Historical/Period Dramas
The categories are the ones in the title: historical based on (real or fictional) life events and people, political and social criticism. Movies spanning from [2000-2015].
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![Red Cliff]()
1. Red Cliff
Chinese Movie - 2008
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![Red Cliff 2]()
2. Red Cliff 2
Chinese Movie - 2009
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![Shogun]()
3. Shogun
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
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![The Tiger]()
4. The Tiger
Korean Movie - 2015
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![Different Dreams]()
5. Different Dreams
Korean Drama - 2019, 40 episodes
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![Song of the Bandits]()
6. Song of the Bandits
Korean Drama - 2023, 9 episodes
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![Hero]()
7. Hero
Hong Kong Movie - 1997
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![Library Wars: The Last Mission]()
8. Library Wars: The Last Mission
Japanese Movie - 2015
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![Kabei: Our Mother]()
9. Kabei: Our Mother
Japanese Movie - 2008
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![Library Wars]()
10. Library Wars
Japanese Movie - 2013
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![The Message]()
11. The Message
Chinese Movie - 2009
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![Welcome to Dongmakgol]()
12. Welcome to Dongmakgol
Korean Movie - 2005
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![The Age of Shadows]()
13. The Age of Shadows
Korean Movie - 2016
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![1987: When the Day Comes]()
14. 1987: When the Day Comes
Korean Movie - 2017
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![Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning]()
15. Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning
Japanese Movie - 2021
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![Assassination]()
16. Assassination
Korean Movie - 2015
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![The Twilight Samurai]()
17. The Twilight Samurai
Japanese Movie - 2002
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![The Pirates]()
18. The Pirates
Korean Movie - 2014
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![Private Eye]()
19. Private Eye
Korean Movie - 2009
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![City of Life and Death]()
20. City of Life and Death
Chinese Movie - 2009
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![Northern Limit Line]()
21. Northern Limit Line
Korean Movie - 2015
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![Letters from Iwo Jima]()
22. Letters from Iwo Jima
Japanese Movie - 2006
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![Operation Chromite]()
23. Operation Chromite
Korean Movie - 2016
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![Ode to My Father]()
24. Ode to My Father
Korean Movie - 2014
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![Nirvana in Fire]()
25. Nirvana in Fire
Chinese Drama - 2015, 54 episodes
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![Wing Chun]()
26. Wing Chun
Hong Kong Drama - 2006, 40 episodes
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![A Chinese Fairy Tale]()
27. A Chinese Fairy Tale
Hong Kong Movie - 2011
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![Gong Shou Dao]()
28. Gong Shou Dao
Chinese Movie - 2017
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![Tai Chi Hero]()
29. Tai Chi Hero
Chinese Movie - 2012
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![Tai Chi Zero]()
30. Tai Chi Zero
Chinese Movie - 2012
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![Painted Skin]()
31. Painted Skin
Chinese Movie - 2008
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![The Great Magician]()
32. The Great Magician
Chinese Movie - 2011
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![Operation Chromite: Extended Edition]()
33. Operation Chromite: Extended Edition
Korean Movie - 2016
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![Library Wars: Book of Memories]()
34. Library Wars: Book of Memories
Japanese Special - 2015, 1 episode
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![Secretly Greatly]()
35. Secretly Greatly
Korean Movie - 2013
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![May 18]()
36. May 18
Korean Movie - 2007
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![Splash Splash LOVE]()
37. Splash Splash LOVE
Korean Special - 2015, 2 episodes
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![The President's Last Bang]()
38. The President's Last Bang
Korean Movie - 2005
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![Ip Man 2: Legend of Grandmaster]()
39. Ip Man 2: Legend of Grandmaster
Hong Kong Movie - 2010
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![Mulan]()
40. Mulan
Chinese Movie - 2009
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![Double Agent]()
41. Double Agent
Korean Movie - 2003
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![The Front Line]()
42. The Front Line
Korean Movie - 2011
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![Rampant]()
43. Rampant
Korean Movie - 2018
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![Rise of the Legend]()
44. Rise of the Legend
Hong Kong Movie - 2014
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![26 Years]()
45. 26 Years
Korean Movie - 2012
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![The Vanished Murderer]()
46. The Vanished Murderer
Chinese Movie - 2015
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![The Bullet Vanishes]()
47. The Bullet Vanishes
Chinese Movie - 2012
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![Soar into the Sun]()
48. Soar into the Sun
Korean Movie - 2012
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![71: Into the Fire]()
49. 71: Into the Fire
Korean Movie - 2010
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![The Long Way Home]()
50. The Long Way Home
Korean Movie - 2015
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![Dong Ju: The Portrait of a Poet]()
51. Dong Ju: The Portrait of a Poet
Korean Movie - 2016
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![Beginning of the Great Revival]()
52. Beginning of the Great Revival
Chinese Movie - 2011
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![In Love and the War]()
53. In Love and the War
Korean Movie - 2011
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![A Murder Beside Yanhe River]()
54. A Murder Beside Yanhe River
Chinese Movie - 2014
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![Race to Freedom: Um Bok Dong]()
55. Race to Freedom: Um Bok Dong
Korean Movie - 2019
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![The Disguiser]()
56. The Disguiser
Chinese Drama - 2015, 48 episodes
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![Drama Special Season 12: The Palace]()
57. Drama Special Season 12: The Palace
Korean Special - 2021, 1 episode
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![Drama Special Season 8: Kang Deok Sun’s Love History]()
58. Drama Special Season 8: Kang Deok Sun’s Love History
Korean Special - 2017, 1 episode
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![Drama Special Season 6: Crimson Moon]()
59. Drama Special Season 6: Crimson Moon
Korean Special - 2015, 1 episode
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![Let the Bullets Fly]()
60. Let the Bullets Fly
Chinese Movie - 2010
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![The Four]()
61. The Four
Hong Kong Drama - 2008, 25 episodes
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![Drama Festival 2013: Rebellious]()
62. Drama Festival 2013: Rebellious
Korean Special - 2013, 1 episode
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![Gone with the Bullets]()
63. Gone with the Bullets
Chinese Movie - 2014
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![Modern Boy]()
64. Modern Boy
Korean Movie - 2008
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![Silmido]()
65. Silmido
Korean Movie - 2003
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![Escape from Mogadishu]()
66. Escape from Mogadishu
Korean Movie - 2021
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![Painted Skin: The Resurrection]()
67. Painted Skin: The Resurrection
Chinese Movie - 2012
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![Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow]()
68. Alchemy of Souls Season 2: Light and Shadow
Korean Drama - 2022, 10 episodes
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![The Golden Era]()
69. The Golden Era
Chinese Movie - 2014
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![The Knot]()
70. The Knot
Chinese Movie - 2006
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![The Tale of Three Cities]()
71. The Tale of Three Cities
Chinese Movie - 2015
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![Falling Flowers]()
72. Falling Flowers
Chinese Movie - 2013
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![Hsue-shen Tsien]()
73. Hsue-shen Tsien
Chinese Movie - 2012
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![Inside the Girls]()
74. Inside the Girls
Chinese Movie - 2014
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![Kingdom: Ashin of the North]()
75. Kingdom: Ashin of the North
Korean Special - 2021, 1 episode
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![Sacrifice]()
76. Sacrifice
Chinese Movie - 2010
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![Alchemy of Souls]()
77. Alchemy of Souls
Korean Drama - 2022, 20 episodes
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![Cold Steel]()
78. Cold Steel
Chinese Movie - 2011
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![The Last Supper]()
79. The Last Supper
Chinese Movie - 2012
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![The Banquet]()
80. The Banquet
Chinese Movie - 2006
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![The Founding of a Republic]()
81. The Founding of a Republic
Chinese Movie - 2009
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![All Quiet in Peking]()
82. All Quiet in Peking
Chinese Drama - 2014, 53 episodes
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![Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace]()
83. Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace
Chinese Drama - 2018, 87 episodes
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![Blossoms Shanghai]()
84. Blossoms Shanghai
Chinese Drama - 2023, 30 episodes
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![Death and Glory in Changde]()
85. Death and Glory in Changde
Chinese Movie - 2010
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![Floating City]()
86. Floating City
Hong Kong Movie - 2012
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![The Last Emperor]()
87. The Last Emperor
Chinese Movie - 1987
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![The Message]()
88. The Message
Chinese Drama - 2020, 38 episodes
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![The Longest Day in Chang'an]()
89. The Longest Day in Chang'an
Chinese Drama - 2019, 48 episodes
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![A League of Nobleman]()
90. A League of Nobleman
Chinese Drama - 2023, 29 episodes
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![The Wind Blows from Longxi]()
91. The Wind Blows from Longxi
Chinese Drama - 2022, 24 episodes
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![The Emperor and the Assassin]()
92. The Emperor and the Assassin
Chinese Movie - 1998
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![Purple Butterfly]()
93. Purple Butterfly
Chinese Movie - 2003
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![The Rebel Princess]()
94. The Rebel Princess
Chinese Drama - 2021, 68 episodes
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![The Rebel]()
95. The Rebel
Chinese Drama - 2021, 43 episodes
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![My Way]()
96. My Way
Korean Movie - 2011
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![Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War]()
97. Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War
Korean Movie - 2004
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![Grave of the Fireflies]()
98. Grave of the Fireflies
Japanese Movie - 2008
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![War of the Arrows]()
99. War of the Arrows
Korean Movie - 2011
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![Warriors of the Dawn]()
100. Warriors of the Dawn
Korean Movie - 2017
