Title: The Three Kingdoms Era in Popular Culture
Short Title: Three Kingdoms Media
Original Author: Mikhail
Description: A brief list of the many types of mediums that utilize the stories, characters and settings of the Three Kingdoms Era.
Anime
Koutetsu Sangokushi

Aired: April 2007 - September 2007 (25 Episodes)
Running Time: 30 Minutes
Network: TV Tokyo
Websites: http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/koutetsu-sangokushi/
Genre: Action, adventure, historical
Plot Synopsis: In a land ravaged by war, Rikuson Hakugen, a mysterious wanderer enters the service of the nation of Go where he makes it his mission to retrieve an ancient artifact to fulfill his family's legacy. Unbeknownst to himself, his fate and the fates of everyone he knows is being shaped by a figure close to him.
Notes: Characters and places are referred in their Japanese forms. However, the overall settings and characters are still based on the Three Kingdoms era. For example, Lu Xun is referred to Rikuson Hakugen while Gi, Go and Shoku are Wei, Wu and Shu respectively.
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Mangas
The Ravages of Time

Released: 2001 - Present
Chapters: 83 (Ongoing)
Author: Chan Mou
Artist: Chan Mou
Publisher: Tong Li Comics
Genre: Action, drama, historical
Official Plot Synopis: Nearly 2000 years ago, the prosperous Han dynasty of China collapsed. Heroes rose and fell, and three nations emerged--Wei, Shu, and Wu. Historians refer to this period as the three kingdoms period. The romance of the three kingdom is an intriguing tale of heroic deeds, of alliance forged and broken, of loyalty and betrayal...
Notes: The manga takes a different approach to the usual portrayal of the Three Kingdoms era in that the manga takes the Sima family as its protagonists.
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Motion Pictures
Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon

Released: 2001 - Present
Running Time: 102 Minutes
: Tong L
Director: Daniel Lee
Starring: Andy Lau (as Zhao Zilong), Sammo Hung (as Luo Ping-An), Maggie Q (as Cao Ying)
Website: http://www.resurrectionofthedragon.com/
Genre: Action, drama, historical
Plot Synopis: [N/A]
Notes: The movie portrays Zhao Yun (Zilong) in a more fictional spin instead of a historical viewpoint.
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Red Cliff (aka The Battle of Red Cliff)
Released: July 10, 2008
Running Time: [N/A]
Distributor: Summit Entertainment
Director: John Woo
Starring: Tony Leung (as Zhou Yu), Takeshi Kaneshiro (as Zhuge Liang), Zhang Fengyi (as Cao Cao), Chang Chen (as Sun Quan), Zhao Wei (as Sun Shangxiang), Hu Jun (as Zhao Yun), Lin Chi-Ling (as Xiao Qiao)
Website: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0425637/
Genre: Action, drama, historical
Plot Synopis: [N/A]
Notes: The budget of this project is reported to be $80 million (USD) which makes it the most expensive motion picture ever created in China.
Television Shows
Romance of the Three Kingdoms (TV Serial)

Aired: 1995 (84 Episodes)
Running Time: 44 Minutes
Network: China Central Television - CCTV
Websites: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108914/
Genre: Drama, historical
Plot Synopsis: [N/A]
Notes: A live-action adaptation of the novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Many of the battles were performed with a large amount of extras and was acted in an epic scale, especially the battles of Guan Du, Chi Bi, Hu Lao Gate, etc.
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