Jesters: The Game Changers

2019

Korean

6.4

♡ 10

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Joo-Ho Kim Director

Yoon Park as Jin Sang

Lee Woo-Sung as Korean chessboard scholar #2

Son Hyun-joo as Myeong Hoe-han

Hee-soon Park as Sejo

A gang of clowns is hired by an unpopular king to serve as propagandists who fabricate positive rumors and stage miracles to improve his personal image.

War of the Arrows

2011

Korean

7.1

♡ 45

100%

Han-min Kim Director

Chae-won Moon as Ja-in

Hae-il Park as Nam-yi

Woo-jin Jo as Qing Messenger

Jo Ha-seok as Yan Bu-reu

After the death of their father, two siblings are raised by their father's best friend. However, when one gets kidnapped just before her wedding, the other rises against the Manchus.

The King's Letters

2019

Korean

6.4

♡ 6

50%

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

king sejong

letter

Jo Chul-Hyun Director

Jung Hae-kyun as Go Yak-hae

Kang-ho Song as King Sejong

Hae-il Park as Mong Sin-mi

Kim Jung-han as Monk #2

In the 15th century, despite so many accomplishments he has made for the people, King Sejong, his biggest goal is still remaining; the invention of original letters that can be read and written by all the people. But courtiers who want to dominate the knowledge and the power, are against his will and discourage his belief. Frustrated King Sejong hears about a bonze Sinmi a phonogram expert, and secretly brings him in the palace.

Blood Rain

2005

Korean

6.5

♡ 9

55%

Action

joseon dynasty

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Mystery

Thriller

Dae-seung Kim Director

Jong-yun Lim as Commander Hong

Seong Ji as Du-ho

Seung-Won Cha as Inspector Lee Won-kyu

Ji-na Choi as Man-shin

In 1808, an imperial investigator arrives on an idyllic island to investigate a series of grisly murders. The locals believe that a ghost is responsible, taking revenge for a wrongful execution seven years ago. But the investigator suspects that something else may be behind it all.

Detective K: Secret of the Living Dead

2018

Korean

6.1

♡ 7

58%

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Mystery

Suk-Yoon Kim Director

Min-ki Lee as

Ji-Won Kim as

Chang Ryul as Choi Jae Kyung

Kang Deok-Joong as Eunuch

When a series of murders occur in Kanghwa Island, Detective K and his partner are once again called upon to solve the case. Along the way, he teams up with a beautiful woman with amnesia and together they discover Vampire bite marks on all the bodies. As they investigate further, they realize that the woman is somehow closely connected to the deaths.

The Age of Blood

2017

Korean

5.6

♡ 7

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

palace intrigue

prison escape

prison guard

Hong-sun Kim Director

Dan-bi Geum as

Hae-Sung Kwon as Choi Joong-Goo

Hae-In Jung as Kim-Ho

Ji-hoon Kim as Lee In-Jwa

Ancient Korea, 1728. Swordsman Kim Ho, guard of King Yeong-jo of Joseon, is demoted and sent to work in Uigeumbu prison. When night falls, the prison is assaulted by the master warrior Do Man-cheol and his powerful henchmen for the purpose of freeing Lee In-jwa, who has been condemned to death for rising up in revolt against the king.

The King and the Clown

2005

Korean

7.3

♡ 23

88%

Joon-ik Lee Director

Joon-Gi Lee as Gong-gil

Yeong-seok Lee as Nobleman

Young-Suck Lee as Nobleman

Seung-won Seo as Steward

Two clowns living in Korea's Chosun Dynasty get arrested for staging a play that satirizes the king. They are dragged to the palace and threatened with execution but are given a chance to save their lives if they can make the king laugh.

The Singer

2020

Korean

6.5

♡ 4

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Music

musical

pansori

Cho Jung-Rae Director

Kim Joon-Hyung as Lee Do-eon

Goo Min-Hyuk as Peddler

Park So-Eun as Sick woman

Koo Ja-Keon as Station messenger

In the era of corruption, Hak-gyu sings songs and tells stories on the street with his band. One day, Hak-gyu's wife Gan-nan is kidnapped by gangsters and his daughter Cheong loses her eyesight after the incident. He decides to travel in search of his missing wife and learns that corrupted noblemen are behind the mob.

The King's Case Note

2017

Korean

6.4

♡ 3

44%

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Mystery

Hyun-Sung Moon Director

Hae-In Jung as Heuk-woon

Sun-kyun Lee as King Yejong

Soo-jin Kyung as Seon-hwa

Jae-hong Ahn as Yoon, Yi-seo

A clever king of Joseon and his brilliant chronicler hunt for the truth behind a crime that threatens the throne and the stability of the country.

Detective K: Secret of the Lost Island

2015

Korean

6.2

♡ 6

Suk-Yoon Kim Director

Hyun Jin Park as Boss's subordinate

Myung-Min Kim as Detective K

Hyeon Woo as Mr. Bang

Dal-su Oh as Seo-Pil

Joseon's top detective Kim Min attempts to track down those responsible for circulating massive amounts of counterfeit silver bullion in Joseon. He also tries to find the missing sibling of a young girl.

Portrait of a Beauty

2008

Korean

6.3

♡ 9

Drama

eroticism

joseon dynasty

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

portrait of a beauty

Romance

Yun-su Chong Director

Seung-hun Kim as Artist Hong

Nam-gil Kim as Kang-moo

Ja-Hyeon Chu as Seol-hwa

Young-woong Kim as Silk Fabric Store Owner

Born to a family of established court painters, seven-year-old Yoon-jeong is a young girl gifted at painting. However, the pressure is on her brother to carry on the proud family tradition, as women aren’t allowed to become professional painters. While her brother trains to take his place in the court, Yoon-jeong helps him out by secretly painting for him. The little girl’s life is turned upside down when her brother kills himself. In order to preserve the family honor, she is forced to take her brother’s name and lives as a man. Yun-bok’s genius and talent captures the heart of another great master of the time, Kim Hong-do. But her daring depictions of women are condemned by the royal institute as obscene. Yun-bok meets Kang-mu and falls deeply in love. For the first time, she feels the strong desire to abandon everything she has built and simply be a woman in front of the man she loves. Kang-moo sacrifices all for his love as well.

A Tale of Legendary Libido

2008

Korean

5.3

♡ 15

68%

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

legend

Hansol Shin Director

Yuh-Jung Youn as (as Yeo-jeong Yoon)

Seo Yeong as Bom-i

Tae-gyu Bong as Byeon Gang-soe

Howon Kim as Dolsheui

A monk gives an impaired man the secret to a strong arousal. The man had been teased and tortured until the travelling man decides to help him out.

Hwang Jin Yi

2007

Korean

6.3

♡ 9

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Romance

Yun-hyeon Jang Director

Hye-Kyo Song as Hwang Jin Yi

Ji-tae Yu as Nomi

Yuh-Jung Youn as Old Woman

Yoo-Jeong Kim as Young Hwang Jin-yi

Although born a daughter of an aristocratic family, Jin-yi discovers the secret behind her birth and enters into a life in a brothel as a gisaeng.

The Royal Tailor

2014

Korean

7.1

♡ 9

86%

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

palace intrigue

tailor

Wonsuk Lee Director

Lee Seo-yi as Nobleman's woman #3

Dong-seok Ma as Pan-Soo

Yeon-Seok Yoo as The King

Shin-Hye Park as The Queen

Lee Gong-jin, a young tailor, helps the Queen with her dress and both fall in love with each other. However, his success catches the ire of Jo Dol-seok, the royal tailor, who vows retribution.

The Battle: Roar to Victory

2019

Korean

6.4

♡ 19

83%

independence movement

japanese invasion of korea

joseon dynasty

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

korean resistance

War

Shin-yeon Won Director

Hiroyuki Ikeuchi as Kusanagi

Woo-jin Jo as Ma Byung-gu

Kazuki Kitamura as Yasukawa Jiro

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.

The Huntresses

2014

Korean

5.5

♡ 6

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

musketeer

Jae-Hyun Park Director

Sang-uk Ju as

Ji-hye Kwak as

Ji-won Ha as Jin-ok

Sang-uk Joo as Sa-hyeon

Set in the Joseon Period, three beautiful musketeers fight against a powerful group who tries to overturn the royal family and gain absolute power. The leader of the Beautiful Three Musketeers is Jin-ok, a smart and righteous woman. Hong-dan is the only married woman among the three women. Ga-bi is the youngest among the musketeers and excels at fighting.

Rampant

2018

Korean

6.3

♡ 71

62%

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

palace intrigue

Thriller

zombie

Sung-hoon Kim Director

Ji-hye Seo as Concubine Jo

Jeong-hwan Kong as Geum Wi-jang

Hyun Bin as Lee Chung

Woo-jin Jo as Park Jong-sa

Ancient Korea, 17th century. While the paranoid King Lee Jo of Joseon, vassal of the Qing dynasty, feels surrounded by conspirators and rebels, a dark evil emerges from the bowels of a merchant ship and the exiled Prince Lee Cheung returns to the royal court, ignoring that he will have to lead the few capable of defeating the ambitious humans and the bloody monsters who threaten to destroy the kingdom.

Empire of Lust

2015

Korean

6.1

♡ 18

joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Romance

Sang-hoon Ahn Director

Seong-min Park as Jin's Friend 2

Ju-bong Gi as Jo Jun

Ha-Neul Kang as Kim Jin / Min-Jae's son

Hyuk Jang as Yi Bang-won / King's son / Min-jae's subordinate

In the turbulent Joseon dynasty, army commander Min-jae watches ambitious Prince Yi Bang-won while becoming entwined with Ga-hee, a vengeful gisaeng. Fate collides as power shifts.

Hansan: Rising Dragon

2022

Korean

6.6

♡ 60

67%

japanese invasion of korea

Han-min Kim Director

Hyang-gi Kim as Jeong Bo-Reum

Seong-gyoon Kim as Kato

Gong Myoung as Yi Eokgi

Hae-il Park as Yi Sun-Shin

In 1592, admiral Yi Sun-sin and his fleet face off against the might of the invading Japanese navy and its formidable warships. As the Korean forces fall into crisis, the admiral resorts to using his secret weapon, the dragon head ships known as geobukseon, in order to change the tide of this epic battle at sea.