Best History movies of 1962

Actors : Rentarô Mikuni, Satomi Oka, Hashizô Ôkawa, Ryûtarô Ôtomo,
Directors : Nagisa Ôshima,

In the year 1637 in Shimabara of Tokugawa-era Japan, oppressed peasant Christians revolt against the shogunate with the aid of a charismatic Christian rebel leader Shiro Amakusa.

Actors : Moran Li, Jie Li, Ke Poo, Xueqin Pang,
Directors : Nong Lin,

In 1894 the Japanese Imperial Navy provokes the Chinese navy to test defenses. Some Chinese want to make concessions while others want to fight. When Japan invades, some naval officers put up a heroic resistance.

Actors : Carlos Padilla Jr., Bob Soler, Eddie Mesa, Lopito,
Directors : Abraham Cruz,

The elite of the katipunan chosen for their individual achievement unsurpassed courage incredible heroism.

Actors : Jack Hawkins, Folco Lulli, Michel Le Royer, Pascale Audret,
Directors : Jean Dréville,

During the American War of Independence, French officer and nobleman La Fayette comes to America's aid with men, money and weapons and becomes a Major-General under George Washington's command.

Actors : Alessandra Panaro, Ann Todd, Sean Flynn, José Nieto,
Directors : Tulio Demicheli,

The son of a notorious pirate is placed on the path of righteousness by his love for a beautiful young woman.

Actors : Aldo Berti, Giulio Bosetti, Elsa Albani, Giuseppe Addobbati,
Directors : Jean Delannoy,

This loose biopic relates the adult life of Paolina (Paulette), the sister of Napoleon Bonaparte. She is portrayed as a willful, yet impulsive woman, through her marriages and scandals, through the heights and depths of Napoleon's life.

Actors : Eijirô Tôno, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Ken Takakura, Hibari Misora,
Directors : Masahiro Makino,

The tale of Princess Sen, daughter to Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu and wife of Toyotomi Hideyori.

Actors : Rik Battaglia, Pascale Petit, George Ardisson, Corrado Pani,

Story of the power struggle between Egyptian queen Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy, and how a common soldier risks his life to serve her.