5 Films & TV Shows Set In Asia During The 9th Century

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  The Assassin

  🇨🇳 China The 9th Century

  A female assassin during the Tang Dynasty begins to question her loyalties when she falls in love with one of her targets.

  Released in 2015 • 105 minutes
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  Avalokitesvara

  Shanxi Province Zhejiang Province The 9th Century

  In the time of the Tang Dynasty, Yu Xiufeng, a porcelain maker from Mount Meicen, makes a ceramic statue of the Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara to consecrate at Mount Wutai to protect the princeling Li Yi.

  Released in 2013 • 117 minutes
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  House of Flying Daggers

  🇨🇳 China The 9th Century

  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.

  Released in 2004 • 119 minutes
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  Doraemon: Nobita's Dorabian Nights

  🇮🇶 Iraq The 9th Century The 8th Century

  With Doraemon's "Storybook Shoes" gadget, he and Nobita go to different stories to watch them. Nobita asks Doraemon to allow him to share this gadget with Shizuka and Doraemon agrees.

  Released in 1991 • 99 minutes
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  The Heroic Ones

  Henan Province Shaanxi Province Shanxi Province The 9th Century

  A Mogul king decides to take stealthy action to help overpower his greatest rivals. He chooses nine out thirteen of his loyal generals (who he treats as sons) to embark on the mission. However, jealously amongst them sparks a treacherous family feud that could lead to catastrophic consequences for all involved.

  Released in 1970 • 117 minutes