5 Films & TV Shows Set In Asia During The 6th Century
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Mulan
🇨🇳 China The 6th CenturyWhen the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial Chinese Army to defend the country from Huns, Hua Mulan, the eldest daughter of an honored warrior, steps in to take the place of her ailing father. She is spirited, determined and quick on her feet. Disguised as a man by the name of Hua Jun, she is tested every step of the way and must harness her innermost strength and embrace her true potential.
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Mulan: Rise of a Warrior
🇨🇳 China The 6th CenturyWarrior. Princess. Legend. — When barbarian hordes threaten her homeland, the brave and cunning Mulan disguises herself as a male soldier to swell the ranks in her aging father's stead. The warrior's remarkable courage drives her through powerful battle scenes and brutal wartime strategy. Mulan loses dear friends to the enemy's blade as she rises to become one of her country's most valuable leaders — but can she win the war before her secret is exposed?
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Lady General Hua Mulan
🇨🇳 China The 6th CenturyAbout a woman who disguises herself as a man to take her father's place in the army.
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Theodora, Slave Empress
🇹🇷 Turkey The 6th CenturyMistress Of A Barbaric Empire - Master Of An Unconquerable Emperor! — Teodora, a Roman courtesan and former slave girl, marries the Roman emperor Justinian and assumes the throne as Empress of Rome. But the divide between nobility and slave is too great. Teodora seeks justice for her people, and revolution and armed conflict erupt in both Byzantium and Rome.
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Mulan Joins the Army
🇨🇳 China The 6th CenturyThis movie is based on the famous Chinese folklore that is more than one and a half millennium old. The same folklore was what the Disney animation Mulan is based on, and similarly, it was what many Chinese movies/operas/plays based on.