Period Drama Movies

1956 Japanese film, originally released in two parts.

Japanese film.

Two German soldiers has taken a Norwegian soldier as prisoner, during one of the cold Scandianvian winter nights during WW2. They are thankful that...

1956 Japanese film, originally released in three parts.

Throughout a period of 50 years, three couples live in the same apartment in different eras. Based on human emotions, we follow the couples in their...

Period drama based on the novel by Saisei Murō.

Inspired by the legacy of the Mirabal Sisters, siblings in the Dominican Republic who opposed the brutal dictatorship of Rafael Trujillo. Three of...

In this politically charged drama, the turbulent times just following Marshal Tito's rejection of ties to Moscow comes to life. Interestingly, even...

A nobleman bribes a maidservant to gain access to the palace and poison the crown prince. Another noble, loyal to the royal family, learns the of the...

The Bang Bang Club were four fearless young photographers who set out to expose the reality of Apartheid in South Africa - a battle that changed a...

Based on the story of Shimizu no Jirocho.

Japanese film.

The lifelong friendship of two rural Irish girls is put on the test when they grow up and leave for the big city, each with different life goals in...

A 1960s period thriller centring around a gang of ex-airforce servicemen who now run a nefarious smuggling operation.

1716, Yoshimune becomes the 8th Shogun as high Shogunate officials are attacked. While the government tries to keep these incidents under wraps, they...

The life story of Herman, a promising young man who under extreme circumstances changed into Romania's most effective torture machine in the infamous...

Part of the Shûhei Fujisawa New Drama Series.

The story of the influential 19th century British poet Dante Gabriel Rossetti and his troubled and somewhat morbid relationship with his wife and his...

A story about a spear master’s spiritual and martial discipline.

A lord explores the lives of common people.