Imperial China (221 BC - AD 1911) Films
Films & series set during the imperial dynasties of China. Imperial China can be divided into three sub-periods: Early, Middle, and Late.
The Early sub-period
Qin dynasty (221–206 BC)
Han dynasty (202 BC–AD 220)
Three Kingdoms (220–280)
Jin dynasty (265–420)
Northern and Southern dynasties (420–589)
The Middle sub-period
Sui dynasty (AD 589–618)
Tang dynasty (AD 618–907)
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (AD 907–960)
Song, Liao, Jin, and Western Xia dynasties (AD 960–1234)
The Late sub-period
Yuan dynasty (AD 1271–1368)
Ming dynasty (AD 1368–1644)
Qing dynasty (AD 1644–1911)
The Early sub-period
Qin dynasty (221–206 BC)
Han dynasty (202 BC–AD 220)
Three Kingdoms (220–280)
Jin dynasty (265–420)
Northern and Southern dynasties (420–589)
The Middle sub-period
Sui dynasty (AD 589–618)
Tang dynasty (AD 618–907)
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms (AD 907–960)
Song, Liao, Jin, and Western Xia dynasties (AD 960–1234)
The Late sub-period
Yuan dynasty (AD 1271–1368)
Ming dynasty (AD 1368–1644)
Qing dynasty (AD 1644–1911)
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- DirectorXiaowen ZhouStarsWen JiangYou GeQing XuEpic drama about China's first emperor (221 BC) who struggles to make his childhood best friend, now China's greatest composer, succumb to his will and compose a grand anthem to his exploits.
- DirectorSiu-Tung ChingStarsYimou ZhangGong LiTian-Ming WuChina 2.200 years ago. It's the time of the Qin dynasty. The emperor seeks immortality by busily letting his alchemists search for a formula and building the famous terracotta army from the bodies of outlaws and the condemned. This is the time Mong Tiang Fong and court lady Twon fall deeply in love. Such a thing is not tolerated at the court and when their relationship is discovered both are sentenced to death. In the meantime the alchemists have discovered the formula of immortality, but decide to destroy their work. However Twon gets possession of one immortality pill which she manages to give to Tiang Fong before he's made a terracotta warrior too. China 1930. While on location a film crew discovers parts of the grave of emperor Qin guarded by the terracotta warriors. Tiang Fong, being immortal, awakes...
- DirectorStephen ShinStarsRay LuiRosamund KwanGong LiInsurrection deposes the tyrannical first emperor of China during the evil Qin Dynasty. Warrior/general Xiang Yu and the cunning peasant Liu Pang join forces to win through civil war. Xiang Yu's weakness for Lady Yu combine with Liu Pang's treachery result in Liu founding the legendary Han dynasty.
- DirectorGordon ChanAndy Wing-Keung ChinDanny KoStarsDonnie YenXun ZhouKun ChenAn action-thriller centered on a vampire-like woman who eats the skins and hearts of her lovers.
- DirectorZhuangzhuang TianStarsJoe OdagiriMaggie QChung-Hua TouThe disillusioned general of an ancient Chinese army regiment finds himself stranded in a village populated by a strange clan with mystical connections to wolves.
- DirectorDaniel LeeStarsShaofeng FengLeon LaiHanyu ZhangWhite Vengeance tells the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the Qin Dynasty, which ruled Imperial China from 221 to 206 BC. As rebels rose, the nation fell into chaos. Liu Bang (Leon Lai) and Xiang Yu (Feng Shaofeng), became leaders of the rebellious army, and also became sworn brothers in battle. Xiang Yu and Liu Bang are close friends who both serve King Huai of Chu. King Huai uses a plot, saying that whoever can subvert the Qin kingdom in Guanzhong would be the Lord Qin, in order to benefit from the competition between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. Xiang Yu is over-confident. He fights against the main force of Qin army, and entrusts Liu Bang with Yu Ji (Liu Yifei), the woman he loves. Liu Bang expresses his love to Yu Ji and takes the chance to invade Guanzhong first when most of Qin army is outside fighting against Xiang Yu's army. Xiang Yu is furious & betrayed when he found it. Xiang planned to kill Liu at a banquet held in Hong Men, during which Zhang Liang (Zhang Hanyu), the mastermind of Liu Bang, and Fan Zeng (Anthony Wong), the mastermind of Xiang Yu, have a direct confrontation. But who will emerge as the winner from this epic battle and survive to claim their path to the crown?
- DirectorKaige ChenStarsGong LiFengyi ZhangZhou SunIn pre-unified China, the King of Qin sends his concubine to a rival kingdom to produce an assassin for a political plot, but as the king's cruelty mounts she finds her loyalty faltering.
- DirectorDaniel LeeStarsAndy LauSammo Kam-Bo HungMaggie QBased on "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" by Luo Guangzhong. It ranks as one of China's four most important pieces of literature.
- DirectorDavid LaiJeffrey LauStarsTony Leung Chiu-waiTheresa LeeTats LauLau is a policeman who meets his true love in the emergency room of a hospital. He's being treated for severe wounds received in the line of duty, and she's being treated for an attempted suicide.
- DirectorKar-Wai WongStarsBrigitte LinMaggie CheungLeslie CheungA broken-hearted hit man moves to the desert where he finds skilled swordsmen to carry out his contract killings.
- DirectorGordon ChanJanet ChunStarsChao DengLiu YifeiRonald ChengA government department known as the Six Panels appoints their best officer to infiltrate a special force called the Divine Constabulary, to ensure their way in stopping the circulation of counterfeit coin currency in the capital.
- DirectorGordon ChanStarsChao DengLiu YifeiAnthony Chau-Sang WongFour detectives, each with supernatural powers, dedicate their unique and special skills to solving crimes and apprehending powerful criminals.
- DirectorGordon ChanStarsChao DengLiu YifeiCollin ChouAn elite squad is out to solve the mystery of Emperor Huizong, gone missing following an attempt on his life. Cold Blood and Life Snatcher lead the investigation, while the feuding Emotionless and Iron Hands routinely drop by to help out.
- DirectorNick PowellStarsNicolas CageHayden ChristensenAlexandre BaillyA mysterious warrior teams up with the daughter and son of a deposed Chinese Emperor to defeat their cruel brother, who seeks their deaths.
- DirectorHark TsuiStarsJoey WangMaggie CheungWenzhuo ZhaoTwo snake spirits become human and learn about love and suffering. A monk discovers his own weaknesses and finds that morality is not as simple as he had thought.
- DirectorSiu-Tung ChingStarsJet LiShengyi HuangRaymond LamA master monk tries to protect a naive young physician from a thousand-year-old snake demon. A contest of psychic powers results in mayhem.
- DirectorBilly ChanStarsWai LamChing Wan LauShun LauBased on part of the old Chinese novel Shuihuzhuan (usually translated Water Margin) this movie follows the fortunes of Imperial Guard Instructor Lin Chong, framed by the evil Marshal Gao Qiu and betrayed by his colleague Lu Qian. Befriending renegade officer-turned-monk Lu Da, Lin Chong finds himself facing the loss of all he holds dear, but puts in some heavy duty martial arts and leaping about before the closing credits.
- DirectorGordon ChanStarsAndy LauCecilia CheungAnthony Chau-Sang WongZhan Zhao is a deputy to the wise Judge Bao. When Zhan heads back home for a vacation, he uncovers a plot to assassinate Bao so that a rebel group can overthrow the Emperor.
- DirectorKang ChengShao-Yung TungStarsHua TsungMei Sheng FanChung-Hsin HuangThe cast of The 14 Amazons is a veritable "who's who" of golden age of Shaw Brothers swordplay adventures, and was not only a major box office hit.
- DirectorYimou ZhangStarsMatt DamonTian JingWillem DafoeIn ancient China, a group of European mercenaries encounters a secret army that maintains and defends the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
- DirectorFrankie ChanStarsCecilia CheungXiaoqing LiuRichie JenIn early 11th century China, the Song Dynasty is being invaded by armies of the rival state Western Xia. Yang, the last of a long line of Song generals, is killed and his widowed wife Mu leads other widows into battle to save their dynasty.
- DirectorJoe MaStarsCecilia CheungLouis KooEmotion CheungDuring the Soong Dynasty, a beautiful woman named Moth Liu is searching for a husband, but is unable to find one until she hears the avant-garde poetry of Seasonal Chan.
- DirectorRonny YuStarsFan XuAdam ChengEkin ChengIn ancient China, the seven heirs of the Yang family face a horde of enemies to rescue their father.
- DirectorAndy Wing-Keung ChinStarsBrigitte LinSharla CheungGong LiLegend has it that in a faraway place beyond the edge of the earth, there exists a broken-hearted man with infinite power. Abandoned by his loved ones, the inheritance of the old man's chi power becomes a battleground for evil outsiders.
- DirectorJeffrey LauStarsJiong HeGillian ChungCharlene ChoiIn the Song Dynasty, a group of patriots play soccer against the traitor with a team of foreign enemies, royal pro-nobles, bandits, martial arts masters and embrace the country hatred to compete for the first time in the history of China International soccer match.