230 Films & TV Shows Set In Asia During The 19th Century
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The Empire of Corpses
๐ฎ๐ณ India The 19th CenturyThe dead will inherit the Earth โ The story of The Empire of Corpses takes place in 19th century Europe, and revolves around John Watson. He is scouted by the government to become a secret agent- However, Watson lives in a world where "Frankensteins"- human corpses that are re-purposed with a false soul in order to use them as laborers- are used to improve industrial development.
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Long Way North
๐ท๐บ Russia The 1880s1892, Saint Petersburg. Sasha, a young Russian aristocrat, has always been fascinated by her grandfather's life as an adventurer. A renowned explorer, he designed a magnificent arctic ship, but he hasn't returned from his last expedition to the North Pole. To save her family's honor, Sasha runs away. Headed towards the Great North, she follows her grandfather's trail in search of his famous ship.
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Heneral Luna
๐ต๐ญ Philippines The 1890sNation or self? โ A Filipino general who believes he can turn the tide of battle in the Philippine-American war. But little does he know that he faces a greatest threat to the country's revolution against the invading Americans.
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The Sound of a Flower
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 1860sThen Came The Song And Landed On Her โ During the Joseon Dynasty, lowborn Chae-sun challenges the rule that states only men allowed to sing while navigating devotion to her teacher and the demands of the king's father.
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Podmo Patar Jol
๐ง๐ฉ Bangladesh The 20th Century The 19th CenturyThe film takes place during the late 19th century in Bengal. During that period of time, Zaminders had absolute power and controlled every aspect of common people's lives. Rizwan is the only son of a very powerful Zaminder who resides in the rural part of Bengal. As Rizwan grows up, His father sends him away to the city for higher education, however Rizwan have no interest in heart to seek higher education as he aspires to become a great poet. As he progresses with his life in the city, one day his friends persuades him to go to a Baizi Bari's Jhumri Mahal, where all the Raqasa (Dancers) resides.
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Lucy
New York England ๐ซ๐ท France ๐ฉ๐ช Germany ๐ฎ๐น Italy ๐น๐ผ Taiwan The 2010s The 19th CenturyThe average person uses 10% of their brain capacity. Imagine what she could do with 100%. โ A woman, accidentally caught in a dark deal, turns the tables on her captors and transforms into a merciless warrior evolved beyond human logic.
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Rise of the Legend
๐จ๐ณ China The 1860sIn 1868 during the late Qing Dynasty, rampant corruption on the Imperial Court inflicts much suffering in people's lives. For years, the Black Tigerโs fearsome boss Lei Gong has been trying to get rid of the leader of the Northern Sea. One of his latest recruits is Fei, a fearless fighter who takes the Northern Sea leaderโs head after a fierce fight. Just as Lei Gong believes he has total control of the port, a new gang called the Orphans rises in power. Led by Feiโs childhood friend Huo, the Orphans are out to eliminate all the criminal power from the portโฆ
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Bonifacio: Ang Unang Pangulo
๐ต๐ญ Philippines The 1890sThe revolution is not yet finished โ The true story of Andres Bonifacio, a man who rose as a leader in the fight against the Spanish oppressors, and would gain the enmity of even those fighting for the same cause.
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Unforgiven
Hokkaido Prefecture The 1880sSet in Hokkaido, Japan in the 1880s. Jubei Kamata (Ken Watanabe), who is on the side of the Edo shogunate government, kills many people. His name is infamous in Kyoto. When the battle at Goryoukaku is about to be finished, Jubei disappears. 10 years later, Jubei lives with his kid in relative peace. He is barely able to make a living. Protecting his dead wife's grave, Jubei has decided to never pick up a sword again, but due to poverty he has no choice but to pick the sword again. Jubei becomes a bounty hunter.
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Cloud Atlas
California Hawaii Scotland England ๐ง๐ช Belgium ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea ๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand The 1970s The 1930s The 2010s The 1840sEverything is Connected โ A set of six nested stories spanning time between the 19th century and a distant post-apocalyptic future. Cloud Atlas explores how the actions and consequences of individual lives impact one another throughout the past, the present and the future. Action, mystery and romance weave through the story as one soul is shaped from a killer into a hero and a single act of kindness ripples across centuries to inspire a revolution in the distant future. Based on the award winning novel by David Mitchell. Directed by Tom Tykwer and the Wachowskis.
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Anna Karenina
๐ท๐บ Russia The 1870sAn epic story of love. โ Trapped in a loveless marriage, aristocrat Anna Karenina enters into a life-changing affair with the affluent Count Vronsky.
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The Man with the Iron Fists
๐จ๐ณ China The 19th CenturyYou can't spell Kung Fu without F and U! โ In feudal China, a blacksmith who makes weapons for a small village is put in the position where he must defend himself and his fellow villagers.
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Chinese Zodiac
๐ซ๐ท France ๐ท๐บ Russia Beijing ๐ฆ๐บ Australia The 1860s The 2010sTwelve heads. Five continents. One man. โ Asian Hawk (Jackie Chan) leads a mercenary team to recover several lost artifacts from the Old Summer Palace, the bronze heads of the 12 Chinese Zodiac animals which were sacked by the French and British armies from the imperial Summer Palace in Beijing in 1860. Assisted by a Chinese student & a Parisian lady, Hawk stops at nothing to accomplish the mission.
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Gabi
๐ฐ๐ท South Korea The 1890sSet towards the end of the 19th century, when coffee was first introduced to Korea, Russian sharpshooter Illichi and Joseon's first barista Danya are manipulated by Japanese officer Sadako into an elaborate plan to assassinate King Gojong.
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1812. Ballad of the Uhlans
๐ต๐ฑ Poland ๐ท๐บ Russia The 1810sThe Year is 1812. On the eve of the decisive battle of Borodino, Napoleon's secret agent steals a Russian battle plan. This fact is known to General Kutuzov (Head of Russian forces), thanks to a young nobleman Alexey Tarusov. Tarusov joint to the the regiment of Russian lancers, and finds new friends like Lieutenant Gorzhevsky, Prince Kiknadze and Sergeant Ptukha. After the terrible battle of Borodino, they fall into many unexpected adventures...
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The Sino-Japanese War at Sea 1894
๐จ๐ณ China The 1890sThe Sino-Japanese War at Sea 1894 is set in the late 19th century and revolves around the events of the First Sino-Japanese War (1894โ1895), which was fought between the Qing Empire of China and the Empire of Japan.
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
๐จ๐ณ China The 19th CenturyA story set in 19th century China and centered on the lifelong friendship between two girls who develop their own secret code as a way to contend with the rigid cultural norms imposed on women.
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Veer
England ๐ฎ๐ณ India The 1820sA Pindari Prince goes to England to study military tactics so that he can avenge his people, but while there, he falls in love.
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Free Man
๐น๐ท Turkey The 1870s The 1880s The 1890s The 1900s The 1910s The 1920s The 1930s The 1950s The 1940she story is real story that tells about a man's life who has a very influential philosopher that had lived in between 1877-1960. His name is 'Said Nursi' and he is originally Kurdish. But, he speaks perfectly Turkish, Kurdish, Arabic, and Persian. He wrote and compiled too many books that had aimed to develop personal beliefs, the belief of faith, brotherhood, philanthropy, the loyalty of state, moreover, discovering the problems in Turkey; the reasons of weakness, poorness, ignorance, untutored, divisions in society, divergence, estrangement of ethics, religion. And to find the solutions of those problems.. And his struggle for doing this toward a secret committee..
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Leonie
California ๐ฏ๐ต Japan The 1910s The 1900s The 1890sA mother's courage and a clash of cultures inspire the artist that transcends both โ In the lush tradition of the glorious films of Merchant and Ivory, comes the true life story of Leonie Gilmour (Emily Mortimer), whose life crossed continents, wars and cultures, embodied with courage and passion in search of art and freedom. A tender and inspiring story of a remarkable woman who nurtures the amazing artistic talent of her son who has only one way to succeed and one person to guide him, as he grows into the world renown artist, Isamu Noguchi.
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Yahลi Batฤฑ
๐น๐ท Turkey The 19th CenturyThey don't like foreigners here... they don't like natives already! โ Two Ottoman government officials travel to USA in 19th Century in order to give gift to President from Sultan of Ottoman.
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Kerala Varma Pazhassi Raja
๐ฎ๐ณ India The 1800s The 18th CenturySet in the backdrop of the seventeenth century, the royal family of Kottayam is ruled by Pazhassi. The British government begins to impose heavy taxes on the locals in the Thalassery region of Kerala.
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Baler
๐ต๐ญ Philippines The 1890sLove Is Worth Fighting For โ In 1898, a band of Spanish soldiers heroically defended Baler against Filipino forces for 337 long and grueling days. The battle, now referred to as the Siege of Baler, is the setting of a forbidden love between a Mestizo soldier and a Filipina lass who lived at the end of the 19th century.
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Transformers
Nevada District of Columbia California Mars ๐ถ๐ฆ Qatar The 2000s The 1890sTheir war. Our world. โ Young teenager, Sam Witwicky becomes involved in the ancient struggle between two extraterrestrial factions of transforming robots โ the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons. Sam holds the clue to unimaginable power and the Decepticons will stop at nothing to retrieve it.
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The Warlords
๐จ๐ณ China The 19th CenturyA heroic tale of three blood brothers and their struggle in the midst of war and political upheaval. It is based on "The Assassination of Ma," a Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) story about the killing of general Ma Xinyi.
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