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Films with the genre "Historical", sorted by name

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Road to Dawn
Road to Dawn (2007)
, 2h5
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Angelica Lee, Winston Chao

The movie revolves around two couples. The historical couple Dr. Sun and Chen Cuifen who express mature love is contrasted with fictional couple Luo Zhaoling and Xu Dan Rong and their youthful romance.
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer
Tenchi: The Samurai Astronomer (2012)
, 2h21
Directed by Yōjirō Takita
Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Junichi Okada, Aoi Miyazaki, Kiichi Nakai, Matsumoto Kōshirō IX, Shota Sometani, Ittoku Kishibe

The chronicles the life of Santetsu Yasui's life a s a mathematician and inventor of the Jōkyō calendar. It is an adaptation of the novel Tenchi meisatsu by Tow Ubukata.[1]
The Kunoichi: Ninja Girl
The Kunoichi: Ninja Girl (2011)
, 1h5
Directed by Seiji Chiba
Genres Action, Historical
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films
Actors Rina Takeda, Shelley Calene-Black, Brittney Karbowski, Christopher Ayres, Mitsuki Koga, Carli Mosier

Rina Takeda plays the role of a female ninja named Kisaragi who attempts to rescue a group of women being held captive to become toys for men. The film is set sometime in the Sengoku period, during a time of fierce fighting between the Koga and Iga ninja clans.
47 Ronin
47 Ronin (1962)
, 3h27
Directed by Hiroshi Inagaki
Genres Drama, Action, Historical
Themes Seafaring films, Sports films, Transport films, Martial arts films, Samurai films
Actors Takashi Shimura, Matsumoto Hakuō I, Yūzō Kayama, Tatsuya Mihashi, Toshiro Mifune, Akira Kubo

Following their lord being forced to commit ritual suicide, forty-seven samurai warriors await the chance to avenge their master and reclaim their honor.
Mulan Joins the Army
Mulan Joins the Army (1939)

Directed by Bu Wancang
Genres War, Historical
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Cross-dressing in film
Actors Chen Yunshang

Hua Mulan, the heroine, is a young maiden who lives with her elderly father during the Northern Wei dynasty. When China is invaded by evil nomads, her father is called into service by the Emperor. In a scene of filial piety, Mulan dons her father's old armor and takes his place in the army.
Chu Liu Hsiang and Hu Tieh Hua
Chu Liu Hsiang and Hu Tieh Hua (1980)

Origin Taiwan
Genres Action, Adventure, Historical
Themes Sports films, Martial arts films, Wuxia films
Actors James Tien

Hu and Chief Xiang was traveling in the vast desert in Gobi Desert. he saw a lady to meet an lady
Breaking with Old Ideas
Breaking with Old Ideas (1975)
, 1h50
Genres Drama, Historical

The film tells the story of the Communist Labour College that opened in the 1960s. Long Guozheng, an emissary from the Communist government and Li Jinfeng, a female peasant student, must fight against the school's more conservative elements. In the film's climax, Li is put on trial and is about to be expelled from the school when she is saved by a pronouncement from Chairman Mao himself.
Jiao Yulu
Jiao Yulu (1990)
, 1h40
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Political films

In late 1962, Jiao Yulu was appointed the second party boss of Lankao County in Henan province. As a consequence, this region declined into poverty and ignorance. The local residents have to contend with wind and sand storms, waterlogging, and alkaline lands. He was soon promoted to party boss because of his excellent work. Due to years of toil, Jiao Yulu broke down from constant overwork and suffered from liver cancer. On May 14, 1964, he died at the age of forty-two.