37 Films & TV Shows Set In Asia During The 12th Century
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The Deadly Duo
๐จ๐ณ China The 12th CenturyThe plot involves patriots during the Sung Dynasty and their attempts to rescue a kidnapped prince from Ching troops who have invaded the north of China. The patriots are led by Ti Lung who recruits a mysterious but seemingly superhuman fighter played by David Chiang to find a way to cross a perilous bridge to enter an impregnable fortress to locate and rescue the imprisoned prince.
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The Twelve Gold Medallions
๐จ๐ณ China The 12th CenturyAs a valiant Chinese general and his men battle Tartar invaders, patriot swordsmen attempt to stop the delivery of 12 medallions sent by a traitor that could spell the doom of the Sung Dynasty. When a powerful kung fu master assumes responsibility for the deliveries, his daughter and a former student turn against him in order to save China.
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Genghis Khan
๐ฒ๐ณ Mongolia The 13th Century The 12th CenturyOnly once in the furied history of adventure and conquest...did one man rule so vast an empire! โ This is the story of the shy Mongol boy Temujin who,during the 13th century, becomes the fearless Mongol leader Genghis Khan that unites all Mongol tribes and conquers India,China,Persia,Korea and parts of Rusia,Europe and Middle-East.
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The Tale of the White Serpent
๐จ๐ณ China The 12th CenturyThe adventures of a cute little panda, a dragon god and an evil serpent. โ As a young boy, Xu-Xian is forced to free his pet, a small snake. Unbeknownst to him, the snake is actually a young snake goddess named Bai-Niang and she is in love with him. Many years later, when they are both adults, the princess is magically transformed into a human and sets out to find her love. But the local wizard believes her to be a vampire, and banishes Xu-Xian from the village in order to save him. Xu-Xian's pet pandas Panda and Mimi set out to save him and bring him, in the process becoming leaders of an animal gang.
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The Conqueror
๐ฒ๐ณ Mongolia The 12th CenturyGENGHIS KHAN! The world trembled at his name! โ Mongol chief Temujin battles against Tartar armies and for the love of the Tartar princess Bortai. Temujin becomes the emperor Genghis Khan.
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The Legend of the White Serpent
๐จ๐ณ China The 12th CenturyLavish Japanese-Chinese coproduction based on an ancient Chinese legend about a man who falls in love with a snake goddess in human form.
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Gate of Hell
๐ฏ๐ต Japan The 12th CenturyThe most honored screen import in a decade! โ Japan, 1159. Moritล, a brave samurai, performs a heroic act by rescuing the lovely Kesa during a violent uprising. Moritล falls in love with her, but becomes distraught when he finds out that she is married.
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Genghis Khan
๐ฒ๐ณ Mongolia The 12th CenturyTemujin, who later became Genghis Khan is wise, or sometimes cunning. He goes through several heroic episodes; competing at the Man of Men contest, falling in love with the enemy commander's daughter, and struggling to restore his demolished hometown. Meanwhile his steps guide him to be a great conqueror. Khan's witty, humorous side in his adolescent years before he takes the throne.
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Remorse at Death
๐จ๐ณ China The 12th CenturyThe story of two people who were forced to marry each without sincere feelings, resulting in a story of life and death.
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The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Ishikawa Prefecture The 12th CenturyYoshitsune Minamoto, disguised with his retinue as monks, must make do with a comical porter as their guide through hostile territory en route to safety.
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Two White Snake Ghosts
๐จ๐ณ China The 12th CenturyThe white snake demon transforms into a beautiful woman when she is attracted to a man named Khouw Han Boen. The two marry. Later, Han Boen finds out that his now-pregnant wife is the white snake demon in disguise.
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Nathan der Weise
๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel The 12th CenturySilent movie adaptation of Lessing's play. Set in Jerusalem during the Third Crusade, it describes how the wise Jewish merchant Nathan, the enlightened sultan Saladin and the (initially anonymous) Templar bridge their gaps between Judaism, Islam and Christianity.