Stories Arranged by Date of Setting
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1. Hero
Chinese Movie - 2002
Takes place between 227 to 221 BC. Set during the Warring States period.
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2. Painted Skin
Chinese Movie - 2020
Set sometime in the late Qin dynasty (221 BC-206 BC) or early Han dynasty (202 BC-220 AD).
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3. Mulan
Chinese Movie - 2009
Set in the Northern and Southern dynasties (420-589 AD)
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4. Queen Seon Duk
Korean Drama - 2009, 62 episodes
Takes place between 606 to 647 AD. Set in the Three Kingdoms of Korea.
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5. Rashomon
Japanese Movie - 1950
Set in the Heian period (794-1185)
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6. House of Flying Daggers
Chinese Movie - 2004
Takes place in 859 AD. Set in the Tang Dynasty.
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7. Shine or Go Crazy
Korean Drama - 2015, 24 episodes
Takes place between 925 to 975 AD. Set in the Goryeo Dynasty.
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8. Curse of the Golden Flower
Chinese Movie - 2006
Set during Later Shu (934-965) of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period.
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9. Moon Lovers: Scarlet Heart Ryeo
Korean Drama - 2016, 20 episodes
Takes place in 941 AD. Set in the Goryeo Dynasty.
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10. Kuroneko
Japanese Movie - 1968
Set in Feudal Japan (1185-1603).
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11. Throne of Blood
Japanese Movie - 1957
Set in Feudal Japan (1185-1603).
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12. Six Flying Dragons
Korean Drama - 2015, 50 episodes
Set in the 1300s.
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13. Pirații: Ultima Comoară Regală
Korean Movie - 2022
Set in the 1300s.
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14. Onibaba
Japanese Movie - 1964
Set in the 14th century (1301-1400).
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15. Alien
Korean Movie - 2022
Takes place in three different timelines:
- Timeline 1: 1380 AD
- Timeline 2: 2012 & 2022
- Timeline 3: 1391 AD
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16. Moon Embracing the Sun
Korean Drama - 2012, 20 episodes
Set in the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897).
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17. 100 de Zile cu Prințul
Korean Drama - 2018, 16 episodes
Set in the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897).
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18. Ran
Japanese Movie - 1985
Set in the 16th century (1501-1600).
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19. The Treacherous
Korean Movie - 2015
Takes place in 1505. Set during King Yeonsangun's reign.
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20. Love Under the Crucifix
Japanese Movie - 1962
Set in the Azuchi–Momoyama period (1568-1600).
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21. Ugetsu Monogatari
Japanese Movie - 1953
Set in the Azuchi–Momoyama period (1568-1600).
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22. Nobunaga Concerto
Japanese Drama - 2014, 11 episodes
Takes place in 1573. Set in the Azuchi–Momoyama period.
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23. Seven Samurai
Japanese Movie - 1954
Takes place in 1586. Set in the Sengoku period.
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24. Shogun
Japanese Drama - 2024, 10 episodes
Takes place in 1600. Set in the Sengoku period.
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25. Regatul
Korean Drama - 2019, 6 episodes
Takes place in 1601. Set three years after the end of the Imjin War.
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26. Masquerade
Korean Movie - 2012
Takes place in 1616. Set during Gwanghae-gun's reign.
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27. Iljimae
Korean Drama - 2008, 20 episodes
Takes place in 1633. Set during King Injo's reign.
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28. Lovers
Korean Drama - 2023, 10 episodes
Set during the Qing invasion of Joseon (1636-1637)
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29. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Chinese Movie - 2000
Set in the Qing Dynasty (1644-1912).
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30. Scarlet Heart
Chinese Drama - 2011, 35 episodes
Set during Kangxi Emperor's reign (1661-1722)
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31. Dong Yi
Korean Drama - 2010, 60 episodes
Set during King Sukjong's reign (1674-1720).
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32. Queen In Hyun's Man
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
Takes place in 1694. Set in the Joseon Dynasty.
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33. Sungkyunkwan Scandal
Korean Drama - 2010, 20 episodes
Set during King Jeongjo's reign (1776-1800)
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34. Miss Oyu
Japanese Movie - 1951
Set in the 19th century (1801-1900).
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35. Dragoste sub Clar de Lună
Korean Drama - 2016, 18 episodes
Takes place in 1828. Set during King Sunjo's reign.
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36. Asa ga Kita
Japanese Drama - 2015, 156 episodes
Set in the Bakumatsu (1853-1867) and Meiji (1868-1912) eras.
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37. Lady Snowblood
Japanese Movie - 1973
Takes place between 1874 to 1882. Set in the Meiji era.
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38. Gunman In Joseon
Korean Drama - 2014, 22 episodes
Takes place in 1876. Set during the 3rd year of Emperor Gojong's reign.
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39. Hanako To Anne
Japanese Drama - 2014, 156 episodes
Set in the 19th century (1801-1900) and 20th century (1901-2000). Historic moments seen throughout the story:
- Great Kantō earthquake (1923)
- Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941)
- Bombing of Tokyo (1945)
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40. Ju Dou
Chinese Movie - 1990
Set in the 20th century (1901-2000).
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41. Farewell My Concubine
Chinese Movie - 1993
Set in the 20th century (1901-2000).
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42. Oshin
Japanese Drama - 1983, 297 episodes
Takes place between 1907 to 1983. Set in the Meiji, Taishō and Shōwa eras. Historic moments seen throughout the story:
- Great Kantō earthquake (1923)
- Great Depression (1929-1939)
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43. The Golden Era
Chinese Movie - 2014
Takes place between 1911 to 1942.
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44. Assassination
Korean Movie - 2015
Takes place between 1911 to 1949. Set in Japanese-occupied Korea.
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45. Couple of Mirrors
Chinese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
Set in the Republican era (1912-1949).
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46. Gochisousan
Japanese Drama - 2013, 150 episodes
Set in the Taisho (1912-1926) and Shōwa (1926-1989) eras.
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47. Pachinko
Korean Drama - 2022, 8 episodes
Takes place between 1915 to 1989. Set in Japanese-occupied Korea and post-World War II Japan. Historic moments seen throughout the story:
- Great Kantō earthquake (1923)
- Kantō Massacre (1923)
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48. Raise the Red Lantern
Chinese Movie - 1991
Set in the Warlord Era (1916-1928)
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49. A Resistance
Korean Movie - 2019
Takes place between 1919 to 1920. Set during the March 1st Movement. Historic moments seen throughout the story:
- Aunae Market demonstration (1919)
- Imprisonment of Yu Gwan Sun in Seodaemun Prison (1919)
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50. Massan
Japanese Drama - 2014, 150 episodes
Set between the 1920s to 1960s.
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51. The Last Princess
Korean Movie - 2016
Takes place between 1925 to 1962.
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52. Toto nee-chan
Japanese Drama - 2016, 156 episodes
Starts in 1930.
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53. Shanghai Triad
Chinese Movie - 1995
Set in the 1930s.
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54. The Flower Girl
Korean Movie - 1972
Set in the 1930s. Set in Japanese-occupied Korea.
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55. The Handmaiden
Korean Movie - 2016
Set in the 1930s. Set in Japanese-occupied Korea.
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56. Red Sorghum
Chinese Movie - 1987
Set during the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945).
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57. City of Life and Death
Chinese Movie - 2009
Takes place in 1937. Set during the Nanjing Massacre in the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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58. The Flowers of War
Chinese Movie - 2011
Takes place in 1937. Set during the Nanjing Massacre in the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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59. Lust, Caution
Chinese Movie - 2007
Takes place between 1938 to 1942. Set in Hong Kong and Japanese-occupied Shanghai. Historic moments seen throughout the story:
- Wang Jingwei's puppet government (1940-1944)
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60. Ohisama
Japanese Drama - 2011, 156 episodes
Set during World War II (1939-1945).
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61. Battle of Changsha
Chinese Drama - 2014, 32 episodes
Takes place between 1938 to 1945. Set during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
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62. To Live
Chinese Movie - 1994
Takes place between the 1940s to the 1970s. Historic moments seen throughout the story:
- Chinese Civil War (1927-1949)
- Cultural Revolution (1966-1976)
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63. Spirits' Homecoming
Korean Movie - 2016
Takes place in 1943. Set in Japanese-occupied Korea.
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64. Love, Lies
Korean Movie - 2016
Takes place between 1943 to 1945. Set in Japanese-occupied Korea.
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65. In This Corner of the World
Japanese Drama - 2018, 9 episodes
Takes place between 1943 to 1945. Set during World War II.
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66. Snowy Road
Korean Movie - 2017
Takes place in 1944. Set in Japanese-occupied Korea.
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67. Grave of the Fireflies
Japanese Movie - 2008
Takes place between March to May 1945. Set during World War II.
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68. Godzilla Minus One
Japanese Movie - 2023
Takes place between 1945 to 1947. Set in the post-World War II.
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69. Natsuzora
Japanese Drama - 2019, 156 episodes
Starts in 1946. Set in the post-World War II.
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70. Black Rain
Japanese Movie - 1989
Set in the post-World War II (1945).
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71. Boston 1947
Korean Movie - 2023
Takes place in 1947. Set in the post-World War II. Historic moments seen throughout the story:
- 51st Boston Marathon (1947)
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72. The Road Home
Chinese Movie - 1999
Set in the 1950s.
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73. Welcome to Dongmakgol
Korean Movie - 2005
Takes place in September 1950. Set during the Korean War.
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74. Jung Nyeon
Korean Drama - 2024, 12 episodes
Set in the 1950s, immediately after the Korean War (1950-1953).
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75. Hiroshima Mon Amour
Japanese Movie - 1959
Takes place in 1959. Set 14 years after Hiroshima was A-bombed.
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76. A Brighter Summer Day
Taiwanese Movie - 1991
Starts in 1959. Set in the early 1960s.
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77. C'est Si Bon
Korean Movie - 2015
Set between the 1960s and 1970s.
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78. Hiyokko
Japanese Drama - 2017, 156 episodes
Takes place in the years Shōwa 39 to 43 (1964–1968). Historic moments seen throughout the story:
- Tokyo Summer Olympics (1964)
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79. Under the Hawthorn Tree
Chinese Movie - 2010
Set during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976).
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80. Xiu Xiu: The Sent Down Girl
Chinese Movie - 1998
Set during the Cultural Revolution (1966-1976).
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81. Girls' Generation 1979
Korean Drama - 2017, 8 episodes
Set in the 1970s.
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82. Smuggler
Korean Movie - 2023
Set in the 1970s.
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83. Song of the Exile
Hong Kong Movie - 1990
Takes place in 1973.
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84. Youth of May
Korean Drama - 2021, 12 episodes
Takes place in 1980. Set during the Gwangju Uprising.
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85. A Taxi Driver
Korean Movie - 2017
Takes in May 1980. Set during the Gwangju Uprising.
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86. Sunny
Korean Movie - 2011
Takes place in 1980.
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87. 1987: When The Day Comes
Korean Movie - 2017
Takes place between January to July 1987. Set during the June Democratic Struggle. Historic moments seen throughout the story:
- Murder of Park Jong-chul (1987)
- Murder of Lee Han-yeol (1987)
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88. Back to 1989
Taiwanese Drama - 2016, 21 episodes
Takes place in 1989.
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89. Reply 1997
Korean Drama - 2012, 16 episodes
Takes place in 1997.