Category: History
Posted on November 11, 2022 |
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The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai / Tōge saigo no samurai (2020)
Drama | History
The last samurai who lead an army of 690 against an enemy of 50 thousand – In 1867, political power returned to the Emperor and 260 years of the Tokugawa Shogunate came to an end, resulting in the domains being divided either into the Eastern Army or the Western Army. In 1868, the battle of Toba-Fushimi started the Boshin War. Tsuginosuke Kawai, the chief retainer of a small domain in Echigo called Nagaoka, decided not to belong to either army and practice "armed neutrality." Battle was the norm in the samurai era, but he strongly felt that war was not the answer and that it could not protect the citizens. Kawai tries to peacefully negotiate but it goes south, and being a hereditary feudal lord of the Tokugawa Shogunate, he eventually decides to stick to his duties and decides to exchange gunfire with the Western Army. Kawai was a man who loved his wife deeply and wished for nothing but the best for his country. The last battle of a man who hoped for a world without war begins now.
Starring: Kôji Yakusho, Takako Matsu, Min Tanaka, Kyôko Kagawa, Kuranosuke Sasaki, Tatsuya Nakadai
Director: Takashi Koizumi
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Posted on November 8, 2022 |
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Medieval (2022)
Action | Drama | History | War
The story of fifteenth century Czech icon and warlord Jan Zizka, who defeated armies of the Teutonic Order and the Holy Roman Empire.
Starring: Ben Foster, Sophie Lowe, Michael Caine, Til Schweiger, Matthew Goode, William Moseley
Director: Petr Jákl
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Tags: Ben Foster, Matthew Goode, Michael Caine, Petr Jákl, Sophie Lowe, Til Schweiger, William Moseley
Posted on November 5, 2022 |
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Hansan: Rising Dragon / Hansan: Yongui chulhyeon (2022)
Action | Drama | History | War
Follow-up to 2014's The Admiral: Roaring Currents, which explores the historic Battle of Hansan Island.
Starring: Park Hae-il, Yo-Han Byun, Sung-Ki Ahn, Son Hyeon-ju, Sung-kyu Kim, Kim Seong-gyoon
Director: Han-min Kim
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Tags: Han-min Kim, Kim Seong-gyoon, Park Hae-il, Son Hyeon Ju, Sung-Ki Ahn, Sung-kyu Kim, Yo-Han Byun
Posted on October 25, 2022 |
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Argentina, 1985 (2022)
Biography | Crime | Drama | History
A team of lawyers takes on the heads of Argentina's bloody military dictatorship during the 1980s in a battle against odds and a race against time.
Starring: Ricardo Darín, Peter Lanzani, Alejandra Flechner, Norman Briski
Director: Santiago Mitre
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Tags: Alejandra Flechner, Norman Briski, Peter Lanzani, Ricardo Darín, Santiago Mitre
Posted on September 14, 2022 |
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The Message / The Message: The Story of Islam / Mohammed, Messenger of God (1976)
Biography | Drama | History | War
This epic historical drama chronicles the life and times of Prophet Muhammad and serves as an introduction to early Islamic history.
Starring: Anthony Quinn, Irene Papas, Michael Ansara, Michael Forest, Garrick Hagon, Damien Thomas
Director: Moustapha Akkad
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Posted on September 12, 2022 |
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The Emperor's Shadow / Qin song (1996)
Drama | History
Epic drama about China's first emperor 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.
Starring: Wen Jiang, You Ge, Qing Xu
Director: Xiaowen Zhou
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Tags: Qing Xu, Wen Jiang, Xiaowen Zhou, You Ge
Posted on August 31, 2022 |
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Public Enemies (2009)
Action | Biography | Crime | Drama | History
The Feds try to take down notorious American gangsters John Dillinger, Baby Face Nelson, and Pretty Boy Floyd during a booming crime wave in the 1930s.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Christian Bale, Marion Cotillard, Jason Clarke, Rory Cochrane, Billy Crudup
Director: Michael Mann
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Tags: Billy Crudup, Christian Bale, Jason Clarke, Johnny Depp, Marion Cotillard, Michael Mann, Rory Cochrane
Posted on August 19, 2022 |
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Battle in Seattle (2007)
Action | Drama | History | Thriller
Activists arrive in Seattle, Washington en masse to protest a meeting of the World Trade Organization. Riots and chaos ensue as demonstrators successfully stop the WTO meetings.
Starring: André 3000, Jennifer Carpenter, Woody Harrelson, Martin Henderson, Ray Liotta, Michelle Rodriguez, Channing Tatum, Charlize Theron
Director: Stuart Townsend
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Tags: André 3000, Channing Tatum, Charlize Theron, Jennifer Carpenter, Martin Henderson, Michelle Rodriguez, Ray Liotta, Stuart Townsend, Woody Harrelson
Posted on August 15, 2022 |
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Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai / Moeyo Ken (2021)
Drama | History
Set in the 19th century, "Moeyo Ken" follows the life of Toshizo Hijikata. He was the vice-commander of the Shinsengumi and fought against the Meiji Restoration.
Starring: Jun'ichi Okada, Ko Shibasaki, Ryohei Suzuki, Ryôsuke Yamada, Ukon Onoe, Yûki Yamada
Director: Masato Harada
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Tags: Junichi Okada, Kô Shibasaki, Masato Harada, Ryôhei Suzuki, Ryôsuke Yamada, Ukon Onoe, Yûki Yamada
Posted on August 4, 2022 |
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The Battle at Lake Changjin II / The Battle at Lake Changjin: Water Gate Bridge / Chang jin hu zhi shui men qiao (2022)
Action | Drama | History | War
Sequel to "The Battle at Lake Changjin". Follows the Chinese People's Volunteers (CPV) soldiers on a new task, and now their battlefield is a crucial bridge on the retreat route of American troops.
Starring: Jing Wu, Jackson Yee, Yihong Duan, Yawen Zhu, Chen Li, Dongjun Han, Le Geng, Chun Du, Hanyu Zhang
Director: Hark Tsui, Kaige Chen, Dante Lam, Jianxin Huang, Ju-chun Park
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Tags: Chen Li, Chun Du, Dante Lam, Dongjun Han, Hanyu Zhang, Hark Tsui, Jackson Yee, Jianxin Huang, Jing Wu, Ju-chun Park, Kaige Chen, Le Geng, Yawen Zhu, Yihong Duan
Posted on August 4, 2022 |
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The Battle at Lake Changjin / Chang jin hu (2021)
Action | Drama | History | War
Set in the Second Phase Offensive of the Korean War, "The Battle at Lake Changjin" tells an epic historical tale: 71 years ago, the People's Volunteer Army entered North Korea for battle. Under extreme freezing conditions, the troops on the Eastern Front pursued with fearless spirit and iron will, as they courageously fought the enemy at Lake Changjin. The battle was a turning point in the Korean War and demonstrated the courage and resolve of the PVA.
Starring: Jing Wu, Jackson Yee, Yihong Duan, Yawen Zhu, Chen Li, Dongjun Han, Jun Hu, Hanyu Zhang
Director: Kaige Chen, Dante Lam, Hark Tsui, Jianxin Huang, Haiqiang Ning, Ju-chun Park
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Tags: Chen Li, Dante Lam, Dongjun Han, Haiqiang Ning, Hanyu Zhang, Hark Tsui, Jackson Yee, Jianxin Huang, Jing Wu, Ju-chun Park, Jun Hu, Kaige Chen, Yawen Zhu, Yihong Duan
Posted on July 18, 2022 |
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The Libertine (2004)
Biography | Drama | History | Romance
The story of John Wilmot, a.k.a. the Earl of Rochester, a 17th century poet who famously drank and debauched his way to an early grave, only to earn posthumous critical acclaim for his life's work.
Starring: Johnny Depp, John Malkovich, Samantha Morton, Rosamund Pike, Tom Hollander, Kelly Reilly
Director: Laurence Dunmore
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Tags: John Malkovich, Johnny Depp, Kelly Reilly, Laurence Dunmore, Rosamund Pike, Samantha Morton, Tom Hollander
Posted on July 7, 2022 |
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Zulu (1964)
Drama | History | War
Outnumbered British soldiers do battle with Zulu warriors at Rorke's Drift.
Starring: Stanley Baker, Jack Hawkins, Ulla Jacobsson, James Booth, Michael Caine, Nigel Green
Director: Cy Endfield
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Posted on June 29, 2022 |
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A Gang Story / Les Lyonnais (2011)
Action | Crime | Drama | History | Thriller
After growing up in a poor gypsy camp, Edmond Vidal, aka Momon, has retained a sense of family, unfailing loyalty and pride in his origins. Most of all, he has remained friends with Serge Suttel, with whom he first discovered prison life – for stealing cherries. The two of them inevitably got involved in organized crime. The team they formed, the Gang Des Lyonnais, made them the most notorious armed robbers of the early 1970s. Their irresistible rise ended in 1974 with a spectacular arrest. Today, as he nears 60, Momon would like to forget that part of his life. He has found peace by retiring from the "business". He tends to his wife Janou, who suffered so in the past, and to his children and grandchildren, all of whom have great respect for this man of simple and universal values, so clear-headed and full of kindness. But then Serge Suttel, who has disowned nothing of his past, comes back into the picture.
Starring: Gérard Lanvin, Tchéky Karyo, Daniel Duval, Lionnel Astier, Dimitri Storoge, Patrick Catalifo
Director: Olivier Marchal
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Tags: Daniel Duval, Dimitri Storoge, Gérard Lanvin, Lionnel Astier, Olivier Marchal, Patrick Catalifo, Tchéky Karyo
Posted on June 11, 2022 |
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Ip Man: The Awakening / Ip Man: The Awakening Master / Ye wen zhi zong shi jue xing (2022)
Action | Drama | History
Adventures of a young Master Ip in Hong Kong.
Starring: Miao Xie, Guan-Ying Chen, Sergio De Ieso, Tongjiang Hou
Director: Li Xi Jie, Zhang Zhu Lin
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Tags: Guan-Ying Chen, Li Xi Jie, Miao Xie, Sergio De Ieso, Tongjiang Hou, Zhang Zhu Lin
Posted on June 3, 2022 |
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The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
Drama | History | War
The true story of how a group of African American pilots overcame racist opposition to become one of the finest US fighter groups in World War II.
Starring: Laurence Fishburne, Andre Braugher, Cuba Gooding Jr., Courtney B. Vance, Allan Payne, Mekhi Phifer
Director: Robert Markowitz
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Tags: Allan Payne, Andre Braugher, Courtney B. Vance, Cuba Gooding Jr., Laurence Fishburne, Mekhi Phifer, Robert Markowitz
Posted on June 2, 2022 |
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The Northman (2022)
Action | Adventure | Drama | Fantasy | History | Thriller
From visionary director Robert Eggers comes The Northman, an action-filled epic that follows a young Viking prince on his quest to avenge his father's murder.
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Claes Bang, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Björk
Director: Robert Eggers
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Tags: Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy, Björk, Claes Bang, Ethan Hawke, Nicole Kidman, Robert Eggers, Willem Dafoe
Posted on May 27, 2022 |
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Eiffel (2021)
Biography | Drama | History | Romance
The government is asking Eiffel to design something spectacular for the 1889 Paris World Fair, but Eiffel simply wants to design the subway. Suddenly, everything changes when Eiffel crosses paths with a mysterious woman from Arun's past.
Starring: Romain Duris, Emma Mackey, Pierre Deladonchamps, Armande Boulanger
Director: Martin Bourboulon
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Posted on May 11, 2022 |
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Labyrinth of Cinema / Umibe no eigakan – Kinema no tamatebako (2019)
Drama | History | Romance | Sci-Fi | War
The story centers on a group of young people who travel back in time when they are in a movie theater just before closing time. They witness deaths during the closing days of Japan's feudal times and on the battlefront in China before they are sent to Hiroshima just before the Aug. 6, 1945, atomic bombing of the city.
Starring: Takuro Atsuki, Yoshihiko Hosoda, Takahito Hosoyamada, Rei Yoshida, Riko Narumi, Hirona Yamazaki, Takako Tokiwa
Director: Nobuhiko Ôbayashi
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Tags: Hirona Yamazaki, Nobuhiko Ôbayashi, Rei Yoshida, Riko Narumi, Takahito Hosoyamada, Takako Tokiwa, Takuro Atsuki, Yoshihiko Hosoda
Posted on March 2, 2022 |
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The Pilot: A Battle for Survival / Letchik (2021)
Biography | Drama | History | War
December of 1941, Northwestern Front. A German tank column is moving towards Moscow. During a mission to stop the enemy advance, Nikolai Komlev's IL-2 is shot down. Komlev manages to crash-land his plane in a remote forest clearing. He's alive, but far from friendly territory. Ahead of him is a relentless trial of severe physical and mental endurance. After battling hunger and extreme cold, evading packs of wolves and detachments of Nazi soldiers, the wounded Komlev finally makes it back to safety. But there he faces another challenge, the most life-changing of them all.
Starring: Pyotr Fyodorov, Anna Peskova, Maksim Emelyanov, Gela Meskhi, Roman Knizka, Paul Orlyanskiy
Director: Renat Davletyarov, Cindy Robinson
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Tags: Anna Peskova, Cindy Robinson, Gela Meskhi, Maksim Emelyanov, Paul Orlyanskiy, Pyotr Fyodorov, Renat Davletyarov, Roman Knizka
