With a Chinese film industry, historical movie is one of the important spiritual entertainment, always attracting a lot of attention and fan reaction. In the past, with the genre of historical film, we mostly knew of Hong Kong film industry. In recent years, however, Chinese historical films have gradually replaced Hong Kong’s popularity. In addition to the long films with many episodes like it was in previous time, this type of movie with one episode (less than 3 hours) or we normally call it as a “movie”. It is quite entertaining to watch. With a duration of more than 1 hour, you can watch a good movie, beautiful actors, talented acting. Therefore, historical movies are always noticed. Moreover, the Chinese fashion genre always attracts fans by good character creation, beautiful costumes, great martial arts performances or bizarre details,... Are you looking for a Chinese historical movie to enjoy this holiday season? Don't miss the list of the best movies below.
1 Legend of the Demon Cat
Legend of the Demon Cat
Legend of the Demon Cat - Official Trailer
Legend of the Demon Cat is a Xianxia novel of 2017 fantasy from which the film based on the novel Śramaa Kūkai written by Japanese writer Yoneyama Mineo, known under the pseudonym Baku Yumemakura. "Legend of the Demon Cat" is a bit of a horror - detective genre. The film tells a story about the investigation of Bai Juyi and Ku Kai. In the summer of year 850, Chang An city was peaceful suddenly became chaotic by the appearance of a demon cat. At the same time, Emperor Xuanzong of Tang dynasty suffered from a strange disease such as haunted and died mysteriously. During the turbulent reign, the poet Bai Letian and the Japanese zen master Ku Kai carried on a search for the real cause behind the Emperor's death and the truth of demon cat that terrified the whole city.
2 Genghis Khan
Genghis Khan is a Chinese fantasy film about Temujin. Photo: Google
BY THE WILL OF GENGHIS KHAN - Official Trailer
Genghis Khan is a Chinese fantasy film about Temujin, the son of a tribe leader who has a love for Borte. But his father died in a battle, the tribe went chaotic, the young couple had to split up. When Temujin came to ask to marry Borte, it was also the time when the demon king's conspiracy to occupy the realms of Heaven, Earth and Hell, forcing him to confront the enormous evil forces.
3 Zhong Kui
Zhong Kui is a 2015 Chinese-Hong Kong-United States 3D fantasy action adventure film. Photo: Google
Zhong Kui - Trailer
Zhong Kui is a 2015 Chinese-Hong Kong-United States 3D fantasy action adventure film.The young man Kui under the command of Zhang Diaoxian, became a martyr purging the Chinese city of Hu from demons. In order to protect the people from the abuse of demons, Zhong Kui infiltrated the demon realm, stole the treasure box and accumulated demon energy, in order to take advantage of the precious opportunity to destroy the demon realm, bringing permanent peace to the human world. Through countless clashes with the demon realm, Zhong Ku gradually discovered himself to have fallen into a bigger conspiracy …
4 The Mystic Nine Side Story
“The Mystic Nine Side Story” is a side story about the Er Yuehong and friends. Photo: Google
The Mystic Nine Side Story
“The Mystic Nine Side Story” is a side story about the Er Yuehong and friends. This part narrates Lay Zhang's exclusive portrayal of Er Yuehong and what happened to the Er family after his friend’s death, in association with Ji An and the Bai Zhan to expel the Japanese invaders…
5 Brotherhood of Blades
Brotherhood of Blades is a Chinese martial arts film with the first film released in 2014 and part 2 in 2017. Photo:Google
Brotherhood of Blades Official Trailer 1 (2014) - Chinese Action Drama HD
Brotherhood of Blades is a Chinese martial arts film with the first film released in 2014 and part 2 in 2017. With famous cast such as Cecilia Liu, Chang Chen, Wang Qianyuan, Ethan Li ... The film content narrates the hardship love story of the singer Zhou Miao Tong and Shen Lian the Royal Guard. Miao Tong is a beautiful singer who gives her heart to the Royal Guard Shen Lian ( starring Chang Chen). One day, Shen Lian was forced to go with his teammates to perform secret tasks and may lose his life. The love affair Zhou Miao Tong- Shen Lian from there confronting more obstacles …
6 Bai Ye Xia
Bai Ye Xia. Photo: Google
Bai Ye Xia (2018) trailer
The main actor Diao Bai-Ye starred by Xie Miao, he just had the majesty and hegemony of the martial arts master, but didn’t lose the friendly characteristic,the film was a beautiful love story with Qing Lu starred by Sheng Nan.
7 House of Flying Daggers
“House of Flying Daggers” is a 2004 Chinese and Hong Kong co-produced martial arts movie. Photo: Google
House of Flying Daggers Trailer (HD)
“House of Flying Daggers” is a 2004 Chinese and Hong Kong co-produced martial arts movie. It was directed by Zhang Ying-er and starred Kaneshiro Takeshi, Zhang Ziyi and Liu Dehua. The 1959 Ambush was set in 859 AD in China. According to Liu's plan, Kim accepted pretending to be the rescuer for the blind nun Mei to try to destroy the Flying Daa. He did not expect the blind girl that he fell in love with, is actually just prey to put Kim and the whole court into traps.
8 Ferryman: Manjusaka
“Ferryman: Manjusaka” is one of the best movie on Chinese screen. Photo: Google
Ferryman: Manjusaka Trailer
Are you a love drama’s big fan? And you like historical movies? Don’t want a lengthen film with many episodes ? If so, don’t miss "8. Ferryman: Manjusaka". “Ferryman: Manjusaka” is one of the best movie on Chinese screen. Legend has it that in order to be reincarnated, ghosts must go to Meng Po’s house and drink her soup. San Qi is the owner of this place, but since she was a child, she was ugly and so dumb and and so bad at cooking. Her soup was too worse to eat. Therefore, at the age of 600, San Qi was a single woman until she met Chang Sheng from the human world. People hoped they would have a happy ending but it didn’t happen. San Qi finally found out Chang Sheng’s purpose of coming to Meng Po’s house.
9 The Monkey King: The Womanland
The Monkey King Official International Trailer #1 (2014)
The Monkey King: The Woman land is a 2018 Chinese fantasy film based on the classic novel Journey to the West by Wu Cheng'en. The film tells the story of a Buddhist monk and his three students; Feng Shaofeng as Tang Sanzang, Aaron Kwok (Sun Wukong, the monkey king), Xiaoshenyang (Zhu Bajie, the pig demon) and Him Law (as Sha Wujing, the water-buffalo). Theyre traveling through beautiful scenery on their way while surpassing the Woman land's young queen (Zhao Liying). With a production budget of more than 1,500 billion in VND, the film is sure to bring audience a satisfying and meaningful entertainment. This is also the movie of the hot couple actors: Feng Shaofeng and Zhao Liying.
10 Amazing Detective Di Renjie (Three sequels)
THE FOUR HEAVENLY KINGS Official Trailer (2018) Action Movie
Di Renjie, courtesy name Huaiying, formally Duke Wenhui of Liang, was an official of Tang and Zhou dynasties, twice serving as chancellor during the reign of Wu Zetian. He was a mandarin with a reputation for integrity. Part 1 of the movie took place in the year 690 AD. The content of the story narrates about Buddhist tower built outside the capital Luoyang suddenly one day, a person living in the tower suddenly caught fire himself in a mysterious way. Although their own bad relationship, but this time Di Renjie teamed up with his opponent together to find the truth about the death. Part 2 tells about the detective, Di Renjie at a young age and the sea monster robbery cases before he became a official mandarin at Court of Judicial Review. Part 3 narrates the weird incidents that continuously happened in Luoyang city: A group of martial artists wearing the demon mask of Chiyou committing crimes everywhere, the fox outside the pub understands the human language, the dragon is carved on the trees columns in the royal palace revived ... Di Renjie had to find the truth and the motives of mysterious cases while thinking about how to deal with the pressure of Wu Hou (Emperor of the Tang dynasty, Wu Zetian) when the time limit for the case was getting increasingly urgent.
11 The Legend of the White Snake
Legend of White Snake 2019 - HD Trailer
The Legend of the White Snake is one of many marvellous love story adapted into movies. It can be seen that the topic of all kinds of devils and monsters from the past up to now always attracts the attention of the audience. The Legend of the White Snake uses a lot of techniques and visual effects to create a very different scene for the movie. In this movie and Green Snake and White Snake are two serpents that have turned their appearance and become human and live with their human skin as their camouflage, unlike other evil demon. They don’t harm people. One day, the young student Xu Xian went to the forest to pick herbs and unfortunately fell into the lake, White Snake whom had secretly fell in love with Xu Xian, so she immediately used magic power to save him. Xu Xian fell in love with White Snake at first sight and the love story began with their love confronting many difficulties as the love between human and and serpent demon.
12 The Myth
The Myth. Photo: Google
The Myth | 神話 | Int'l Trailer | HD
In the movie Myth, the general General Meng Yi, in the past, gave a heroic sacrifice on the battlefield to appear under the name Jack 2000 years later, while his lover (Princess Ok-soo) took the elixir medicine of immortality to live forever waiting for him. Everything starts when the archaeologist Jack and his colleague William participate in the excavation of the Qin Dynasty mausoleum. They discovered a painting of Princess Ok-soo and the precious sword of the Qin dynasty in a stone coffin. Mixed between the present and the past, Jack realized that he was General Meng Yi of the Qin Dynasty 2000 years ago and the Princess Ok-soo in the painting was the person he had escorted from Korea to Shaanxi to make her Qin Shi Huang’s wife (became Queen of the Qin Dynasty)
13 Monster Hunt
Monster Hunt
MONSTER HUNT Movie Trailer (2015)
“Monster Hunt” is a fun fantasy action movie about a world where people and monsters lives together. In the fierce battle between humans and monsters, the love affair of Tianyin and Xiao Lan also gradually changed. At the same time, the deepest secrets also began to unveil.
14 L.O.R.D: Legend of Ravaging Dynasties
Legend of Ravaging Dynasties is a 2016 Chinese computer animated motion capture action fantasy adventure film directed by Guo Jingming.
L.O.R.D - Legend Of Ravaging Dynasties - Trailer
Legend of Ravaging Dynasties is a 2016 Chinese computer animated motion capture action fantasy adventure film directed by Guo Jingming. With its mystical theme, The Odin Mainland is separated into four nations, in each lives a group of soul masters protecting their county with their soul powers. There are existing 4 nations named Water, Wind, Earth and Fire. By chance, a person in the Aslan continent has won a unicorn - a famous beast in the legend. The L.O.R.D narrates a mysterious story in the western country of Aslan. L.O.R.D is a movie project adapted from the novel of the same name, bringing together a group of famous stars such as Fan Bingbing, Kris Wu, Cheney Chen, Lin Yun, Yan Yikuan, Roy Wang…
