
| Blood Brothers [Tian tang kou]Set in Shanghai during the 1930s, the story is inspired by John Woo's classic work Bullet in the Head, released in 1990. | 2007 | Alexi Tan | Crime, Drama | 5.6 (1.2k votes) | 0 | 20250423 |
| Bodyguards And AssassinsIn 1905, revolutionist Sun Yat-Sen visits Hong Kong to discuss plans with Tongmenghui members to overthrow the Qing dynasty. But when they find out that assassins have been sent to kill him, they assemble a group of protectors to pre | 2009 | Teddy Chan | Action, Drama, History | 6.8 (8.9k votes) | 139 | 20211228 |
| Brotherhood Of BladesThis is a movie set in the late Ming Dynasty. The 3 main characters are all elite guards for the palace. One of their fellow guardsmen goes bad. His former companions must now forget their bond and apprehend him. But are they being l | 2014 | Yang Lu | Action | 6.6 (4.0k votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| Brotherhood of Blades [Xiu Chun Dao]This is a movie set in the late Ming Dynasty. The 3 main characters are all elite guards for the palace. One of their fellow guardsmen goes bad. His former companions must now forget their bond and apprehend him. But are they being l | 2014 | Yang Lu | Action | 6.6 (4.0k votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| Chef, The Actor, The Scoundrel, The [Chu zi Xi zi Pi zi]World War II: a cholera epidemic ravages the streets of Beijing. A crack team of Chinese intelligence agents kidnap a Japanese general and biochemist who may hold the antidote. | 2013 | Guan Hu | Action, Comedy | 5.7 (830 votes) | 108 | 20260531 |
| City Under Siege [Chun sing gai bei]When circus clown Sunny gets transformed into a super-powered mutant, he finds himself pitted against his fellow performers, who were altered in the same accident, and are now using their powers to wreak havoc around the city. | 2010 | Benny Chan | Action, Sci-Fi, Thriller | 4.7 (1.1k votes) | 110 | 20240728 |
| Crossing 2, TheA story of three couples and their intertwining love stories set in 1940s Taiwan and Shanghai, centered around the 1949 sinking of Taiping. | 2015 | John Woo (*) | Drama, History, Romance, War | 6.1 (1.5k votes) | 131 | 20211228 |
| Crossing, TheIn the midst of the Chinese Revolution during the late 1940s, couples flee to the island of Taiwan. | 2014 | John Woo (*) | Drama, History, Romance, War | 6.1 (2.2k votes) | 129 | 20220414 |
| Curse Of The Golden Flower, TheDuring China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself. | 2006 | Yimou Zhang (*) | Action, Drama, History, Romance | 7.0 (47.6k votes) | 114 | 20211228 |
| Death TranceAn unknown time. An unknown place. Without reasons. With no future. His only desire is - Destruction. I'ts good versus evil, and the awakening of an unlikely hero with ultra-kinetic action to create the "action" spectacle of the year | 2005 | Yûji Shimomura | Action, Adventure, Fantasy | 5.7 (1.9k votes) | 89 | 20211228 |
| Detective Dee And The Mystery Of The Phantom FlameAn exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of Empress Wu. | 2010 | Hark Tsui (*) | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Mystery | 6.6 (12.4k votes) | 119 | 20211228 |
| Detective K Secret of Virtuous WidowDetective genius Detective K is enlisted by the king to investigate a string of murders that may be linked to a government conspiracy. But when K becomes a suspect himself, he'll have to catch the killers to prove his own innocence. | 2011 | Suk-Yoon Kim | Action, Comedy, Crime, History, Mystery | 6.3 (1.3k votes) | 115 | 20211228 |
| Empress, TheA loose adaptation of Hamlet, "The Night Banquet" is set in an empire in chaos. The Emperor, the Empress, the Crown Prince, the Minister and the General all have their own enemies they would like to finish off at a night banquet. | 2006 | Xiaogang Feng | Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 6.4 (7.4k votes) | 131 | 20211228 |
| Fatal Encounter, The [Yeok-rin]Late 18th-century Joseon dynasty. The King is beleaguered and surrounded by traitors of the ruling elite. They plan to assassinate and replace him with a puppet. But the King has some aces up his sleeve that may help him defeat them all. | 2014 | JQ Lee | Action, History | 6.7 (1.4k votes) | 135 | 20260531 |
| Flying Swords Of Dragon GateSet three years after Dragon Inn, innkeeper Jade has disappeared and a new inn has risen from the ashes - one that's staffed by marauders masquerading as law-abiding citizens, who hope to unearth the fabled lost city buried in the de | 2011 | Hark Tsui (*) | Action, Adventure | 5.9 (8.9k votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Four, The [Si da ming bu]A government department known as the Six Panels appoints their best officer to infiltrate a special force called the Divine Constabulary, to ensure their way in stopping the circulation of counterfeit coin currency in the capital. | 2012 | Gordon Chan, Janet Chun | Action, Crime, Fantasy | 5.7 (2.5k votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| Golden Era, The [Huang jin shi dai]The story of writer Xiao Hong comes alive through memories of her great love affair, literary influence and escape from China during World War II. | 2014 | Ann Hui | Drama, Romance, History | 6.4 (1.3k votes) | 177 | 20260531 |
| Guillotines, TheAn elite crime-fighting unit in the court of the Chinese emperor relies on flying swords to defeat their enemies. | 2012 | Andrew Lau (*) | Action, Drama | 4.8 (1.5k votes) | 112 | 20211228 |
| Hero [Ying.xiong]A defense officer, Nameless, was summoned by the King of Qin regarding his success of terminating three warriors. | 2002 | Yimou Zhang (*) | Action, Adventure, Drama, History | 7.9 (194.6k votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Iceman - The Time Traveller [Bing feng - Yong heng zhi men]The imperial guard and his three traitorous childhood friends ordered to hunt him down get accidentally buried and kept frozen in time. 400 years later pass and they are defrosted continuing the battle they left behind | 2018 | Wai-Man Yip | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, History, Sci-Fi | 4.0 (1.2k votes) | 104 | 20241103 |
| ICHIIchi is a blind woman who roams about town with her shamisen (a three-stringed Japanese guitar), but she has exceptional sword skills with which she fights off yakuza and other villains. | 2008 | Fumihiko Sori | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller | 6.5 (4.1k votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Ip ManDuring the Japanese invasion of China, a wealthy martial artist is forced to leave his home when his city is occupied. With little means of providing for themselves, Ip Man and the remaining members of the city must find a way to sur | 2008 | Wilson Yip (*) | Action, Biography, Drama, History | 8.0 (244.1k votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| Just Another Pandora's Box [Yuet gwong bo hup]Traveller Tsing meets a girl with a sword, which is ""forever"" kept in the sheath. Quite by chance he succeeds to pull the sword, and she said him that it is a sign - now he has to marry her. In order to avoid marriage he escapes f... | 2010 | Jeffrey Lau | Comedy, Fantasy | 4.6 (847 votes) | 0 | 20250329 |
| Last Supper, The [Wang de Shengyan]The story of two warring generals (Liu Bang and Xiang Yu) fighting for control of China at the end of the Qin Dynasty. | 2012 | Chuan Lu | Action, History | 5.8 (994 votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| Mulan - Rise of a Warrior [Hua Mulan]The epic story of the Chinese girl-warrior, Mulan, who fights to defend her father. | 2009 | Jingle Ma, Wei Dong | Adventure, Drama, Romance, War | 6.6 (7.2k votes) | 114 | 20240511 |
| Painted SkinAn action-thriller centered on a vampire-like woman who eats the skins and hearts of her lovers. | 2008 | Gordon Chan, Andy Wing-Keung Chin, Danny Ko | Action, Drama, Fantasy, Thriller | 6.3 (5.6k votes) | 103 | 20211228 |
| Painted Skin 2 The ResurrectionAn ancient fox spirit embarks on a diabolical quest to become human after escaping an icy prison, and becomes bound to a disfigured princess who seeks the love of a noble guard as her kingdom crumbles in this lavish supernatural epic | 2012 | Wuershan | Fantasy, Mystery, Romance | 6.2 (3.8k votes) | 131 | 20211228 |
| Paradise in Service [Jun zhong le yuan]Set in the island Kinmen, often seen as the most dangerous military base because it’s geographically close to China, ""Paradise in Service"" follows the adventure of a boy who serves his military service in Unit 831 from 1969 to 1972, in preparation for a war that could erupt anytime. Through an unlucky lottery draw result, Pao, a twenty-something young man from Southern Taiwan has to serve the military in the remote and perilous Kinmen. Moreover, he is assigned to the Sea Dragon (ARB), a unit noted for the toughest physical training. It never occurs to Pao, however, that the greatest challenge in his military service lies not in the Sea Dragon but in Unit 831, a special task he is later appointed to… In this peculiar assignment, Pao vows to keep his virginity against all odds. | 2014 | Doze Niu Cheng-Tse | Drama, Romance, History | 6.7 (978 votes) | 133 | 20260531 |
| Pirates, The [Hae-jeok_ Ba-da-ro gan san-jeok]A band of pirates and a group of bandits fight to catch a gray whale that has swallowed a royal stamp. | 2014 | Seok-hoon Lee | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy | 6.5 (5.0k votes) | 130 | 20230715 |
| Promise, The [Wu ji]An orphaned girl, driven by poverty at such a young age, makes a promise with an enchantress. In return for beauty and the admiration of every man, she will never be with the man she loves. This spell cannot be broken unless the impossible happens: snow falling in spring and the dead coming back to life. Now a grown and beautiful princess, she regrets her promise, for all of the men she's loved has always been met with tragedy. | 2005 | Chen Kaige (*) | Action, Thriller, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 5.6 (9.7k votes) | 121 | 20260531 |
| Red Cliff [Chi bi]The first chapter of a two-part story centered on a battle fought in China's Three Kingdoms period (220-280 A.D.). | 2008 | John Woo (*) | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War | 7.3 (50.5k votes) | 148 | 20211228 |
| Red Cliff II [Chi bi - Jue zhan tian xia]Second and final part of epic tale about a legendary battle that changed the course of China history. | 2009 | John Woo (*) | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, War | 7.5 (26.6k votes) | 142 | 20211228 |
| Rurouni KenshinA former assassin who has resolved to never kill again has his vow sorely tested. | 2012 | Keishi Ohtomo | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War | 7.4 (31.5k votes) | 134 | 20220423 |
| Sacrifice [Zhao shi gu er]To save the only child of the Zhao Family, whose entire clan was massacred at the hands of a nefarious minister, a doctor sacrifices his own son; after the Zhao child grows up, the doctor becomes intent on seeking his vengeance. | 2010 | Kaige Chen | Drama, History | 6.2 (2.6k votes) | 122 | 20211228 |
| Saving General YangIn ancient China, the seven heirs of the Yang family face a horde of enemies to rescue their father. | 2013 | Ronny Yu | Adventure, History, War | 6.3 (3.0k votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| Shadow [Ying]In a Chinese royal court, an army commander secretly trains a "shadow" to retake a city against the wishes of the king. | 2018 | Yimou Zhang (*) | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, War | 7.0 (20.0k votes) | 116 | 20211228 |
| SHINOBI- Heart Under BladeStar-crossed lovers must fight on opposing sides in a battle that will determine the next Shogun. | 2005 | Ten Shimoyama | Action, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 6.8 (13.2k votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| Sword in the Moon [Cheongpung myeongwol]Kingdom of Joseon, ancient Korea. A usurper has conquered the throne. His ministers are being systematically eliminated by a mysterious assassin. An arrogant master swordsman is in charge of putting an end to the carnage. | 2003 | Kim Eui-suk | Action, Drama, Adventure | 5.7 (1.5k votes) | 95 | 20260531 |
| Three Kingdoms - Resurrection of the DragonBased on "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Luo Guangzhong. It ranks as one of China's four most important pieces of literature. | 2008 | Daniel Lee (*) | Action, Drama, History, War | 6.1 (6.9k votes) | 102 | 20211228 |
| War of the ArrowsA skilled Korean archer goes up against the mighty force of Manchus with the sole purpose of rescuing his kidnapped sister. | 2011 | Han-min Kim | Action, Adventure | 7.1 (13.3k votes) | 122 | 20220414 |
| Warlords, The [Tau ming chong]China, 1860s: Having his army slaughtered, General Qingyun joins 2 bandit leaders in raids on rebels and in blood oath. They form a Qing loyal army with eyes on rebel held Suzhou and Nanjing. | 2007 | Peter Ho-Sun Chan, Wai-Man Yip | Action, Adventure, Drama, History, Romance, War | 7.0 (28.8k votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| White Haired Witch of Lunar Kingdom, The [Bai fa mo nu zhuan zhi ming yue tian guo]In the twilight of the Ming Dynasty, the Imperial court is plagued by corruption as tyrants rule over the land. With the Manchurians preying on a weakened empire, war is imminent. To save the victims from their suffering, sorceress Jade Raksha fights the soldiers that oppress people for their own gain. As payback, local government officials decide to pin the murder of Governor Zhuo Zhonglian on Jade, turning her and the members of her cult into wanted fugitives for a crime they didn't commit. | 2014 | Jacob Cheung Chi-Leung | Fantasy | 5.3 (1.9k votes) | 104 | 20260531 |
| White Vengeance [Hong men yan chuan qi]White Vengeance tells the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the Qin Dynasty, which ruled Imperial China from 221 to 206 BC. As rebels rose, the nation fell into chaos. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, became leaders of the rebellious army, and also became sworn brothers in battle.Xiang Yu and Liu Bang are close friends who both serve King Huai of Chu. King Huai uses a plot, saying that whoever can subvert the Qin kingdom in Guanzhong would be the Lord Qin, in order to benefit from the competition between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. Xiang Yu is over-confident. He fights against the main force of Qin army, and entrusts Liu Bang with Yu Ji, the woman he loves.Liu Bang expresses his love to Yu Ji and takes the chance to invade Guanzhong first when most of Qin army is outside fighting against Xiang Yu’s army. | 2011 | Daniel Lee (*) | Action, Drama | 6.1 (2.1k votes) | 135 | 20260531 |
| Young Detective Dee - Rise of the Sea Dragon [Di Renjie -From legendary action director Tsui Hark and the creators of international smash hit Detective Dee - Mystery Of The Phantom Flame comes the captivating tale of Dee Renjie's beginnings in the Imperial police force. His very first case | 2013 | Hark Tsui (*) | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy | 6.4 (5.5k votes) | 134 | 20211228 |
| Zhongkui - Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal [Zhong Kui fu mo - Xue yao mo ling]Legendary Chinese anti-hero Zhong Kui, a young man endowed with mysterious powers who is forced into a battle among the realms of Heaven, Earth and Hell in the course of his attempt to save his countrymen and the woman he loves. | 2015 | Peter Pau, Tianyu Zhao | Action, Fantasy, Romance | 5.3 (1.5k votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| Zhongkui - Snow Girl and the Dark Crystal [Zhong Kui fu mo Xue yao mo ling]Legendary Chinese anti-hero Zhong Kui, a young man endowed with mysterious powers who is forced into a battle among the realms of Heaven, Earth and Hell in the course of his attempt to save his countrymen and the woman he loves. | 2015 | Peter Pau, Tianyu Zhao | Action, Fantasy, Romance | 5.3 (1.5k votes) | 118 | 20220415 |
| Gap tung kei hap | 2014 | Wing-Cheong Law | Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 4.7 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Zhen Huan Zhuan | 2011 | nan | Drama, History, Romance | 8.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Wu Mei Niang chuan qi | 2014 | nan | Biography, Drama, History, Romance | 6.7 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| She diao ying xiong zhuan | 2003 | nan | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History | 7.1 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Shen diao xia lu | 2006 | nan | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance | 7.3 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Pi fu | 2012 | Shupeng Yang | Drama, History | 5.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Tie ren | 2009 | Li Yin | Drama | 5.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Ming Ming | 2006 | Susie Au | Action, Mystery, Romance | 4.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Xi Feng Lie | 2010 | Qunshu Gao | Action, Western | 5.1 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Qing Shi Huang Fei | 2011 | nan | Drama, History, Romance | 6.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Haereul poomeun dal | 2012 | nan | Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 7.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Gong suo Chenxiang | 2013 | Anzi Pan | History, Romance | 6.0 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Wang de nüren | 2012 | nan | Drama, History, Romance | 5.1 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Palace 2 | 2011 | nan | Drama | 3.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Shen hua | 2010 | nan | Drama | 7.6 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Yi tian tu long ji | 2002 | nan | Drama | 7.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Yong xin tiao | 2010 | Stanley Kwan | Drama, Fantasy, Musical | 4.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| San guo | 2010 | nan | Drama, History, War | 8.3 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Xiao ao jianghu | 2013 | nan | Action, Fantasy | 5.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Ru yi zhuan | 2018 | nan | Drama, History | 7.9 (Unkn) | | Excluded |