Minority Ethnic Groups | 少数民族题材

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【Actor Representation Scale】
5/5 = ALL ethnic-minority roles are played by actors of the matching heritage.
4.9/5 = Actors are ALL Taiwanese aborigines, just not the same group (too difficult to cast).
4/5 = MOST match.
3/5 = SOME match.
2/5 = Only 1-2 match.
1/5 = Minority roles are played by actors from a DIFFERENT minority ethnicity.
0/5 = NONE match.

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1. Turbulence of the Mu Clan

Chinese Drama - 2012, 40 episodes

Nakhi/Naxi [Lijiang chiefdom].
Actor Representation: 1/5
2. Seqalu: Formosa 1867

Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 12 episodes

10

Paiwan [Seqalu Confederacy] + Puyuma [Seqalu Confederacy] + Makatao.
Actor Representation: 4/5
Languages: Paiwan, Hokkien, Hakka, English, Mandarin.
Note: Not historically accurate.
3. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale II - Rainbow Bridge

Taiwanese Movie - 2011

10

Seediq.
Actor Representation: 4.9/5
Languages: Seediq, Japanese, Hokkien.
4. Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale

Taiwanese Movie - 2011

10

Seediq.
Actor Representation: 4.9/5
Languages: Seediq, Japanese, Hokkien.
5. Dana Sakura

Taiwanese Drama - 2003, 20 episodes

Seediq.
Actor Representation: 4/5
6. Port of Lies

Taiwanese Drama - 2023, 8 episodes

10

Amis.
Actor Representation: 4/5.
Languages: Amis, Mandarin, Hokkien, Indonesian, Javanese.
7. That Mountain That Sea

Chinese Drama - 2022, 28 episodes

She 畲
8. The Sun Shines on Tashkurgan

Chinese Movie - 2022

Tajik
9. Da Shan De Nu Er

Chinese Drama - 2022, 30 episodes

Zhuang.
Note: CCP propaganda
10. Red Flowers and Green Leaves

Chinese Movie - 2018

7.0

Hui.
Actor Representation: 5/5
11. We Are Family

Chinese Drama - 2019, 32 episodes

8.5

Han + Uyghur + Hui + Wa + Bai + Tibetan + Mongol + Nanai/Hezhe.
Actor Representation: 4/5.
Language: Mandarin.
Note: CCP propaganda.
12. The Blossom of Suoma

Chinese Drama - 2017, 32 episodes

Yi/Nuosu
13. She Xiang Fu Ren

Chinese Drama - 2011, 30 episodes

Yi/Nuosu [Mu'ege/Shuixi chiefdom] + Mongol.
Actor Representation: 1/5
14. Ashima

Chinese Movie - 1964

Sani (subgroup of Yi/Nuosu)
15. If You Love Express It

Chinese Movie - 2024

Bai
16. Da Li Princess

Chinese Drama - 2009, 31 episodes

Bai.
Actor Representation: 1/5
Note: Takes place in during Qing dynasty (Dali prefecture), not Dali kingdom.
17. Five Golden Flowers

Chinese Movie - 1959

Bai
18. Legend of Southwest Dance and Music

Chinese Drama - 2013, 42 episodes

Pyu [Pyu city-states] + Dai/Tai [Ruili city] + Proto-Bai [Nanzhao kingdom] (fictional version, not real history)
19. Let Me Understand Your Language

Chinese Drama - 2019, 36 episodes

Dai/Tai
20. Fell in Love in Xishuangbanna

Chinese Movie - 1997

3.5

Dai/Tai.
Actor Representation: 4/5
21. Peacock Princess

Chinese Movie - 1982

Tai Lue (subgroup of Dai) [Kingdom of Chiang Hung]
22. Legend of Xiang Xi

Chinese Drama - 2007, 34 episodes

Tujia + Miao
23. The Flower of Revenge

Chinese Movie - 2016

Miao + Bouyei/Buyi.
Note: CCP propaganda
24. Wipe Out the Bandits on Wulong Mountain

Chinese Drama - 2012, 30 episodes

Han + Miao.
Note: CCP propaganda
25. Wan Chun

Taiwanese Drama - 1990, 18 episodes

Han + Miao
26. Alifu, the Prince/ss

Taiwanese Movie - 2017

Paiwan.
Actor Representation: 5/5
27. Rainless Love in a Godless Land

Taiwanese Drama - 2021, 13 episodes

Amis
28. Gaga

Taiwanese Movie - 2022

Atayal
29. Hang in There, Kids!

Taiwanese Movie - 2016

Atayal
30. Somewhere Over the Dreamland

Taiwanese Movie - 2003

Atayal
31. Wa Tan Te Chiu Ping

Taiwanese Special - 2002, 1 episode

Atayal
32. Man from Island West

Taiwanese Movie - 1991

Atayal
33. Listen Before You Sing

Taiwanese Movie - 2021

Taiwanese Aborigine
34. Tale of the Lost Boys

Filipino Movie - 2017

Taiwanese Aborigine
35. Wawa No Cidal

Taiwanese Movie - 2015

Taiwanese Aborigine
36. Way Back Into Love

Taiwanese Drama - 2011, 22 episodes

Taiwanese Aborigine
37. KANO

Taiwanese Movie - 2014

Yamato /Japanese + Han + Taiwanese Aborigine
38. To the Wonder

Chinese Drama - 2024, 8 episodes

Han + Kazakh
39. An Eternal Lamb

Chinese Movie - 2010

Kazakh.
Language: Kazakh.
40. Love of Tangbula Grasslands

Chinese Movie - 2006

Han + Kazakh
41. Lilac Horse

Chinese Movie - 1979

7.0

Kazakh.
Actor representation: Uyghur actors playing Kazakh characters?
Note: CCP propaganda.
42. Visitors on the Icy Mountain

Chinese Drama - 2006, 30 episodes

Tajik.

Note: CCP propaganda
43. Visitors on the Icy Mountain

Chinese Movie - 1963

Tajik.
Actor Representation: 2/5.

Note: CCP propaganda
44. Demi Gods & Semi Devils

Chinese Drama - 2003, 40 episodes

Han + Khitan [Liao dynasty] + Bai [Dali Kingdom] + Tangut [Western Xia dynasty]
45. The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils

Hong Kong Drama - 1997, 45 episodes

Han + Khitan [Liao dynasty] + Bai [Dali Kingdom] + Tangut [Western Xia dynasty]
46. Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils: Divine Sword of Six Meridians

Hong Kong Drama - 1982, 30 episodes

Han + Khitan [Liao dynasty] + Bai [Dali Kingdom] + Tangut [Western Xia dynasty]
47. The Long Ballad

Chinese Drama - 2021, 49 episodes

7.0

Han + Gokturk [Ashina tribe] + Uyghur [Mobei + Monan = Uyghur Khaganate] (fictional version, not real history).
Censored: Ashile Sun is khitan, Mimigul etc. is uyghur.
Actor Representation: 1/5
48. Prince of Lan Ling

Chinese Drama - 2013, 46 episodes

Han + Mongol + Xianbei + Gokturk
49. The Lychee Road

Chinese Movie - 2025

8.5

Han + Dong/Kam.
Actor Representation: 0/5
50. The Litchi Road

Chinese Drama - 2025, 35 episodes

Han + Dong/Kam + ancient Central Asian groups.
Actor Representation: 2/5 (Only 2 central asians)
51. The Little Nyonya

Chinese Drama - 2020, 45 episodes

7.0

Baba Nyonya [Malaysia, Singapore].
Actor Representation: 0/5
Note: Original Singaporean version is much more realistic (culturally) than this remake.
52. Under Changbai Mountains My Family

Chinese Drama - 2012, 29 episodes

Chosonjok (Koreans in China)
53. Legend of the General Who Never Was

Hong Kong Drama - 1985, 20 episodes

Han + Goryeo + Tibetan [Tibetan Empire 吐蕃]
54. Only Thought of You

Chinese Drama - 2025, 16 episodes

Han + Tibetan
55. Finding Home in Blossoms

Chinese Drama - 2025, 12 episodes

Han + Tibetan
56. The City of Sunlight

Chinese Drama - 2024, 21 episodes

Tibetan
57. Xue Lian Hua Sheng Kai Di Di Fang

Chinese Drama - 2023, 32 episodes

Tibetan
58. Lhamo and Skalbe

Chinese Movie - 2019

Tibetan
59. Ala Changso

Chinese Movie - 2018

Tibetan
60. Wangdrak's Rain Boots

Chinese Movie - 2018

Tibetan
61. Sunshine that Can Move Mountains

Chinese Movie - 2017

Tibetan
62. The Untold Story of Tibet

Chinese Drama - 2013, 50 episodes

Tibetan
63. Shambhala

Thai Movie - 2012

Thai + Tibetan
64. Shangri-La

Chinese Drama - 2011, 30 episodes

Tibetan
65. Prince of the Himalayas

Chinese Movie - 2006

Tibetan
66. Kekexili: Mountain Patrol

Chinese Movie - 2004

Han + Tibetan
67. Chen Ai Luo Ding

Chinese Drama - 2003, 25 episodes

Tibetan
68. Red River Valley

Chinese Movie - 1997

Tibetan
69. Thou Shalt Not Love

Chinese Drama - 0000, 12 episodes

Han + Uyghur
70. Bloom Life

Chinese Drama - 0000, 24 episodes

Han + Uyghur
71. Fragrance of the Pomegranates

Chinese Drama - 2025, 20 episodes

Han + Uyghur
72. Brother

Chinese Drama - 2024, 24 episodes

Han + Uyghur
73. Ordinary Hero

Chinese Movie - 2022

9.0

Uyghur.
Language: Mandarin.
Actor Representation: 5/5
74. Yu Tian Ya Ke Xi

Chinese Drama - 2022, 20 episodes

Uyghur
75. Toy Teklipi

Chinese Movie - 2022

9.0

Uyghur.
Language: Uyghur.
Actor Representation: 5/5
76. Tartilmigan Suratlar Season 2

Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes

7.0

Uyghur.
Language: Uyghur.
Actor Representation: 5/5
77. Tartilmigan Suratlar

Chinese Drama - 2020, 12 episodes

5.0

Uyghur.
Language: Uyghur.
Actor Representation: 5/5
78. You Beautify My Life

Chinese Movie - 2018

7.0

Uyghur.
Language: Mandarin.
Actor Representation: 5/5
79. Anar Pishti

Chinese Drama - 2016, 12 episodes

8.0

Uyghur + Kazakh.
Language: Uyghur.
Actor Representation: 5/5
80. Qeshqerdiki Hekaye

Chinese Drama - 2016, 38 episodes

Uyghur.
Language: Uyghur.
Actor Representation: 5/5
81. Bu Ailige Qarang

Chinese Drama - 2014, 30 episodes

9.0

Uyghur.
Language: Uyghur.
Actor Representation: 5/5
82. Anarxan

Chinese Drama - 2013, 20 episodes

7.0

Uyghur.
Language: 2 versions, Uyghur-audio or Mandarin-audio.
Actor Representation: 5/5.
Note: CCP propaganda
83. Past Events of Mukam

Chinese Drama - 2009, 22 episodes

Uyghur.
Language: Mandarin.
Actor Representation: 5/5.
Note: CCP propaganda
84. The Turpan Love Song

Chinese Movie - 2006

7.5

Uyghur.
Language: Mandarin.
Actor Representation: 5/5
85. Amannisa Khan

Chinese Movie - 1993

8.0

Uyghur + Mongol [Yarkent Khanate].
(FL is uyghur, ML is mongol).
Language: Uyghur.
Actor Representation: 4/5
86. Mei Ren Zhi Si

Chinese Movie - 1986

10

Uyghur.
Language: Uyghur.
Actor Representation: 5/5
87. The Silk Road

Japanese Movie - 1988

Tangut [Western Xia dynasty] + Uyghur
88. Gherip Senem

Chinese Movie - 1981

9.0

Uyghur.
Language: Uyghur.
Actor Representation: 5/5
89. Anarxan

Chinese Movie - 1962

10

Uyghur.
Language: Uyghur.
Actor Representation: 5/5
Note: CCP propaganda
90. Rule the World

Chinese Drama - 2017, 45 episodes

Jurchen [Later Jin dynasty 1600s 后金] + Mongol
91. First Sword of Wudang

Chinese Drama - 2021, 39 episodes

Han + Jurchen + Miao
92. Genghis Khan

Chinese Drama - 2004, 30 episodes

Mongol + Jurchen + Tangut
93. Father's Grassland and Mother's River

Chinese Drama - 2023, 36 episodes

Han + Mongol
94. In Search of Lost Time

Chinese Movie - 2022

Mongol
95. Qi Dai

Chinese Movie - 2022

Mongol
96. The Saxaul

Chinese Drama - 2021, 1 episode

Mongol
97. The Curse of Turandot

Chinese Movie - 2021

Mongol
98. The Legend of Yongle Emperor

Chinese Drama - 2019, 58 episodes

Han + Mongol
99. Song of Love

Chinese Movie - 2019

Mongol
100. Mongolian Boyhood

Chinese Movie - 2018

Mongol