I'd particularly be interested in seeing a depiction of warfare, or daily life under an empire or something.

I have images of this stuff when I think about Medieval Europe, or Ancient Rome , but this stuff draws a lot of blanks in other parts of the world.

Any suggestions?

  • Wertheimer [any]
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    2 years ago

    I don't know shit about accurate costumes and decor, but Kenji Mizoguchi has a film (The Princess Yang Kwei Mei) set in Tang dynasty China that's pretty good. His Sansho the Bailiff, one of the greatest and most depressing films ever made, is set in the Heian Period of Japan.

    Gate of Hell, Kuroneko, and Rashomon are also set in the Heian Period. All these, plus the Mizoguchis, are available on the Criterion Channel.

    There are plenty of Chinese historical TV shows set in medieval times - lots of Ming Dynasty romance dramas, several adaptations of Legend of the Condor Heroes (written in the 20th century, set in the 13th). Then there are the adaptations of the Four Classic Novels - Water Margin / Outlaws of the Marsh is set during the Song Dynasty; Romance of the Three Kingdoms (there are two acclaimed adaptations of this) is AD 180-230, or thereabouts.