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 https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="👇" title="Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten" aria-label="Emoji: Rückhand Zeigefinger nach unten">
the handmaiden by park chan-wook (he made stoker and old boy!)

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
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
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
hero by zhang yimou

-wuxia period film
-cinematography is STUNNING
-has a rashomon-esque storyline
lady snowblood by toshiya fujita

did you know that quentin tarantino& #39;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& #39;t by kurosawa?

-a very haunting ghost story
-fable-like storyline
and since we& #39;re on the topic of mulan, then here are some other really iconic wuxia films

crouching tiger, hidden dragon

and house of flying daggers
as you can tell, i have very limited taste in films, and don& #39;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">https://twitter.com/proporgo/...
https://twitter.com/eveneechan/status/1291372903603171330?s=20">https://twitter.com/eveneecha...
there is a 2009 live action movie version of mulan as well https://twitter.com/byzantinepeach/status/1291376662257512448?s=20">https://twitter.com/byzantine...
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">https://twitter.com/star_snip...
capping the thread for now. check out the replies for more suggestions!

and i& #39;d like to share this thread which explains why you can& #39;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">https://twitter.com/jeannette...
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