During the Late Tang Dynasty, a manor is invaded by a demon cat and a sense of unrest befalls the capital of Changan. A poet is charged with investigating the case and meets up with a monk. The two work together and pull apart the thread of clues to reveal a history of truths leading to the events.

Detective Dee: The Four Heavenly Kings

2018

Chinese

6.3

♡ 35

58%

Hark Tsui Director

Mark Chao as Dee

Xichao Wang as Flying Smoke

Ethan Juan as Master Yuan Ce

Carina Lau as Wu Zetian

Dee, the detective serving Chinese empress Wu Zetian, is called upon to investigate a series of strange events in Loyang, including the appearance of mysterious warriors wearing Chiyou ghost masks, foxes that speak human language and the pillar sculptures in the palace coming alive.

The Robbers

2009

Chinese

5.5

♡ 4

Shu-peng Yang Director

Wu Jiang as Chen Liu

Li-Chun Lee as Li Zheng Yu Sha

Yu Sha as Soldier Jun Hu

Jun Hu as Xue Shisan

Set during the Tang Dynasty, The Robbers tells the story of two robbers' adventures in a seemingly peaceful Bitter Bamboo Village, where they encounter a beautiful woman, a group of soldiers and a village head scheming to kill the duo.

Detective Dee: The Mystery of the Phantom Flame

2010

Chinese

6.6

♡ 14

Hark Tsui Director

Andy Lau as Detective Dee

Carina Lau as Empress Wu Zetian

Bingbing Li as Shangguan Jing'er

Richard Ng as Wang Lu - before face-lift

When the future empress Wu Zetian's two courtiers die in a mysterious fire, she gets Di Renjie, a former detective and rebel, released from prison to solve the mystery of the fire.

House of Flying Daggers

2004

Chinese

7.5

♡ 40

87%

Yimou Zhang Director

Takeshi Kaneshiro as Jin

Andy Lau as Leo Dan Ge

Dan Ge as Performer

Ziyi Zhang as Xiao Mei

In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.

Chang An

2023

Chinese

7.5

♡ 14

Junwei Xie Director

Tianxiang Yang as Gao Shi

George Takei as Gao Shi (old)

Xiaoming Xuan as Li Bai

Hong Shang as Zhang Xu

A few years after the Anshi Rebellion, Tang dynasty military commander Gao Shi suffers a defeat in a battle threatening Chang'an. Trapped in the besieged city, he recalls his lifelong friendship with the acclaimed poet Li Bai.

Yôkihi

1955

Japanese

7.1

♡ 11

75%

Kenji Mizoguchi Director

Masayuki Mori as Emperor Xuan Zong

Michiko Ai as Honghua

Chieko Murata as Lu-hua

Machiko Kyô as Princess Yang Kwei-fei

In eighth century China, the Emperor is grieving over the death of his wife. The Yang family wants to provide the Emperor with a consort so that they may consolidate their influence over the court. General An Lushan finds a distant relative working in their kitchen whom they groom to present to the Emperor. The Emperor falls in love with her and she becomes the Princess Yang Kwei-fei. The Yangs are then appointed important ministers, though An Lushan is not given the court position he covets. The ministers misuse their power so much that there is a popular revolt against the Yangs, fueled by An Lushan.

The Great Battle

2018

Korean

7.0

♡ 73

86%

84%

Action

ancient korea

chinese invasion of korea

Drama

fortress

History

kingdom of goguryeo, korea

siege

tang dynasty

War

Kwang-shik Kim Director

Park In-Soo as Lee Jeok

Sung-woong Park as Li Shi Min

Joo-Hyuk Nam as Sa Mool

In-Sung Jo as Yang Man Chun

Kingdom of Goguryeo, ancient Korea, 645. The ruthless Emperor Taizong of Tang invades the country and leads his armies towards the capital, achieving one victory after another, but on his way is the stronghold of Ansi, protected by General Yang Man-chu, who will do everything possible to stop the invasion, even if his troops are outnumbered by thousands of enemies.

The Assassin

2015

Chinese

6.3

♡ 15

80%

Hsiao-Hsien Hou Director Qi Shu

Qi Shu as Nie Yinniang

Satoshi Tsumabuki as The Mirror Polisher

Chen Chang as Tian Ji'an, governor of Weibo

Ethan Juan as Xia Jing, the aide-de-camp

9th century China. Ten year old general’s daughter Nie Yinniang is abducted by a nun who initiates her into the martial arts, transforming her into an exceptional assassin charged with eliminating cruel and corrupt local governors. One day, having failed in a task, she is sent back by her mistress to the land of her birth, with orders to kill the man to whom she was promised – a cousin who now leads the largest military region in North China. After 13 years of exile, the young woman must confront her parents, her memories and her long-repressed feelings.

Zu: Warriors from the Magic Mountain

1983

Cn

6.6

♡ 11

Hark Tsui Director

Damian Lau as Abbott Hsiao Yu

Brigitte Lin as Countess

Jimmy Shaw as Fencing Coach

Biao Yuen as Ti Ming Chi

In the fifth century, constant civil war scars western China. To escape death, Ti, a young scout, jumps through a crevice in the Zu mountains where he gets entangled in a great battle against the Blood Demon, a supernatural entity seeking to wreak havoc upon the world.

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