Based On or Inspired By...
This is a list composed of series and movies containing the tags 'Based on True Story', 'Inspired By Real Person', 'Inspired By Real Events', 'Historical Figure', 'Biographical', 'Hwaseong Serial Murders', etc.
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1. A Fada do Levantamento de Peso, Kim Bok Joo
Korean Drama - 2016, 16 episodes
- Inspired by Real Person
*Inspired by the life of South Korean Olympic weightlifter gold-medalist Jang Mi Ran.
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2. Túnel
Korean Drama - 2017, 16 episodes
- Hwaseong Serial Murders
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3. Short
Korean Drama - 2018, 4 episodes
- Inspired by Real Person
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4. O Grande Mestre
Hong Kong Movie - 2008
- Based on True Story
- Biographical
*Semi biographical martial arts film very loosely based on the life of Yip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun and master of Bruce Lee.
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5. O Grande Mestre 2
Hong Kong Movie - 2010
- Inspired by Real Person
- Biographical
*Semi biographical martial arts film very loosely based on the life of Yip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun and master of Bruce Lee.
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6. Rainha Cheorin
Korean Drama - 2020, 20 episodes
- Historical Figure
- Queen Cheorin
*Queen Cheorin (27 April 1837 – 12 June 1878), also known as Queen Dowager Myeongsun (명순대비) was a Queen consort of Korea by marriage to Cheoljong of Joseon.
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7. The Long Ballad
Chinese Drama - 2021, 49 episodes
- Historical Figure
- Emperor Taizong of Tang
*Emperor Taizong of Tang (28 January 598 – 10 July 649), previously Prince of Qin, personal name Li Shimin, was the second emperor of the Tang dynasty of China, ruling from 626 to 649.
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8. Rainha Dugu
Chinese Drama - 2019, 50 episodes
- Historical Figure
- Empress Wenxian of Sui*
- Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou**
- Emperor Wen of Sui***
- Emperor Ming of Northern Zhou****
*Dugu Qieluo or Dugu Jialuo (Chinese: 獨孤伽羅; 544/553[1] – September 10, 602[2]), formally Empress Wenxian (文獻皇后), was an empress of the Chinese Sui dynasty. She was the wife of Emperor Wen.
**Emperor Wu of Northern Zhou ((北)周武帝) (543–578), personal name Yuwen Yong (宇文邕), Xianbei name Miluotu (禰羅突), was an emperor of the Xianbei dynasty Northern Zhou. [Northern Zhou was the last of the Northern dynasties of China's Northern and Southern dynasties.
***Founder and first emperor of China's Sui dynasty (581–618 AD). He reigned from 581 to 604.
****Born in 534, from 557 till 560 he ruled as the emperor of the Xianbei dynasty Northern Zhou (557 - 581), the last of the Northern Dynasties of China's Northern and Southern dynasties period.
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9. Taxista
Korean Drama - 2021, 16 episodes
- Based on True Story
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10. O Grande Mestre 4
Hong Kong Movie - 2019
- Inspired by Real Person
- Biographical
*Semi biographical martial arts film very loosely based on the life of Yip Man, a grandmaster of the martial art Wing Chun and master of Bruce Lee.
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11. Procuradoria de Elite
Chinese Drama - 2023, 40 episodes
- Based on True Story
*This drama was based on real-life stories handled by the Chinese Supreme People’s Procuratorate.
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12. Only Friends
Thai Drama - 2023, 12 episodes
- Inspired by Real Events
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13. Rainha Cheorin: A Floresta de Bambu
Korean Special - 2021, 2 episodes
- Historical Figure
- Queen Cheorin
*Queen Cheorin (27 April 1837 – 12 June 1878), also known as Queen Dowager Myeongsun (명순대비) was a Queen consort of Korea by marriage to Cheoljong of Joseon.
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14. The Raincoat Killer: Chasing a Predator in Korea
Korean Special - 2021, 3 episodes
- Based on True Story
- "The Raincoat Killer"