Movies by Lists - Asian Historical Epics (42 [73]) 
| Title | Year | Director | Genre | Rating | Runtime | Added |
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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 | 6.3 (156.5K 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 (16.6K 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 (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 | 6.8 (14.7K 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 | 6.3 (5.5K 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 (6.8K 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 | 6.7 (4.3K votes) | 133 | 20230126 |
| 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 (8K 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 (3.1K 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 (3.1K votes) | 111 | 20211228 |
| 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 | 4.6 (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 | 6.3 (1.3K 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 (1.8K 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 (43.7K 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 (1.8K 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 (11.1K 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 (994 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 (6.9K votes) | 131 | 20211228 |
| 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 | 6.0 (8.1K 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 | 5.8 (2.3K votes) | 118 | 20211228 |
| 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 (1.3K 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 (179.1K votes) | 120 | 20211228 |
| 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 | 6.6 (3.7K 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 (219.6K votes) | 106 | 20211228 |
| 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 | 5.7 (805 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 (6.9K 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 (4.8K 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 (3.4K votes) | 131 | 20211228 |
| 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 (4.2K votes) | 130 | 20230715 |
| 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 | 7.4 (45.5K 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 | 7.6 (23.9K 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 (25.8K 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 (2.3K 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 | 6.4 (2.7K 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 (14.9K 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 | 6.9 (12.5K votes) | 107 | 20211228 |
| 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 | 6.2 (6.4K 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 | 7.2 (11.9K 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 (26.6K votes) | 126 | 20211228 |
| 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 | 6.5 (4.7K 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 | 5.4 (1.3K 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 (1.3K votes) | 118 | 20220415 |
| Cheongpung myeongwol | 2003 | Ui-Seok Kim | Action, Drama, Adventure | 5.7 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Huang jin shi dai | 2014 | Ann Hui | Biography, Drama, Romance | 6.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Yeok-rin | 2014 | J.Q. Lee | Action, Drama | 6.7 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Gap tung kei hap | 2014 | Wing-Cheong Law | Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Sci-Fi | 4.7 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Bing feng: Yong heng zhi men | 2018 | Wai-Man Yip | Action, Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, History, Sci-Fi | 4.0 (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 |
| Hong men yan chuan qi | 2011 | Daniel Lee | Action, Drama, History | 6.1 (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 |
| Bai fa mo nu zhuan zhi ming yue tian guo | 2014 | Chi Leung 'Jacob' Cheung | Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance | 5.3 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Tie ren | 2009 | Li Yin | Drama | 5.8 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Ming Ming | 2006 | Susie Au | Action, Mystery, Romance | 4.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Tian tang kou | 2007 | Alexi Tan | Crime, Drama | 5.5 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Xi Feng Lie | 2010 | Qunshu Gao | Action, Western | 5.1 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Chu zi Xi zi Pi zi | 2013 | Hu Guan | Action, Comedy, Drama, War | 5.6 (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 |
| Jun zhong le yuan | 2014 | Doze Niu | Drama, History, Romance | 6.7 (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 |
| Wu ji | 2005 | Kaige Chen | Action, Drama, Fantasy | 5.6 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Yi tian tu long ji | 2002 | nan | Drama | 7.4 (Unkn) | | Excluded |
| Yuet gwong bo hup | 2010 | Jeffrey Lau | Comedy, Fantasy | 4.6 (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 |