SimilarScreen
The Empress Dowager

The Empress Dowager

19757.02h 45m

Overview

This dragon lady of the Ching Dynasty was the power behind the throne for 50 years, and hew vast tapestry of palace intrigues is vividly brought to the screen in this memorable epic.

Directed by Li Han-Hsiang
Written by Li Han-Hsiang
Produced by Runme Shaw
0

Top Cast

Lisa Lu

Lisa Lu

Tsz Hei, Empress Dowager

Ti Lung

Ti Lung

Emperor Kuang Hsu

Hsiao Yao

Hsiao Yao

Concubine Chen

Miao Tian

Miao Tian

Chief Eunuch Li Lien Ying

David Chiang Da-Wei

David Chiang Da-Wei

Eunuch Ko Lien Tsai

Ivy Ling Po

Ivy Ling Po

Empress Chin Feng

Tanny Tien-Ni

Tanny Tien-Ni

Li Chieh

Chen Ping

Chen Ping

Concubine Jin

Shum Lo

Shum Lo

Eunuch Wang Shang

Cheung Ying

Cheung Ying

Tutor Weng Tung Ho

Trailer

About The Empress Dowager

The Empress Dowager is a action, adventure, drama film released in 1975. Directed by Li Han-Hsiang, it stars Lisa Lu, Ti Lung, Hsiao Yao. This dragon lady of the Ching Dynasty was the power behind the throne for 50 years, and hew vast tapestry of palace intrigues is vividly brought to the screen in this memorable epic.

Movies Similar to The Empress Dowager

Discover titles like The Empress Dowager — ranked by similarity and community votes

We found 15 movies similar to The Empress Dowager

If you enjoyed The Empress Dowager, you'll love these handpicked recommendations. Each title below shares similar themes, tone, and storytelling style. Our algorithm analyzes genres, keywords, director filmography, and cast connections to find the closest matches. Whether you're looking for the same emotional depth, narrative structure, or visual style, these picks are curated to deliver the best viewing experience for fans of The Empress Dowager.

The Golden Lotus
23% Match

Golden Lotus is based, in part, on Jin Ping Mei, a famous erotic novel of ancient China. Li Han-Hsiang adapted part of the story into this film, which starts with Hsi Men Ching, a successful merchant, wooing Pan Chin Lien, the beautiful wife of one of the townspeople.

Raining in the Mountain
21% Match

In Ming Dynasty China, the retiring abbot of a Buddhist monastery invites two dignitaries to help him choose a successor, not suspecting that both of them have hired help to steal a priceless parchment kept in the temple.

Dragon Fist
18% Match

After the death of his master, martial arts student Tong Huo-wan travels with his adoptive family to seek redress from the man responsible but finds himself torn between righteousness and filial piety after becoming entangled in a feud between a local clan and gangsters.

Cloudy Mountain
18% Match

The opening of the new tunnel, which took ten years to build, coincided with a series of serious cataclysms. The lives of 160,000 people depend on the actions of two people, a father and a son.

Eye for an Eye
15% Match

A highly trained and exceptionally deadly swordsman looks for revenge after being caught in the middle of a power struggle that results in the assassination of an innocent woman's family.

The Final Master
15% Match

Determined to pass down his art, the Final Master of Wing Chun is caught in a power struggle with malicious local officials and ultimately must choose between personal honor and his master’s dying wish.

Kid with the Golden Arm
14% Match

Jin bei tong opens with a group of escort guards preparing to move a shipment of gold from the local government to an area stricken by famine... one of the very few Venom films where all six Venom actors are present within a single film.

Clan of the White Lotus
14% Match

The Qing emperor releases all detained Shaolin disciples, but the vindictive White Lotus clan decides to exterminate all the disciples. One martial artist survives the onslaught, and constantly trains while in hiding for revenge.

A Writer's Odyssey
14% Match

Lu Kongwen is the author of a fantasy novel series following a heroic teenager, also named Kongwen, on a quest to end the tyrannical rule of Lord Redmane, under the guidance of a Black Armor. But through a strange twist of fate, the fantasy world of the novel begins to impact life in the real world, leading Guan Ning to accept a mission from Tu Ling to kill the author.

The Yin Yang Master
14% Match

The world is on the verge of a devastating war with monsters who are coming to retrieve the Scaling Stone. Yin Yang Master Qingming's life is in danger and he travels to different worlds to prepare for the upcoming assaults. On his journey, Qingming finds that the key to all the calamities is embracing his hybrid identity of both human and monster.

Gone with the Bullets
14% Match

Set in 1920s Shanghai, Ma Zouri and Xiang Feitian establish a notorious beauty pageant called the Flowers Competition. All of the city's elite attend the gala event, but when Wanyan Ying unexpectedly wins, it sets into motion a series of tragic events that change their destinies.

White Vengeance
13% Match

White Vengeance tells the story of two brothers contending for supremacy during the fall of the Qin Dynasty, which ruled Imperial China from 221 to 206 BC. As rebels rose, the nation fell into chaos. Liu Bang and Xiang Yu, became leaders of the rebellious army, and also became sworn brothers in battle.Xiang Yu and Liu Bang are close friends who both serve King Huai of Chu. King Huai uses a plot, saying that whoever can subvert the Qin kingdom in Guanzhong would be the Lord Qin, in order to benefit from the competition between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang. Xiang Yu is over-confident. He fights against the main force of Qin army, and entrusts Liu Bang with Yu Ji, the woman he loves.Liu Bang expresses his love to Yu Ji and takes the chance to invade Guanzhong first when most of Qin army is outside fighting against Xiang Yu’s army.