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Plot Summary:
Ye Xiao Tian is working as a prison guard at the Ministry of Justice of the Ming dynasty. Upon receiving a testament, he leaves the capital and travels to Huguang province. Due to a freak combination of factors, he ends up pretending to be a government official, but takes his “position” seriously and fights for justice, gaining the love of the people.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 22
Genere: History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: romantic, atmospheric, suspense, visually appealing
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Painter of the Wind (2008)
Plot Summary:
Painter of the Wind is a 2008 South Korean historical television series starring Moon Geun-young and Park Shin-yang. Based on the bestselling historical fiction novel by Lee Jung-myung that took artistic license with the premise that perhaps the Joseon painter Shin Yun-bok had really been a woman, it centers on Yun-bok, a talented young painter who disguises herself as a boy to search for her father's murderer. She meets Kim Hong-do, a master painter who guides her into becoming a great artist, and they develop a strong friendship of mentor and disciple. The drama has won numerous awards, including the Asian TV Series Special Award at the 2010 Shanghai Television Festival and the silver award at the 2010 Houston International Film Festival, while actress Moon Geun-young received the grand prize at the 2008 SBS Drama Awards, as well as Best TV Actress at the 2009 Baeksang Arts Awards and 2008 Grimae Awards for her role.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 230
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 65 min
Plot tags: psychological, captivating, disturbing, period drama
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River Where the Moon Rises (2021)
Plot Summary:
Born a princess and raised a soldier, Pyeong Gang is a woman with big dreams and limitless ambition. Determined to become the first Empress of Goguryeo, Pyeong Gang will stop at nothing to make her dream come true. Clever and level headed, Pyeong Gang is well aware of the obstacles that stand in her way and she’s more than capable of taking them on. With meticulous planning, she sets out to make her dream come true. But things take an unexpected turn, the day she meets On Dal.
IMDB Rating: 7.6
IMDB Votes: 538
Genere: History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration: 60 min
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, historical drama
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Because of Meeting You (2017)
Plot Summary:
Zhang Guo Guo grew up in a Wonton shop and is also the food-delivery girl for the town. Although she did not receive high education, she is loved by her neighborhood because of her enthusiastic and sincere personality. But what people don’t know is that Guo Guo is actually a famous embroidery workshop boss‘s daughter, and an accident caused her to grow up in the small town.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 143
Genere: Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, captivating
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Flowers for My Life (2007)
Plot Summary:
Na Hana loves money more than anything. she left her home town for Seoul. She decided that the only way she could be with money is to marry a rich man who will die soon. She soon meets Yoon Ho Sang, a young man who is a poor, troublemaker, and also loves money, but is in diguise of a very rich man who died. these two meet and soon love sparks but Ho Sang has a serious cancer problem which he first lied to a man who he owes money to.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining, dorama
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Onzoshi Boys (2019)
Plot Summary:
Three high school girls are chosen among 700,000 applicants to be on the reality show “Marry the Prince”. They must find their true love in the four princes they encounter.
IMDB Rating: 7.1
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Romance
Country: Japan
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Far Away Love (2016)
Plot Summary:
Meng Chu-Xia is a kind-hearted and optimistic single 28-year-old ‘shengnu’ (‘leftover woman’) who takes care of the son of her long lost sister. Shen An is a businessman who has returned to China from overseas to start a new company. When Shen An and Chu-Xia meet, they are both not expecting to find love. Shen An is engaged to be married and Chu-Xia is struggling to raise her teenage nephew.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 59
Genere: Romance
Country: China
Duration: 44 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, captivating, entertaining
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Prince of Lan Ling (2013)
Plot Summary:
A prophecy foretold that victory goes to the one who has the priestess' blessing. Yang Xue Wu, the last priestess of her clan, unwittingly embroiled in a war between Northern Qi and Northern Zhou. Although she foresees the tragic fate of Lan Ling Wang, the general of Northern Qi, she nonetheless falls in love with him and helps him win the war against Yuwen Yong, the king of Northern Zhou. But destiny can not be altered.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 166
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China, Taiwan
Duration:
Plot tags: costume drama, romantic, atmospheric, scenic, stylized, intense
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Love Yunge from the Desert (2015)
Plot Summary:
Yun Zhong Ge also known as Song in the Clouds is a sequel to Ballad of the Desert. During the Western Han Dynasty, an eight-year-old Emperor Zhao of Han meets a girl Huo Yunge (daughter of Huo Qubing and Jin Yu from Ballad of the Desert), who rescued him from the cold of the desert. Ten years later, Huo is now a beautiful young woman, who could not forget the boy she saved. However, she mistook another Liu Bing Yi as Emperor Liu Fu Ling. Yunge helplessly watched him marry Xu Pingjun. The heartbroken Huo later meets a handsome Meng Jue, only later to find herself embroiled in a power struggles within the imperial palace.
IMDB Rating: 6.1
IMDB Votes: 16
Genere: History, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, entertaining
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The King's Woman (2017)
Plot Summary:
Gong Sun Li is the grand-daughter and disciple of military commander Gong Sun Yu. Jing Ke and Li have been in love with each other since they were children. While trying to protect Li during an attack, Jing Ke is poisoned. Li’s beauty has seized the interest of the Qin Emperor, Ying Zheng, and Li agrees to marry him in order to save Jing Ke.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 670
Genere: Action, Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: sentimental, romantic, uplifting, touching, sweet, costume drama, historical romance
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General and I (2017)
Plot Summary:
Brilliant strategist Bai Ping Ting and prince-general Chu Bei Jie of rival kingdoms find themselves torn between loyalty to the country and their passionate love for each other.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 334
Genere: Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: sentimental, romantic, uplifting, touching, sweet, costume drama, soap opera
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The Great Seer (2012)
Plot Summary:
The Great Seer is a 2012 South Korean historical television series, starring Ji Sung, Ji Jin-hee, Song Chang-eui, Kim So-yeon and Lee Yoon-ji. Set during the turbulent decline of Goryeo, it is about practicers of divination and the power that they hold over the fate of the country. It aired on SBS from October 10, 2012 to February 7, 2013 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 35 episodes.
IMDB Rating: 7.7
IMDB Votes: 85
Genere: Action, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: exciting, captivating, tense, touching, family saga, crying
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Overlord (2020)
Plot Summary:
During the late Tang Dynasty, the lives of people from different social classes never intersected, despite the fact that they lived side-by-side. With his keen sense and a thriving silk trade, Li Qing Liu had worked hard to become one of the most prominent leaders of the upper elite. At the same time, Long Ao Yi was using her quick wit and tenacity to climb her way through the ranks of the Longzhu Clan. Though living entirely different lives, Qing Liu and Ao Yi had both made a name for themselves as two of the strongest leaders of their respective classes.
IMDB Rating: 6.9
IMDB Votes: 107
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, emotional, talky
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The Princess Weiyoung (2016)
Plot Summary:
A princess descended from a ruined noble family disguises herself as the woman who saved her life and embarks on a mission to avenge her loved ones.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 1000
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: suspenseful, captivating, suspense, costume drama, soap opera
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Love a Lifetime (2020)
Plot Summary:
A story that follows Nalan Yue, a man with two identities. He falls for the bold Rong Hua, a young maiden with a good heart yet their ties are deeper and more complicated due to the generation before them. To support her father Rong Jingfeng in his efforts to help others, Rong Hua travels far and wide in search of the missing healing tool known as Chi Hua Zhu. However, the journey is treacherous. She falls into danger many times and gets rescued by Nalan Yue. Unbeknownst to them, their families are caught in an intricate web of revenge and hate. Falling for each other at first sight, they decide to use their sincerity to convince the older generation to let go of the hatred in their hearts but a plan to once again hurt the Nalan clan is set in motion. At the same time, Nalan Yue is forced to become the successor of a demonic martial arts technique. Believing that Nalan Yue can overcome his inner demons, Rong Hua continues to stay by his side.
IMDB Rating: 7.4
IMDB Votes: 30
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: light, visually appealing, sentimental, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Sweet Tai Chi (2020)
Plot Summary:
Feng Piaopiao seems ladylike enough to the rest of the world – artistic, well-read, musically-inclined, and always carrying a book with her. But between the tomes are hidden manhua, and all her paintings and calligraphy are actually by her grandfather. When she accidentally saves a classmate Wei Chu with Tai chi learned from her grandfather, she realizes that her skills are far more advanced than she had thought. From then on, her life becomes entangled with that of Wei Chu and Tai chi. Yet because her grandfather once betrayed his Tai-chi clan, she must constantly chose whether to use her skills to save lives at the risk of their identity be revealed. Soon, she learns that Wei Chu has a secret of his own – he is the heir to the same Tai chi clan that her grandfather once betrayed. Will he find out her secret first before she figures out how to clear her grandfather’s name?.
IMDB Rating: 7.9
IMDB Votes: 58
Genere: Action, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: light, romantic, atmospheric, sweet
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Warriors of the Yang Clan (2004)
Plot Summary:
Based on the historical exploits of the Yang military family during the Song Dynasty, this drama begins as war between China and the neighboring Liao kingdom is about to begin.
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 34
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration: 42 min
Plot tags: romantic, captivating
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Legend of Yun Xi (2018)
Plot Summary:
Han Yun Xi is the daughter of an imperial physician who lost her mother when young, but maintains a cheerful and optimistic disposition. Yun Xi is naturally talented in medical science and proficient in traditional medicine, but suffers from the jealousy and avoidance of others. By a stroke of fate, she marries the Duke of Qin, Long Fei Ye, and becomes embroiled in the changing politics of the imperial court. Yun Xirelies on her high-level medical skills, wisdom, far-sighted brain, and compassionate heart to expel the poisons of a great official, get rid of secret agents for the Duke of Qin, eliminate the plague for the common citizens, and cure the crown prince’s strange illness.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 262
Genere: Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: costume drama, sentimental, semi serious, visually appealing
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The Legend of Zu (2015)
Plot Summary:
He was the chosen one. Lu Pao is a dangerous swordsman who is out to get his hands on the powerful Red Ghost Stone. The Sushan School, China’s most famous and influential martial arts school, is the guardian of the stone and protector of the world. The school’s headmaster puts the precious Red Ghost Stone into the body of the talented young swordsman Ding Yin in order to keep it from falling into Lu Pao’s hands. Ding Yin enters the Sushan School to train to become the best swordsman in the world and vows to keep the world safe from the evil doings of Lu Pao. But then Ding Yin meets Lu Pao’s daughter, Yu Wu Xing, who looks just like his dead wife. When Ding Yin falls in love with Wu Xing, will he be able to carry out his mission?.
IMDB Rating: 6.4
IMDB Votes: 55
Genere: Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, History, Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: tense, captivating, suspense, disturbing, xianxia
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The Wolf (2020)
Plot Summary:
Towards the end of the Tang Dynasty, Zhu Wen usurped the throne and established the Liang Kingdom. A boy from the wild accidentally falls off a cliff while being pursued for saving wolf pups. He is rescued by Zhu Wen who adopts him as a son, and is renamed Zhu Youwen. Ten years later, the young boy has been conferred the title Prince of Bo and he meets and falls in love with Zhaixing, the daughter of a governor. Zhaixing discovers that Zhu Youwen is kind and righteous in spite of his status and the two become embroiled in a struggle for power.
IMDB Rating: 7.8
IMDB Votes: 4000
Genere: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: China
Duration: 45 min
Plot tags: romantic, touching, captivating, political, suspenseful
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The Emperor: Owner of the Mask (2017)
Plot Summary:
In the 1700's, Crown Prince Lee Sun fights against Pyunsoo hwe. Pyunsoo hwe is an organization that has accumulated power and wealth through privatizing water all over Joseon. Crown Prince Lee Sun becomes a hope for the people who suffers. Ga-Eun is the woman Crown Prince Lee Sun loves and she helps him grow as a ruler.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 716
Genere: Drama, History, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags: sincere, disturbing, psychological, tense, captivating
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Joseon Survival (2019)
Plot Summary:
Han Jung-Rok is a former national archer and current deliveryman from 2019. He ends up traveling to the past with his first love, Lee Hye-Jin and meets Im Kkeok-Jeong, a famous thief from the Joseon dynasty. Together, they struggle to survive, put their lives at stake for the people they love, and share a strong friendship.
IMDB Rating: 6.6
IMDB Votes: 27
Genere: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Country: South Korea
Duration:
Plot tags:
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Prophet Joseph (2008)
Plot Summary:
This story basically follows the most important happenings in Prophet Josephs life, from the view of muslims. The most important happenings are: 1. his travel to egypt 2. his rise and growing up in Egypt 3. his life problems when his "owner" Zuleikha falls in love with him and wants him to return the love to him. 4. his stay in prison, and how he reforms the prisoners. 5. his return by the side of the Pharao. 6. his uprising to the side of the pharao as his advisor. 7. his brothers coming to egypt, and how he decides to make them regret their mistakes so they can receive forgivness, and peace. 8. his reunion with his family after more than 20 years.
IMDB Rating: 7.5
IMDB Votes: 8000
Genere: Biography, Drama, History, Romance
Country: Iran
Duration: 55 min
Plot tags: biblical, sincere, serious, suspenseful
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Star-Crossed Lovers (2022)
Plot Summary:
Tian Jue, a girl with a dream of comics, has been working hard for many years. Then one day after an accidental kiss with a strange man she develops a telepathic connection with him. She later realizes that this strange man is the hero from her comics, An Bai Ye. However, he is not just her comic book character come to life but a real alien. An Bai Ye has been looking for years for a specific stone that can save his home planet, only to see that Tian Jue is wearing it, and if he takes it from her, she'll die. So he decides that he'll take it from her after helping her comic dreams come true, seems simple enough ...until they fall in love. Adapted from the novel Xing Hai Qiang Wei (星海蔷薇) by Fresh Guo Guo.
IMDB Rating: 8.8
IMDB Votes: 11
Genere: Romance
Country: China
Duration:
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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Servet (2018)
Plot Summary:
The only thing that can be called real fortune in the world where everybody's fortune is pursuing is; A story about love. Ferah Feza was one of the thousands of young people who had to fill the age of 18 every year and have to leave their dorm. But there was an important difference from the others, she was not alone. She had a great family, yet she did not even know it, and she was so rich she could not even imagine. Can Yigit was 29 years old. Just like Ferah, he had lost his parents. He grew up like a child, but under the wings of an important business man around the country, he was able to do whatever he wanted, no matter what his son was like. In this age there was a man and money that no one could easily have, and this great family ruled. Can and Ferah stayed in the middle of a fight made for a huge fortune that can not be shared.
IMDB Rating: 5.8
IMDB Votes: 168
Genere: Romance
Country: Turkey
Duration: 120 min
Plot tags: romantic, psychological, captivating, disturbing
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Paanch Phoron (2019)
Plot Summary:
Five directors come together to narrate five different romantic tales, with one common ingredient - "Love".
IMDB Rating: 6.3
IMDB Votes: 101
Genere: Romance
Country: India
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, disturbing
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The Secret Message (2015)
Plot Summary:
Woo-Hyun is Korean man and Haruka is Japanese woman. They live different lives, but they both carry emotional scars from their first love. Woo-Hyun has yet to get over his first love, but he still wants to believe in true love. Haruka is a woman wants answers relating to love.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 120
Genere: Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 15 min
Plot tags: psychological, romantic, captivating, disturbing
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A Trick of Fate (2022)
Plot Summary:
After spending ten years wrongfully imprisoned for the death of his girlfriend Elisa, the illusionist Davi returns to the farm that belongs to his girlfriend’s family under another identity and discovers that her younger sister, Isadora, has become exactly like Elisa. The two fall madly in love, but they will have to fight against nasty Joaquim and other external factors that threaten this great passion.
IMDB Rating: 8.3
IMDB Votes: 68
Genere: Romance
Country: Brazil
Duration:
Plot tags: romantic, captivating, disturbing, novela
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Just You (2013)
Plot Summary:
After paying her rent 6 months in advance, Liang Liang Chen (Guo Xue Fu) receives a court notification that her home will be seized. New owner Yi Chi (Aaron Yan) doesn't make it any easier when he holds her house deed hostage and practically threatens her to move out. As if things couldn't get any worse, Liang Liang's new boss steps into the office, and declares a ban on office romance. Who would’ve guessed that the new boss is none other than her newest enemy, Yi Chi? Now the distant and evil landlord is promoted to an insufferable boss who is persecuting love! It's a full on war both on and off the clock as Liang Liang is determined to change Yi Chi's ways.
IMDB Rating: 7.3
IMDB Votes: 389
Genere: Romance
Country: Taiwan
Duration: 80 min
Plot tags: sincere, romantic, captivating, entertaining, disturbing
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Pompeii (2007)
Plot Summary:
Forbidden love blossoms in the city of Pompeii, which until the eruption of volcano Vesuvius in 79 AD, is one of the empire's most powerful cities.
IMDB Rating: 4.5
IMDB Votes: 228
Genere: History, Romance
Country: Italy
Duration: 200 min
Plot tags: exciting, epic, serious, suspenseful, realistic, period drama
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In-House Marriage Honey (2020)
Plot Summary:
A young couple got married almost immediately after meeting each other through a dating app and did not realised that they were working for the same company. They decided to keep their marriage a secret from their company and friends. At first, both parties thought it's okay to get married without love but they gradually got attracted to each other.
IMDB Rating: 7.2
IMDB Votes: 375
Genere: Romance
Country: Japan
Duration: 25 min
Plot tags: dorama, romantic, psychological, captivating, disturbing