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    Anarchist from Colony 2017 POSTER

    Anarchist from Colony

    2017

    Korean

    6.6

    6

    88%

    88%

    1920s

    anarchist

    Biography

    court

    Drama

    independence movement

    japanese occupation of korea

    korean resistance

    Joon-ik Lee Joon-ik Lee Director Ha-Joon Wi Ha-Joon Wi as Korean Prisoner Kwon Yul Kwon Yul as Lee Seok Lee Jehoon Lee Jehoon as Park Yeol Ha Do-kwon Ha Do-kwon as Rickshaw runner
    Based on the life of the Korean anarchist Park Yeol, the film shows his struggle to counter the massacre of Koreans by the government during the 1923 great Kanto earthquake, focusing on his activities as the leader of the anti-Japanese organization Bulryeongsa and his relationship with Japanese comrade Fumiko Kaneko.
    The Secret Mission 2019 POSTER

    The Secret Mission

    2019

    Korean

    6.9

    13

    Action

    Comedy

    dictionary

    Drama

    History

    independence movement

    japanese occupation of korea

    korean resistance

    letter

    word

    Yu-na Eom Yu-na Eom Director Sung-Wook Lee Sung-Wook Lee as Jang Choon-Sam Tae-hoon Kim Tae-hoon Kim as Park-Hoon Young-chang Song Young-chang Song as Ryoo Wan-Taek Hong-Fa Kim Hong-Fa Kim as Teacher Jo
    During the Japanese occupation of Korea, the Japanese Empire seeks to eradicate the Korean language and identity. In retaliation, a small group of Korean patriots try to protect their language by compiling the first Korean language dictionary.
    A Resistance 2019 POSTER

    A Resistance

    2019

    Korean

    6.3

    9

    96%

    Action

    Drama

    independence movement

    japanese occupation of korea

    korean resistance

    women's prison

    Min-ho Cho Min-ho Cho Director Gyung-rok Kim Gyung-rok Kim as Lee Sung Won Lee Sung Won as Kishi Shintaro Ryu Kyung-Soo Ryu Kyung-Soo as Nishida Jiro / Jung Choon-young Ah-sung Ko Ah-sung Ko as Yu Gwan-Sun
    17-year-old Yu Gwan-Sun participates in the Korean independence movement. The country is under the rule of Japan, which annexed the country in 1910.
    The Battle: Roar to Victory 2019 POSTER

    The Battle: Roar to Victory

    2019

    Korean

    6.4

    19

    83%

    83%

    1910s

    Action

    Drama

    History

    independence movement

    japanese invasion of korea

    joseon dynasty

    joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

    korean resistance

    War

    Shin-yeon Won Shin-yeon Won Director Hiroyuki Ikeuchi Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Kusanagi Woo-jin Jo Woo-jin Jo as Ma Byung-gu Kazuki Kitamura Kazuki Kitamura as Yasukawa Jiro Kotaro Daigo Kotaro Daigo as Yukio
    Over a 4 day period, a fierce battle takes place between Korean independence militias and imperialist Japanese forces in Manchuria, China. The militia includes a master swordsman and an expert marksman.
    Assassination 2015 POSTER

    Assassination

    2015

    Korean

    7.2

    61

    83%

    84%

    1930s

    Action

    assassination

    Drama

    History

    independence movement

    japanese invasion of korea

    japanese occupation of korea

    korean resistance

    Thriller

    Dong-hoon Choi Dong-hoon Choi Director Ji-hyun Jun Ji-hyun Jun as An Ok-yun Jung-woo Ha Jung-woo Ha as Hawaii Pistol Seung-woo Cho Seung-woo Cho as Kim Won-bong Jung-jae Lee Jung-jae Lee as Yeom Seok-jin
    In Japanese-occupied Korea, three freedom fighters are assigned a mission to assassinate a genocidal military leader and his top collaborator. But the plan goes completely awry amidst double-crossings, counter-assassinations, and a shocking revelation about one of the assassins' past.
    The Last Princess 2016 POSTER

    The Last Princess

    2016

    Korean

    7.1

    17

    73%

    73%

    Action

    Biography

    Drama

    History

    japanese invasion of korea

    korean empire

    korean resistance

    korean war

    korean war (1950-53)

    princess

    Jin-ho Hur Jin-ho Hur Director Hae-il Park Hae-il Park as Jang-han Lee Chae-eun Lee Chae-eun as Jeong-hye Ye-jin Son Ye-jin Son as Princess Deok-hye So-Hyun Kim So-Hyun Kim as Teen Princess Deok-hye
    Under the oppressive Japanese colonial rule, Deok-hye, the last Princess of the declining Joseon Dynasty, is forced to move to Japan. She spends her days missing home, while struggling to maintain dignity as a princess. After a series of failed tries, Deok-hye makes her final attempt to return home with help of her childhood sweetheart, Jang-han.
    The Battleship Island 2017 POSTER

    The Battleship Island

    2017

    Korean

    7.1

    92

    67%

    80%

    Action

    Drama

    forced labour

    gunkanjima

    History

    japanese occupation of korea

    korean resistance

    War

    Seung-wan Ryoo Seung-wan Ryoo Director Ji-seob So Ji-seob So as Choi Chil-sung Jeong-min Hwang Jeong-min Hwang as Lee Gang-ok Joong-Ki Song Joong-Ki Song as Park Mu-young Jon Allen Jon Allen as Song Jong-Gu
    During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.
    Phantom 2023 POSTER

    Phantom

    2023

    Korean

    6.2

    17

    1930s

    Action

    based on novel or book

    Crime

    History

    independence movement

    japanese occupation of korea

    korean resistance

    spy

    Thriller

    Hae-Young Lee Hae-Young Lee Director Kyung-gu Sol Kyung-gu Sol as Junji Muramaya Lee Hanee Lee Hanee as Park Cha kyeong Esom Esom as Yun Nan-yeong So-dam Park So-dam Park as Yuriko
    In 1933, when Korea was under Japanese occupation, five people in Gyeongseong are suspected to be "Phantom" spies of the anti-Japanese organization.
    Harbin 2024 POSTER

    Harbin

    2024

    Korean

    6.3

    12

    89%

    90%

    Action

    based on true story

    biography

    Biography

    Crime

    espionage

    History

    independence movement

    korean resistance

    spy

    Thriller

    Min-ho Woo Min-ho Woo Director Yeo-bin Jeon Yeo-bin Jeon as Gong Bu-in Lily Franky Lily Franky as Ito Hirobumi Dong-Wook Lee Dong-Wook Lee as Lee Chang-seop Ego Mikitas Ego Mikitas as Vladimir Kokovtsov
    In 1909, several years after Korea is forced into becoming a Japanese colony, freedom fighters plot the daring assassination of Japan's prime minister during their quest for independence.
    The Age of Shadows 2016 POSTER

    The Age of Shadows

    2016

    Korean

    7.1

    102

    100%

    72%

    1920s

    Action

    Drama

    History

    independence movement

    japan

    japanese occupation of korea

    korean resistance

    shanghai, china

    Thriller

    War

    Jee-woon Kim Jee-woon Kim Director Shingo Tsurumi Shingo Tsurumi as Higashi Byung-hun Lee Byung-hun Lee as Jung Chae-San Yoo Gong Yoo Gong as Kim Woo-Jin Kang-ho Song Kang-ho Song as Lee Jung-Chool
    Set in the late 1920s, The Age of Shadows follows the cat-and-mouse game that unfolds between a group of resistance fighters trying to bring in explosives from Shanghai to destroy key Japanese facilities in Seoul, and Japanese agents trying to stop them.
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