Movies and TV shows set in china
The list contains the best, new and most relevant movies set in china ordered by relevance. The recommendation service has sorted out serious, captivating, visually appealing, exciting, melancholic and realistic films and TV shows about / with fight, asian, betrayal, culture clash, medieval, mentor, storytelling, beautiful scenery, runaway and wuxia plots mostly in Drama, Action and Adventure genres shot in China, Hong Kong, USA and other countries.
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TOP 10 movies tagged as china: Farewell My Concubine (1993), Xiu Xiu: The Sent-Down Girl (1998), Curse of the Golden Flower (2006), Lust, Caution (2007), The Story of Qiu Ju (1992), The Flowers of War (2011), The Great Wall (2016), Red Cliff (2008), White Snake (2019), Shaolin (2011).
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Genre: Drama, Music, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong, South Korea
Duration: 171 min.
Story:
Abandoned by his prostitute mother in 1920, Douzi was raised by a theater troupe. There he meets Shitou and over the following years the two develop an act entitled, "Farewell My Concubine," that brings them fame and fortune. When Shitou ...
Style:
visually stunning, visual, epic, retro, realistic ...
Plot:
homosexuality, lgbtq, gays and lesbians, gender bending, theater, suicide, homoerotic friendship, crazy love, cultural revolution, chinese history, boy, sexual abuse ...
Time:
1940s, 1920s, 1930s, ancient times, 20th century ...
Place:
china, beijing china, tibet, asia, japan ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: China, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
Young teen girl Xiu Xiu is sent away to a remote corner of the Sichuan steppes for manual labor in 1975 (sending young people to there was a part of Cultural Revolution in China). A year later, she agrees to go to even more remote spot with a ...
Style:
depressing, erotic, emotional, disturbing, serious ...
Plot:
prostitute, underage sex, loss of innocence, revolution, making love, cultural revolution, coming of age, women of color, corruption, death, loneliness, communism ...
Time:
year 1998, 70s, 20th century
Place:
china, tibet, asia, tokyo
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong, UK, USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
During China's Tang dynasty the emperor has taken the princess of a neighboring province as wife. She has borne him two sons and raised his eldest. Now his control over his dominion is complete, including the royal family itself.
Style:
costume drama, sexy, visually stunning, colorful, visual ...
Audience:
chick flick
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, royal family, asian history, medieval, forbidden love, kung fu, dysfunctional family, betrayal, tang dynasty, empress, sword fight ...
Time:
medieval times, middle ages, 10th century, year 2006, 7th century ...
Place:
china, asia, east asia, ancient china, rome italy ...
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Genre: Drama, History, Romance, Thriller, War
Country: Taiwan, USA, Hong Kong, China
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
During World War II a secret agent must seduce, then assassinate an official who works for the Japanese puppet government in Shanghai. Her mission becomes clouded when she finds herself falling in love with the man she is assigned to kill.
Style:
sexy, sexual, disturbing, sensual, erotic ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
forbidden love, world war two, sensuality, sex, sex scene, adultery, lust, sexual attraction, japanese occupation, extramarital affair, sexual relations, passionate sex ...
Time:
1940s, year 2007, 2000s, 1930s, 20th century ...
Place:
asia, hong kong, china, japan, shanghai ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
The Story of Qiu Ju is a 1992 Chinese comedy-drama film. The film was directed by Zhang Yimou and, as in many of his films, stars Gong Li in the title role. The screenplay is an adaption of Chen Yuanbin's novella The Wan Family's Lawsuit. ...
Style:
realistic, lighthearted, serious, touching, clever ...
Plot:
satire, pregnancy, asian history, peasant, revolution, politics, social commentary, justice, professional, lawyer, pregnant woman, women ...
Time:
year 1992, 90s, 70s
Place:
china, tibet, asia, california
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 146 min.
Story:
A Westerner finds refuge with a group of women in a church during Japan's rape of Nanking in 1937. Posing as a priest, he attempts to lead the women to safety.
Style:
touching, visually stunning, sentimental, harsh, realistic ...
Plot:
world war two, sino japanese war, atrocity, war, japanese occupation of china, holocaust, prostitute, suffering, wartime, japanese occupation, genocide, medieval ...
Time:
20th century, ancient times, year 1937, 1930s
Place:
china, asia, east asia, seattle, japan ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: China, Japan, USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
European mercenaries searching for black powder become embroiled in the defense of the Great Wall of China against a horde of monstrous creatures.
Style:
exciting, dark fantasy, entertaining, epic, stylized ...
Plot:
monster, great wall of china, creature, mythology, archer, warrior, invasion, friendship, siege, good versus evil, battlefield, courage ...
Time:
middle ages, 15th century, year 2016, 2010s, medieval times ...
Place:
china, tibet, asia, ancient china, egypt ...
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, USA
Duration: 148 min.
Story:
In 208 A.D., in the final days of the Han Dynasty, shrewd Prime Minster Cao convinced the fickle Emperor Han the only way to unite all of China was to declare war on the kingdoms of Xu in the west and East Wu in the south. Thus began a military ...
Style:
epic, breathtaking, realistic, brutal, visual ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
war, martial arts, battles, historical event, strategy, chinese emperor, kung fu, medieval, violent, wuxia, horse, ancient history ...
Time:
medieval times, ancient times, year 2008
Place:
china, ancient china, east asia, tibet, greece ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China, USA
Duration: 99 min.
Story:
One day a young woman named Blanca is saved by Xuan, a snake catcher from a nearby village. She has lost her memory, and together they go on a journey to discover her real identity, developing deeper feelings for one another along the way. But as ...
Style:
captivating, anime, exciting, 3d animation, fairy tale ...
Audience:
family outing, kids
Plot:
ancient, love, dragon, magic, snake, mythical creature, legend, demon, young girl, good versus evil, supernatural ability, magical ...
Place:
china
Is relevant?
Genre: Biography, Drama, Romance
Country: France, China
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
During the Cultural Revolution, two young men are sent to a remote mining village where they fall in love with the local tailor’s beautiful granddaughter and discover a suitcase full of forbidden Western novels.
Style:
serious, sentimental, realistic, touching, thought provoking ...
Audience:
girls' night
Plot:
cultural revolution, unrequited love, dressmaker, mountain village, anti communist, love triangle, culture clash, coming of age, fall in love, love affair, social differences, friendship ...
Time:
20th century, 70s
Place:
china, asia, east asia, paris france
Is relevant?
21K
Genre: Action, Drama
Country: Hong Kong, China, USA
Duration: 131 min.
Story:
China is plunged into strife as feuding warlords try to expand their power by warring over neighboring lands. Fuelled by his success on the battlefield, young and arrogant Hao Jie sneers at Shaolin's masters when he beats one of them in a duel. ...
Style:
serious, stylized, captivating, exciting, realistic ...
Plot:
martial arts, shaolin monk, shaolin, shaolin kung fu, monk, martial artist, wu shu, dictatorship, conquering, kung fu, political unrest, hopes ...
Time:
2010s, 1920s, 20th century
Place:
china, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Wu Xie is an antique shop owner who comes from a family of tomb raiders. As he continues the family trade with his team of tomb raiders, he finds lost treasures of the Warring States as well as the answers to the tragedies of his family’s past. ...
Style:
exciting, tense, captivating, suspense, atmospheric ...
Plot:
relic, tomb, treasure hunt, adventurer, escapades, treasure, ancient mystery, artifact, legends and myths, heroes, hopes, chase ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
china, ancient china
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Genre: Action, Drama, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
During the Warring Period, the Western Wei enslaved large numbers of civilians. The slave girl, Chu Qiao, is thrown into a forest along with other slaves and becomes the next hunting target for the rich lords. She is saved by the Prince of Northern ...
Style:
disturbing, suspenseful, captivating, suspense
Plot:
slave girl, chinese emperor, couple relations, power struggle, danger, battles, martial arts, sword fight, female warrior, love triangle, murder, martial artist ...
Place:
china, ancient china
Is relevant?
22K
Genre: Drama, War
Country: Hong Kong, China
Duration: 133 min.
Story:
Fugui and Jiazhen endure tumultuous events in China as their personal fortunes move from wealthy landownership to peasantry.
Style:
family saga, sad, touching, emotional, depressing ...
Plot:
cultural revolution, chinese history, communism, politics, gambling, asian history, poverty, storytelling, family relations, destiny, revolution, death ...
Time:
1940s, 1950s, 60s, year 1994, 20th century ...
Place:
china, asia, taiwan
Is relevant?
193K
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 94 min.
Story:
One man defeated three assassins who sought to murder the most powerful warlord in pre-unified China.
Style:
visual, philosophical, breathtaking, visually stunning, serious ...
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, sword fight, swords and armor, master warrior, lovers, desert, female warrior, twists and turns, vengeance, medieval, kung fu ...
Time:
ancient times, medieval times, year 2002, middle ages, 2000s
Place:
china, ancient china, east asia, asia, mongolia ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min.
TV show
Story:
Three hundred years ago, Bai Qian stood on the Zhu Xian Terrace, turned around and jumped off without regret. Ye Hua stood by the bronze mirror to witness with his own eyes her death. Three hundred years later, in the East Sea Dragon Palace, the two ...
Style:
xianxia, touching, romantic, disturbing, romantic drama ...
Plot:
eternal love, deity, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, memory loss, magic, immortal, karma, goddess, reincarnation, self sacrifice, medieval, love ...
Place:
china, thailand
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History, Horror, War
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
The film is a graphic depiction of the war atrocities committed by the Japanese at Unit 731, the secret biological weapons experimentation unit of the Imperial Japanese Army during World War II. The film details the various cruel medical experiments ...
Style:
extreme horror, controversial, bleak, brutal, rough ...
Plot:
world war two, gory, torture, japanese history, dehumanization, extreme, violence, violent, experiment, hardcore, chinese history, sino japanese war ...
Time:
20th century, 1940s
Place:
china, asia, japan, korea, russia ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Horror, Mystery, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
In a land dominated by the mighty Wen clan, a young man named Wei Wuxian strikes up an unconventional friendship with justice-loving Lan Wangji. When the duo unexpectedly stumbles across evidence implicating the Wen clan’s chief in a plot to bring ...
Style:
xianxia, yaoi, unusual plot structure, dorama, captivating ...
Plot:
homosexual subtext, young man, exorcist, martial artist, talent, heroes, coping, magical power, self sacrifice, past, fantasy world, reincarnation ...
Place:
ancient china, china, thailand
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Genre: Action, Fantasy, Horror
Country: Hong Kong
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Ning Tsai-Shen, a humble tax collector, arrives in a small town to carry out his work. No one is willing to give him shelter for the night, so he ends up in the haunted Lan Ro temple. There, he meets Taoist Swordsman Yen Che-Hsia, and the beautiful ...
Style:
atmospheric, serious, scary, talky, exciting ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
ghost, sword fight, martial arts, monster, supernatural, wuxia, kung fu, curses spells and rituals, love, fall in love, good versus evil, danger ...
Time:
year 1987, 18th century, 80s
Place:
china, asia, japan, tokyo, hong kong
Is relevant?
Genre: Crime, Drama, History
Country: China, France
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
A coming-of-age story set during China's Cultural Revolution. 11 year old Wang Han finds himself entangled with a fugative and struggles to understand the adult world.
Style:
captivating, atmospheric, touching, sincere, serious ...
Plot:
boy, youth, family relations, parents and children, disorder, elementary school, danger, mischievous children, kids in trouble, law enforcement, coming of age, father son relationship ...
Time:
20th century, 70s, year 1975
Place:
china, asia
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
Two warriors in pursuit of a stolen sword and a notorious fugitive are led to an impetuous, physically-skilled, teenage nobleman's daughter, who is at a crossroads in her life.
Style:
epic, visually stunning, colorful, atmospheric, breathtaking ...
Audience:
teens, girls' night, adult
Plot:
martial arts, sword fight, wuxia, master warrior, sword, kung fu, female martial artist, tough girl, swords and armor, warrior, hand to hand combat, unspoken love ...
Time:
18th century, year 2000, 2000s, 19th century, 17th century ...
Place:
china, beijing china, east asia, asia, tokyo ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History, War
Country: China, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea, USA
Duration: 142 min.
Story:
The battle of Red Cliff continues and the alliance between Xu and East Wu is fracturing. With Cao Cao's massive forces on their doorstep, will the kingdoms of Xu and East Wu survive?
Style:
epic, stylized, saga, scenic, visual ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
master warrior, martial arts, soldier, chinese history, medieval, battles, wuxia, horse, historical event, ancient history, asian history, ancient ...
Time:
ancient times, medieval times, year 2009, year 2008
Place:
china, ancient china, east asia, asia, england ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, History
Country: Taiwan, Hong Kong, China
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
A female assassin during the Tang Dynasty who begins to question her loyalties when she falls in love with one of her targets.
Style:
colorful, atmospheric, stylized, surreal, meditative ...
Plot:
wuxia, martial arts, kung fu, assassin, tang dynasty, love, life & death, life philosophy, art, beautiful scenery, assassination, magic realism ...
Time:
middle ages, year 2016, 7th century, 9th century
Place:
ancient china, china, taiwan, mongolia
Is relevant?
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Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
Keen to bring honor to his clan, young villager Dong Yilong embarks on a perilous journey to compete in a tournament that selects warriors for battle.
Style:
exciting, tense, road movie, perverse, tragic ending
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
female warrior, martial arts, medieval, rise to the top, feud, death, scuffle, self discovery, twists and turns, warrior, orphan, fictional country ...
Place:
china
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Drama, Family, Sport
Country: USA, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
12-year-old Dre Parker could have been the most popular kid in Detroit, but his mother's latest career move has landed him in China. Dre immediately falls for his classmate Mei Ying but the cultural differences make such a friendship ...
Style:
inspirational, feel good, sentimental, sincere, teen ...
Audience:
teens, kids, girls' night, chick flick, family friendly ...
Plot:
teachers and students, boy, human spirit, contests and competitions, perseverance, bullying, martial arts, coming of age, coach, underdog, kung fu, friends ...
Time:
2010s, year 2010, 21st century
Place:
china, beijing china, america, asia, detroit ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy
Country: China
Duration: 101 min.
Story:
In the bustling human world, various demons are hidden and live in peace with humans. Luo Xiao Hei, the cat demon, begins his journey of wandering because his forest home is destroyed. On his search for a new home he encounters other demons as well ...
Style:
captivating, sweet, anime, feel good, light ...
Audience:
kids, teens, pre-teens, teen drama
Plot:
spirit, kitten, legend, cat, forest, mysterious character, teenager, magic, monster, fantasy world, alternate reality, puzzle ...
Place:
china
Is relevant?
11K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 107 min.
Story:
The taciturn police commander Zhang leads an undercover drugs team and in his continuous battle against the ubiquitous drug barons, takes up arms against his arch enemy, Timmy Choi. When he gets hold of Choi, he makes a deal with him: in exchange ...
Style:
serious, rough, exciting, tense, suspenseful ...
Audience:
boys' night
Plot:
war on drugs, undercover, drug cartel, whistleblower, mole, criminal, criminal heroes, working undercover, recruit, betrayal, law enforcement, dishonesty ...
Time:
year 2012, 21st century
Place:
china, asia
Is relevant?
22K
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Thriller
Country: China
Duration: 110 min.
Story:
The Primus extracts a Mixed Yuan Bead into a Spirit Seed and a Demon Pill. The Spirit Seed can be reincarnated as a human to help King Zhou establish a new dynasty, whereas the Demon Pill will create a devil threatening humanity. Ne Zha is the one ...
Style:
captivating, exciting, tense, 3d animation, anime ...
Plot:
rebelliousness, heaven, supernatural ability, demon, magic, deity, good versus evil, battles, spirit, chinese mythology, imaginary, hopes ...
Time:
2010s, 16th century
Place:
china
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: China, France
Duration: 127 min.
Story:
Ding Hui is a member of Purple Butterfly, a powerful resistance group in Japanese occupied Shanghai. An unexpected encounter reunites her with Itami, an ex-lover... and officer with a secret police unit tasked with dismantling Purple Butterfly.
Style:
thought provoking, serious, realistic, captivating, suspenseful ...
Plot:
japanese occupation, war, wartime life, rivalry, resistance, society, hidden identity, tragic hero, life is a bitch, love and romance, anti war, political unrest ...
Time:
20th century, 1930s, 1940s, 2000s, post world war two
Place:
china, asia, japan, shanghai
Is relevant?
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Romance
Country: China, Hong Kong
Duration: 119 min.
Story:
In 9th century China, a corrupt government wages war against a rebel army called the Flying Daggers. A romantic warrior breaks a beautiful rebel out of prison to help her rejoin her fellows, but things are not what they seem.
Style:
sexy, breathtaking, visually stunning, epic, emotional ...
Audience:
teens
Plot:
martial arts, wuxia, sword fight, swords and armor, medieval, tragic love, warrior, fight, kung fu, emperor, tragic event, power of love ...
Time:
middle ages, medieval times, year 2004, 2000s, 9th century ...
Place:
china, east asia, asia, ancient china, hong kong
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