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can we make a thread of asian historical movies to recommend instead of disney’s mulan? i am not an expert and havent watched a lot of films lately so i wouldn’t know... but i do want this list
please reply with your recs! i’m going to throw in a couple but they are VERY different from mulan and they’re only here because they’re asian historical movies 
the handmaiden by park chan-wook (he made stoker and old boy!)
WARNING: EXPLICIT
-set in 1930s korea
-thriller
-lesbians
-just really, really good
WARNING: EXPLICIT
-set in 1930s korea
-thriller
-lesbians
-just really, really good
the age of shadows by kim jee-woon
-set in 1920s korea
-political thriller between korean freedom fighters and japanese military
-ultra cool action noir film
-set in 1920s korea
-political thriller between korean freedom fighters and japanese military
-ultra cool action noir film
oro, plata, mata by peque gallaga
WARNING: EXPLICIT
-set in WWII philippines
-epic filipino war movie about 2 wealthy families and their downfall as the war unfolds
WARNING: EXPLICIT
-set in WWII philippines
-epic filipino war movie about 2 wealthy families and their downfall as the war unfolds
heneral luna by jerrold tarog
-set at the end of the 19th century, during the philippine-american war
-historically accurate, politically relevant, but also a pretty fun blockbuster!
-it has a sequel about a different historical figure
-set at the end of the 19th century, during the philippine-american war
-historically accurate, politically relevant, but also a pretty fun blockbuster!
-it has a sequel about a different historical figure
hero by zhang yimou
-wuxia period film
-cinematography is STUNNING
-has a rashomon-esque storyline
-wuxia period film
-cinematography is STUNNING
-has a rashomon-esque storyline
lady snowblood by toshiya fujita
did you know that quentin tarantino's kill bill was based on this film?
warning: VIOLENT and GORY
-woman trains all her life to get revenge on the people who killed her family
-lovely cinematography
did you know that quentin tarantino's kill bill was based on this film?
warning: VIOLENT and GORY
-woman trains all her life to get revenge on the people who killed her family
-lovely cinematography
ugetsu by kenji mizoguchi
do you want a black and white samurai era film that isn't by kurosawa?
-a very haunting ghost story
-fable-like storyline
do you want a black and white samurai era film that isn't by kurosawa?
-a very haunting ghost story
-fable-like storyline
and since we're on the topic of mulan, then here are some other really iconic wuxia films
crouching tiger, hidden dragon
and house of flying daggers
crouching tiger, hidden dragon
and house of flying daggers
as you can tell, i have very limited taste in films, and don't know a lot of chinese ones
so check out some of the replies:
-farewell my concubine
-lust, caution https://twitter.com/proporgo/status/1291369039747407872?s=20
so check out some of the replies:
-farewell my concubine
-lust, caution https://twitter.com/proporgo/status/1291369039747407872?s=20
there is a 2009 live action movie version of mulan as well https://twitter.com/byzantinepeach/status/1291376662257512448?s=20
and this filipino movie, aishite imasu 1941: mahal kita features a transgender woman, and is set in wwii https://twitter.com/star_snipers/status/1291374178629607430?s=20
capping the thread for now. check out the replies for more suggestions!
and i'd like to share this thread which explains why you can't take a lot of mainland chinese (backed by their govt i mean) films at face value https://twitter.com/jeannette_ng/status/1289925226193543168?s=20
and i'd like to share this thread which explains why you can't take a lot of mainland chinese (backed by their govt i mean) films at face value https://twitter.com/jeannette_ng/status/1289925226193543168?s=20
