3 Films & TV Shows Set In Asia During The 5th Century

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  Agora

  🇪🇬 Egypt 🇮🇹 Italy The 4th Century The 5th Century The Middle Ages

  Alexandria, Egypt. 391 A.D. The World Changed Forever. — A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.

  Released in 2009 • 127 minutes
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  Story of Kikuchi Castle: Song of the Defenders

  Kumamoto Prefecture The 16th Century The 7th Century The 5th Century

  Kikuchi-jo Monogatari: Sakimori-tachi no Uta is a 2001 Japanese historical drama directed by Takashi Miike. It is one of three historical films included in the 2002 DVD compilation, Kumamoto Monogatari. The other two are Zuiketsu Genso: Tonkararin Yume Densetsu and Onna Kunishuu Ikki, both also directed by Miike.

  Released in 2000 • 29 minutes
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  Tarkan and the Blood of the Vikings

  🇹🇷 Turkey The 5th Century

  Tarkan Versus the Vikings, Turkey’s answer to the Italian sword and sandal films, is more fun than the proverbial barrel of monkeys and just as crazed. Everything in this movie is energetic, outsized, colorful and wacky, from Tarkan’s mighty moustache to the Vikings’ red and blue fuzzy underoos. Tarkan doesn’t just walk around, like Hercules - he runs, he leaps, he literally bounces from place to place. The gigantic melees capture the frenetic flavor of old Errol Flynn movies, but up the ante of sex and violence to please ‘70s moviegoers. It’s like Conan the Barbarian done on $10,000 and amphetamines. - CSB

  Released in 1971 • 86 minutes