In the World War II, the pacifist and humanist Japanese Kaji accepts to travel with his wife Michiko to the tiny Manchurian village Loh Hu Liong to work as supervisor in an iron ore mine to avoid to be summoned to the military service. Kaji works with Okishima (Sô Yamamura) and he implements a better treatment to the laborers and improves the mine production. When the feared Kempetai (The "Military Police Corps", the military police arm of the Imperial Japanese Army from 1881 to 1945) brings six hundred Chinese POWs to the mine, Kaji negotiates with their leaders expecting them to control their comrades. However the methods of Kaji upset the corrupt system in the site, and the foreman Furuya (Kôji Mitsui) plots a scheme to use the naive Chen (Akira Ishihama) to turn off the electrical power of the barbwire fences to allow the prisoners to escape. When seven prisoners are falsely accused of an attempt of fleeing, a cruel Kempetai sergeant uses his sword to behead the prisoners.
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
14 Blades (2010)
A kung fu thriller set during the Ming Dynasty and centered on a secret service agent (Donnie Yen) in the emperor's court who is betrayed and then hunted by his colleagues.
Labels:
Action,
Chinese Movie,
Drama,
History
The Evil Cult (1993)
Set during the Yuen Dynasty, many sects compete for possession of the two golden swords which contain the secret to dominance of the world of martial arts. The first faction, led by Shaolin, consists of Shaolin, Wu Tang, Ngo Mai, Kun Lun, Hung Tung and Wah Shan. The second is the Ming Sect, otherwise known as the Fire Sect or Evil Sect, led by branch leaders Queen of Purple Dragon, King of White Eagle, King of Gold Lion and King of Green Bat. A student of Wu Tang, befriends Gold Lion and marries the daughter of White Eagle. He is killed for the secret of the location of the missing sword. His infant son witnesses this and vows revenge on the heads of the sect. Unfortunately he has a jinx which prevents him from learning martial arts.
Labels:
Action,
Chinese Movie,
Fantasy,
History
Bang Rajan (2000)
Movie Submitted by Unknown
Posted on 11:59 PM
Set right before the fall of Thailand's old capital, Ayuttaya, Bang Rajan draws on the legend of a village of fighters who bravely fended off the Burmese armies. With no support from the Royal army, the villagers drives the invading Burmese away many times until their names have become legendary during the time. As each subsequent battles becomes fiercer, the villagers tries to forge a canon to battle the enemy in a final battle where everyone, women and children included, die in combat.
Labels:
Action | Drama,
History,
Thai Movie
The King And The Clown (2005)
Movie Submitted by rexen92
Posted on 9:05 PM
Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.
War of the Arrows (English Dub) (2011)
Movie Submitted by Unknown
Posted on 10:35 AM
Set during the second Manchu invasion of Korea, Nam Yi, the best archer in Korea, goes up against the Qing Dynasty to save his younger sister Ja In - who was dragged away by Manchurian.
The King and the Clown (2005)
Movie Submitted by Unknown
Posted on 10:14 AM
Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.
A Frozen Flower (2008)
Movie Submitted by Unknown
Posted on 9:58 AM
A historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his bodyguard.
The Pianist (2002)
Movie Submitted by Unknown
Posted on 5:15 AM

A Polish Jewish musician struggles to survive the destruction of the Warsaw ghetto of World War II.
The Rise of Genghis Khan (2007)
Movie Submitted by webmaster
Posted on 1:37 AM
The story recounts the early life of Genghis Khan who was a slave before going on to conquer half the world including Russia in 1206.




