Historical period drama films set in Asia
East Asia -- Korean and South Korean history
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Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield
2003
660
Set during the Battle of Hwangsanbeol

A Frozen Flower
2008
1330–1374
Set during the late Goryeo Dynasty.

The Divine Weapon
2008
1418–1450
Set during the reign of Sejong the Great.

The King and the Clown
2005
1494–1506
Set during the reign of Yeonsangun of Joseon.

Musa (film)
2001
1375
A story about diplomatic mission from the Goryeo travels to Ming China.

Blades of Blood
2010
1500s
Set during the 16th century.

The Admiral: Roaring Currents
2014
1597
Battle of Myeongnyang: naval battle between Japan and Korea.

Shadows in the Palace
2007
1600s
Set during the 17th century.

Sword in the Moon
2003
ca. 1600
Set during the beginning of the 17th century.

War of the Arrows
2011
1636-7
Set during the second Manchu invasion of Korea.

The Fortress
2017
1636
Set during the second Manchu invasion of Korea.

The Sword with No Name
2009
1800s
Set during the 19th century.

Chi-hwa-seon
2002
1843–97
About the life of Korean painter Oh-won.

The Sound of a Flower
2015
1867-84
About the life of the Korean pansori singer Shin Jae-hyo.

The Good, the Bad, the Weird
2008
1920–30
Loosely based on the seizure of 150,000 won in Manchuria.

The Last Princess
2016
1925–62
About the life of Princess Deokhye.

Love, Lies
2016
1943-45
Set during Korea under Japanese rule and World War II.

Taegukgi
2004
1950–53
Set during the Korean War.

Welcome to Dongmakgol
2005
1950–53
Set during the Korean War.

71: Into the Fire
2010
1950–53
Set during the Korean War.

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Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield ( Korean : 황산벌 ; RR : Hwangsanbul ) is a 2003 South Korean war comedy film directed by Lee Joon-ik . Its plot is about the Battle of Hwangsanbeol between Baekje and Silla in the 7th century . The film was the 8th most attended film of 2003 with 2,835,000 tickets sold nationwide . Its popularity has spawned a sequel , titled Battlefield Heroes , which debuted in 2011 , and takes place in the subsequent Silla-Tang invasion of Goguryeo .
The Battle of Hwangsanbeol ( Hangul : 황산벌 전투 , Hanja : 黃山─戰鬪 ) took place between the forces of Silla and Baekje in Hwangsanbeol ( currently Nonsan ) in 660 By the time King Muyeol was able to gain the support of Emperor Gaozong of Tang China to conquer Baekje , King Uija had led Baekje into demise as his parties and dissipation caused neglect for state affairs . In 660 , Kim Yushin of Silla set out with fifty-thousand troops to rendezvous with the Tang army ( size about : 122,711 to 130,000 men ) which was being shipped over the sea . When King Uija heard of this crisis , he had already lost support from his ministers and only managed to rally five thousand men . He quickly appointed General Gyebaek as the commander of the armed forces , and sent him out to face Kim Yu-Shin in battle . The Baekje army arrived at Hwangsanbeol first . Gyebaek set up camp and rallied his troops with a heroic speech . He reminded the soldiers of the armies of antiquity when Goujian defeated a seven hundred-thousand force with a mere five thousand . With this speech , the Baekje forces regained their strength , and prepared for a face off with the Silla forces . Kim Yu-Shin soon arrived , and the Silla forces attempted a full attack on the Baekje forces . However , fighting to the death , the Baekje forces soon repelled the enemy , repulsing them five times . The Silla forces gradually lost morale , and the General Kim Pumil sent his young son and Hwarang , Kim Gwanchang , to single-handedly go out and fight the enemy . Gwanchang was captured by the Baekje forces at first and was released by Gyebaek .
A Frozen Flower ( Korean : 쌍화점 ; RR : Ssanghwajeom ) is a 2008 South Korean erotic historical film . It is directed by Yoo Ha and stars Jo In-sung , Joo Jin-mo and Song Ji-hyo . The historical film is set during Goryeo Dynasty and is loosely based on the reign of Gongmin of Goryeo ( 1330-1374 ) , but it does not strictly comply with historical facts . The controversial story is about the characters ' violation of royal family protocol and their pursuit of love . It was released in South Korea on 30 December 2008 and was the 6th most attended film of 2008 with 3,772,976 tickets sold .
Goryeo ( 고려 ; 高麗 ; Koryŏ ; [ ko.ɾjʌ ] ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918 , during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period , that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392 . Goryeo achieved what has been called a true national unification by Korean historians as it not only unified the Later Three Kingdoms but also incorporated much of the ruling class of the northern kingdom of Balhae , who had origins in Goguryeo of the earlier Three Kingdoms of Korea . The name Korea is derived from the name of Goryeo , also spelled Koryŏ , which was first used in the early 5th century by Goguryeo . The once prosperous kingdom of Later Silla , which had ruled much of the Korean Peninsula since the late 7th century , began crumbling by the late 9th century due to internal turmoil , leading to the revival of the ancient states of Baekje and Goguryeo , known in historiography as Later Baekje and Later Goguryeo . Later Goguryeo , also known as Taebong , was overthrown from within in 918 by Wang Geon , a prominent general of noble Goguryeo descent , who established Goryeo in its place . Goryeo peacefully annexed Later Silla in 935 and militarily conquered Later Baekje in 936 , successfully reunifying the Korean Peninsula . Beginning in 993 , Goryeo faced multiple invasions by the Khitan Liao dynasty , a powerful nomadic empire to the north , but a decisive military victory in 1019 brought about a century of peace and prosperity as Goryeo entered its golden age . During this period , a balance of power was maintained in East Asia between Goryeo , Liao , and Song . The Goryeo period was the golden age of Buddhism in Korea , and as the national religion , Buddhism achieved its highest level of influence in Korean history , with 70 temples in the capital alone in the 11th century . Commerce flourished in Goryeo , with merchants coming from as far as the Middle East , and the capital in modern-day Kaesong , North Korea was a center of trade and industry , with merchants employing a system of double-entry bookkeeping since the 11th or 12th century . In addition , Goryeo was a period of great achievements in Korean art and culture , such as Koryŏ celadon , which was highly praised in the Song dynasty , and the Tripitaka Koreana , which was described by UNESCO as one of the most important and most complete corpus of Buddhist doctrinal texts in the world , with the original 81,258 engraved printing blocks still preserved at Haeinsa Temple . In the early 13th century , Goryeo developed movable type made of metal to print books , 200 years before Johannes Gutenberg in Europe .
The Divine Weapon ( Korean : 신기전 ; RR : Singijeon ) is a 2008 South Korean film .
Sejong the Great ( Korean pronunciation : [ se ( ː ) dʑoŋ ] ; 15 May 1397 - 8 April 1450 ) was the fourth king of the Joseon dynasty of Korea . He was the third son of King Taejong and Queen consort Min . He was designated as heir-apparent , Crown Prince , after his older brother Prince Yangnyeong was stripped of his title . He ascended to the throne in 1418 . During the first four years of his reign , Taejong governed as regent , after which his father-in-law , Sim On , and his close associates were executed . Sejong reinforced Confucian policies and executed major legal amendments ( 공법 ; 貢法 ) . He also personally created and promulgated the Korean alphabet Hangul , encouraged advancements of scientific technology , and instituted many other efforts to stabilize and improve prosperity . He dispatched military campaigns to the north and instituted the Samin policy ( 사민정책 ; 徙民政策 ) to attract new settlers to the region . To the south , he subjugated Japanese pirates and captured Tsushima Island ( also known as Daema Island in the Korean language ) . During his reign from 1418 to 1450 , he governed along with his father , the King Emeritus Taejong from 1418 to 1422 , then governing as the sole monarch from 1422 to 1450 . Since 1442 , the king was increasingly ill so his son Crown Prince Munjong acted as regent for him . Although the appellation the Great / ( 대왕 ; 大王 ) was given posthumously to almost every ruler of Goryeo and Joseon , this title is usually associated with Gwanggaeto and Sejong .
The King and the Clown ( Korean : 왕의 남자 ; Hanja : 王의 男子 ; RR : Wang-ui Namja , lit . The King 's Man ) is a 2005 South Korean historical drama film , starring Kam Woo-sung , Lee Joon-gi and Jung Jin-young . It was adapted from the 2000 stage play , Yi ( You ) about Yeonsangun of Joseon , a Joseon dynasty king and a court clown who mocks him . It was released on 29 December 2005 , runs for 119 minutes ; and distributed domestically by Cinema Service and internationally by CJ Entertainment . The movie is referred to by various titles . It is sometimes known as The King 's Man ( the literal English translation of the Korean title ) . In Chinese , the title is 王的男人 or 王和小丑 , and in Japanese , it is known as 王の男 . It is also known as The Royal Jester in English , as the movie 's English translator found it more fitting than the original title . The film was chosen as South Korea 's official submission for the 2006 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film . With over 12.3 million tickets sold , it was the most watched movie of South Korea of the year , as well the eightieth highest-grossing film in South Korea .
Yeonsan-gun or Prince Yeonsan ( 23 November 1476 - 20 November 1506 , r. 1494-1506 ) , born Yi Yung or Lee Yoong , was the 10th king of Korea 's Joseon Dynasty . He was the eldest son of Seongjong by his second wife , Lady Yoon . He is often considered the worst tyrant of the Joseon Dynasty , and perhaps all of Korean history , notorious for launching two bloody purges of the seonbi scholar elite . He also seized a thousand women from the provinces to serve as palace entertainers , and appropriated the Seonggyungwan study hall as a personal pleasure ground . Overthrown , Yeonsan-gun did not receive a temple name .
Musa ( Korean : 무사 ; Hanja : 武士 ; RR : Musa ; lit . Warrior ) , released as both The Warrior and The Ultimate Warrior in English-speaking countries , is a 2001 South Korean epic action drama film directed by Kim Sung-su , starring Jung Woo-sung , Ahn Sung-ki , Joo Jin-mo and Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi . The semi-historical story follows the adventures of a Korean peace delegation as they try to get back to Korea through the inhospitable deserts of northern China . The film is regarded as being one of the biggest motion pictures in the history of South Korean cinema . At the time of its production its budget was the largest ever for a Korean film . It features a high degree of historical accuracy in period costumery , props , settings , and most unusually , language ; that is , everyone speaks in their native tongues or through an interpreter conversant in a lingua franca . The film was the 8th highest grossing film of 2001 with over two million tickets sold .
Goryeo ( 고려 ; 高麗 ; Koryŏ ; [ ko.ɾjʌ ] ) was a Korean kingdom founded in 918 , during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period , that unified and ruled the Korean Peninsula until 1392 . Goryeo achieved what has been called a true national unification by Korean historians as it not only unified the Later Three Kingdoms but also incorporated much of the ruling class of the northern kingdom of Balhae , who had origins in Goguryeo of the earlier Three Kingdoms of Korea . The name Korea is derived from the name of Goryeo , also spelled Koryŏ , which was first used in the early 5th century by Goguryeo . The once prosperous kingdom of Later Silla , which had ruled much of the Korean Peninsula since the late 7th century , began crumbling by the late 9th century due to internal turmoil , leading to the revival of the ancient states of Baekje and Goguryeo , known in historiography as Later Baekje and Later Goguryeo . Later Goguryeo , also known as Taebong , was overthrown from within in 918 by Wang Geon , a prominent general of noble Goguryeo descent , who established Goryeo in its place . Goryeo peacefully annexed Later Silla in 935 and militarily conquered Later Baekje in 936 , successfully reunifying the Korean Peninsula . Beginning in 993 , Goryeo faced multiple invasions by the Khitan Liao dynasty , a powerful nomadic empire to the north , but a decisive military victory in 1019 brought about a century of peace and prosperity as Goryeo entered its golden age . During this period , a balance of power was maintained in East Asia between Goryeo , Liao , and Song . The Goryeo period was the golden age of Buddhism in Korea , and as the national religion , Buddhism achieved its highest level of influence in Korean history , with 70 temples in the capital alone in the 11th century . Commerce flourished in Goryeo , with merchants coming from as far as the Middle East , and the capital in modern-day Kaesong , North Korea was a center of trade and industry , with merchants employing a system of double-entry bookkeeping since the 11th or 12th century . In addition , Goryeo was a period of great achievements in Korean art and culture , such as Koryŏ celadon , which was highly praised in the Song dynasty , and the Tripitaka Koreana , which was described by UNESCO as one of the most important and most complete corpus of Buddhist doctrinal texts in the world , with the original 81,258 engraved printing blocks still preserved at Haeinsa Temple . In the early 13th century , Goryeo developed movable type made of metal to print books , 200 years before Johannes Gutenberg in Europe .
The Ming dynasty ( /mɪŋ/ ) , officially the Great Ming , was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644 following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan dynasty . The Ming dynasty was the last imperial dynasty of China ruled by Han Chinese . Although the primary capital of Beijing fell in 1644 to a rebellion led by Li Zicheng ( who established the Shun dynasty , soon replaced by the Manchu-led Qing dynasty ) , numerous rump regimes loyal to the Ming throne - collectively called the Southern Ming - survived until 1662 . [ d ] The Hongwu Emperor ( r. 1368-1398 ) attempted to create a society of self-sufficient rural communities ordered in a rigid , immobile system that would guarantee and support a permanent class of soldiers for his dynasty : the empire 's standing army exceeded one million troops and the navy 's dockyards in Nanjing were the largest in the world . He also took great care breaking the power of the court eunuchs and unrelated magnates , enfeoffing his many sons throughout China and attempting to guide these princes through the Huang-Ming Zuxun , a set of published dynastic instructions . This failed when his teenage successor , the Jianwen Emperor , attempted to curtail his uncles ' power , prompting the Jingnan Campaign , an uprising that placed the Prince of Yan upon the throne as the Yongle Emperor in 1402 . The Yongle Emperor established Yan as a secondary capital and renamed it Beijing , constructed the Forbidden City , and restored the Grand Canal and the primacy of the imperial examinations in official appointments . He rewarded his eunuch supporters and employed them as a counterweight against the Confucian scholar-bureaucrats . One , Zheng He , led seven enormous voyages of exploration into the Indian Ocean as far as Arabia and the eastern coasts of Africa . The rise of new emperors and new factions diminished such extravagances ; the capture of the Zhengtong Emperor during the 1449 Tumu Crisis ended them completely . The imperial navy was allowed to fall into disrepair while forced labor constructed the Liaodong palisade and connected and fortified the Great Wall of China into its modern form . Wide-ranging censuses of the entire empire were conducted decennially , but the desire to avoid labor and taxes and the difficulty of storing and reviewing the enormous archives at Nanjing hampered accurate figures .
Blades of Blood ( Korean : 구름 을 벗어난 달처럼 ; RR : Gureumeul Beoseonan Dalcheoreom ; lit . Like the Moon Escaping from the Clouds ) is a 2010 South Korean action drama film directed by Lee Joon-ik . The film is based on Park Heung-yong 's graphic novel Like the Moon Escaping from the Clouds .
The Admiral : Roaring Currents ( Korean : 명량 ; Hanja : 鳴梁 ; RR : Myeongryang ) , or simply The Admiral , is a 2014 South Korean epic action-war film directed and co-written by Kim Han-min . Based on the historical Battle of Myeongnyang , it stars an ensemble cast led by Choi Min-sik as the Korean naval commander Yi Sun-sin . The film was released theatrically in South Korea on July 30 , 2014 . The film recorded 10 million admissions only 12 days after its premiere and set a record for achieving such a high number of viewers in the shortest amount of time . The movie also surpassed Avatars record of 13 million viewers to become the most-watched and highest-grossing film of all time in South Korea , until it was surpassed by Parasite ( 2019 ) , with 17.6 million admissions and a worldwide gross of US $ 138.3 million .
In the Battle of Myeongnyang , on October 26 , 1597 , the Korean Joseon kingdom 's navy , led by Admiral Yi Sun-sin , fought the Japanese navy in the Myeongnyang Strait , near Jindo Island , off the southwest corner of the Korean peninsula . With only 13 ships remaining from Admiral Won Gyun 's disastrous defeat at the Battle of Chilchonryang , Admiral Yi held the strait as a last stand battle against the Japanese Navy , who were sailing to support their land army 's advance towards the Joseon capital of Hanyang ( modern-day Seoul ) . The actual numeric strength of the Japanese fleet that Admiral Yi fought is unclear ; various sources indicate the number of Japanese ships could have been anywhere between 120 and 330 ships , though the low end of this range appears to be a count of actual warships and the high end appears to be referring to the entire Japanese fleet ( including roughly 200 supporting non-combatant ships ) . :312 Regardless of the size of the Japanese fleet , all sources indicate that the Japanese ships heavily outnumbered the Korean ships , by at least a ten-to-one ratio . :302 In total 30 Japanese warships were sunk or crippled during the battle . Tōdō Takatora , the commander of the Japanese navy , was wounded during the battle and half of his subordinate officers were also wounded or killed . Given the disparity in numbers of ships , the naval battle is regarded as one of Admiral Yi 's most remarkable victories , and a humiliating naval defeat for the Japanese . Even after the victory , however , the Joseon navy was still outnumbered by remaining Japanese forces , so Admiral Yi withdrew to the Yellow Sea to resupply his fleet and have more space for a mobile defense . After the Korean navy withdrew , the Japanese navy made an incursion into the western coast of Korea , near some islands in Yeonggwang County .
Shadows in the Palace ( Korean : 궁녀 ; RR : Gungnyeo , literally ( servant- ) women of the palace ) is a 2007 South Korean film directed by Kim Mee-jung . The mystery thriller is a fictionalized account of gungnyeo , court maids during South Korea 's Joseon era . This is Kim Mee-jung 's first feature film . She previously worked as part of the directing staff in King and the Clown ( 2005 ) and Shadows in the Palace was filmed on the same set .
Sword in the Moon ( Korean : 청풍명월 ; Hanja : 淸風明月 ; RR : Cheongpung myeongwol ) is a 2003 South Korean action-adventure film . It screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival .
War of the Arrows ( Korean : 최종병기 활 ; Hanja : 最終兵器 활 ; RR : Choejongbyeonggi Hwal ) , alternately titled Arrow : The Ultimate Weapon , is a 2011 South Korean period action film starring Park Hae-il , Ryu Seung-ryong and Moon Chae-won . Set after the Second Manchu invasion of Korea ( Qing invasion ) , the film is about an archer who risks his life to save his sister from slavery under Qing-Prince Dorgon 's rule . Praised by critics for its fast pacing and combat sequences , the film drew an audience of 7.48 million , making it the highest grossing Korean film of 2011 . It was also honored at the 48th Grand Bell Awards and the 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards , including Best Actor for Park , Best Supporting Actor for Ryu , and Best New Actress for Moon .
The Qing invasion of Joseon occurred in the winter of 1636 when the newly established Manchu Qing dynasty invaded Korea 's Joseon kingdom , establishing its status as the center of the Imperial Chinese Tributary System and formally severing Joseon 's relationship with the Ming dynasty . The invasion was preceded by the Later Jin invasion of Joseon in 1627 .
The Fortress is a 2017 South Korean historical drama film directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk , starring Lee Byung-hun and Kim Yoon-seok . It is based on the novel Namhansanseong by Kim Hoon .
The Sword with No Name ( Korean : 불꽃처럼 나비처럼 ; RR : Bulkkotcheoreom Nabicheoreom ; literally Like Fireworks , Like Butterflies ) is a 2009 South Korean film based on a fictionalized account of Empress Myeongseong . The film sold 1,671,387 tickets nationwide .
Chi-hwa-seon or Chwi-hwa-seon , ( also known as Painted Fire , Strokes of Fire or Drunk on Women and Poetry ) , is a 2002 South Korean drama film directed by Im Kwon-taek about Jang Seung-eop ( commonly known by his pen name , Owon ) , a nineteenth-century Korean painter who changed the direction of Korean art .
Jang Seung-eop ( 1843-1897 ) ( commonly known by his pen name Owon ) was a painter of the late Joseon Dynasty in Korea . His life was dramatized in the award-winning 2002 film Chi-hwa-seon directed by Im Kwon-taek . He was one of the few painters to hold a position of rank in the Joseon court .
The Sound of a Flower ( Korean : 도리화가 ; Hanja : 桃李花歌 ; RR : Dorihwaga ) is 2015 South Korean period drama film based on the life of Jin Chae-seon , who became Joseon 's first female pansori singer in 1867 . Jin risks her life by cross-dressing as a man , at a time when women were forbidden to sing in public or perform on stage . The film focuses on the relationship between Jin and her pansori teacher , Shin Jae-hyo . The Korean title , Dorihwaga , is a song written by Shin about his protégée after she became a court singer . The film was directed by Lee Jong-pil , who also co-wrote the screenplay with Kim Ah-young . Bae Suzy , who plays Jin Chae-seon , studied pansori for a year to prepare for the role . Ryu Seung-ryong plays her teacher , Shin Jae-hyo . Kim Nam-gil is the king 's father and regent ( the Heungseon Daewongun ) and Song Sae-byeok is Kim Se-jong , a famous pansori singer . Lee Dong-hwi and Ahn Jae-hong play Shin 's disciples .
Shin Jae-hyo ( Korean : 신재효 ; Hanja : 申在孝 ; 1812-1884 ) was a theoretician and adapter of pansori in the late Joseon Dynasty . While not a famous singer of pansori , he contributed much to its development . He organized and recorded the six stories of pansori : Chunhyangga , Simcheongga , Jeokbyeokga , Heungbuga , Sugungga , and Byunggang Saega . Before this , they had only been transmitted orally . He also systematized a theory of pansori . He was born in 1812 in Gochang , Jeolla-do . Having studied Chinese classics , he had a good knowledge about its philosophical works ( 제자백가 , 諸子百家 ) , including the Seven Chinese Classics : the Four Books and the Three Classics ( 사서삼경 , 四書三經 ) . He opened his home to relatives , gisaeng , singers , and other entertainers , with as many as 50 people living in his house at once . He played the geomungo and gayageum in all styles of Korean music from classical music to popular music of the time . He valued diversity in pansori . He revised Chunhyangga for young pansori singers . He mentored female disciples such as Jin Chae-seon ( the first female master singer of pansori ) , opening the way of pansori to women .
The Good , the Bad , the Weird ( Korean : 좋은 놈 , 나쁜 놈 , 이상한 놈 ; RR : Jo-eun nom nappeun nom isanghan nom ) is a 2008 South Korean Western film directed by Kim Jee-woon and starring Song Kang-ho , Lee Byung-hun , and Jung Woo-sung . It was inspired by Sergio Leone 's The Good , the Bad and the Ugly . The film premiered at the 2008 Cannes Film Festival and had a limited release in the U.S. on April 23 , 2010 . It received positive reviews with critics praising the action , the cinematography and the direction . The film marks the second collaboration between actor Lee Byung-hun and director Kim Jee-woon , who had previously collaborated on the action drama A Bittersweet Life ( 2005 ) and would later do so again in Kim 's I Saw the Devil ( 2010 ) .
The Last Princess ( Korean : 덕혜옹주 ; Hanja : 德惠翁主 ; RR : Deokhye-ongju ; lit . Princess Deokhye ) is a 2016 South Korean period drama film directed by Hur Jin-ho with a screenplay by Hur , Lee Han-eol , and Seo Yoo-min , based on the best-selling novel by Kwon Bi-young . It stars Son Ye-jin as Princess Deokhye , the last princess of the Joseon Dynasty . The film depicts Princess Deokhye 's life in Japan after she was forced to move there at age 13 by the Imperial Japanese government , and her attempts to return to Korea .
Princess Deokhye of Korea ( 25 May 1912 - 21 April 1989 ) was the last princess of the Korean Empire . She was born on 25 May 1912 at Changdeok Palace in Seoul . She was the youngest daughter of Emperor Gojong and his concubine , then known as Yang Gui-in . Then , Emperor Gojong bestowed a royal title , Boknyeong , to Yang when she gave birth to Princess Deokhye . Princess Deokhye was not formally recognized as a princess by Japan until 1917 , because she was not a daughter of the queen . In 1917 , her name was formally entered into the Imperial Family 's registry . Her father , Emperor Gojong , loved her greatly and established the Deoksu Palace ( 덕수궁 ) Kindergarten for her in Junmyungdang ( 준명당 ) , Hamnyeong hall . Girls her age from noble families attended the kindergarten . Princess Deokhye is called Deokhye Ongju in Korea , not Gongju . Gongju refers to the daughters of the queen , and Ongju refers to the daughters of concubines .
Love , Lies ( Korean : 해어화 ; Hanja : 解語花 ; RR : Hae-eohwa ) is 2016 South Korean period drama film directed by Park Heung-sik , reuniting The Beauty Inside co-stars Han Hyo-joo , Chun Woo-hee and Yoo Yeon-seok . The story takes place in 1943 , during the Imperial Japanese occupation of Korea . In the film , best friends Jung So-yul ( Han Hyo-joo ) and Seo Yeon-hee ( Chun Woo-hee ) are two of the last remaining gisaeng . Although they enjoy pop music , they are committed to singing jeongga , or classical Korean songs . So-yul 's life falls apart when her lover , pop music producer Kim Yoon-woo ( Yoo Yeon-seok ) , falls in love with Yeon-hee and helps her debut as a pop singer . The story follows So-yul 's downward spiral as she is consumed by uncontrollable jealousy . The film was released on April 13 , 2016 . Critics particularly praised the film for its meticulous reconstruction of 1940s Seoul , with period-correct sets , props , costumes and music .
Japanese Korea ( Japanese : 大日本帝國 ( 朝鮮 ) , Dai-Nippon Teikoku [ Chōsen ] ) was the period when Korea was under Japanese rule , between 1910 and 1945 . Joseon Korea came under the Japanese sphere of influence in the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1876 and a complex coalition of the Meiji government , military , and business officials began a process of Korea 's political and economic integration into Japan . The Korean Empire became a protectorate of Japan in 1905 in the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1905 and the country was indirectly ruled by the Japanese through the Resident-General of Korea . Japan formally annexed the Korean Empire in 1910 in the Japan-Korea Treaty of 1910 , without the consent of Gojong , the regent of the Korean Emperor Sunjong . The Japanese Empire had established the Korean Peninsula as a colony of Japan administered by the General Government based in Keijō ( Gyeongseong ) which governed Korea with near-absolute power . Japanese rule prioritized Korea 's Japanization , accelerating industrialization started by the Gwangmu Reform , building public works , and fighting the Korean independence movement . Japanese rule over Korea ended on 15 August 1945 upon the Surrender of Japan in World War II and the armed forces of the United States and the Soviet Union occupied the territory . The Division of Korea separated the Korean Peninsula under two governments and economic systems with the northern Soviet Civil Administration and the southern United States Army Military Government in Korea . In 1965 , the Treaty on Basic Relations between Japan and South Korea declared the unequal treaties between Japan and Korea , especially 1905 and 1910 , were already null and void at the time of their promulgation . Japanese rule remains controversial in modern-day North Korea and South Korea and its negative repercussions continue to affect these countries , including the industrialization plan to solely benefit Japan , the exploitation of Korean people , the marginalization of Korean history and culture , the environmental exploitation of the Korean Peninsula , and the status of Japanese collaborators known as Chinilpa .
World War II ( often abbreviated to WWII or WW2 ) , also known as the Second World War , was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945 . The vast majority of the world 's countries - including all the great powers - eventually formed two opposing military alliances : the Allies and the Axis . A state of total war emerged , directly involving more than 100 million people from more than 30 countries . The major participants threw their entire economic , industrial , and scientific capabilities behind the war effort , blurring the distinction between civilian and military resources . World War II was the deadliest conflict in human history , marked by 70 to 85 million fatalities , most of whom were civilians in the Soviet Union and China . It included massacres , the genocide of the Holocaust , strategic bombing , premeditated death from starvation and disease , and the only use of nuclear weapons in war . Japan , which aimed to dominate Asia and the Pacific , was at war with China by 1937 , [ b ] though neither side had declared war on the other . World War II is generally said to have begun on 1 September 1939 , with the invasion of Poland by Germany and subsequent declarations of war on Germany by France and the United Kingdom . From late 1939 to early 1941 , in a series of campaigns and treaties , Germany conquered or controlled much of continental Europe , and formed the Axis alliance with Italy and Japan . Under the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact of August 1939 , Germany and the Soviet Union partitioned and annexed territories of their European neighbours , Poland , Finland , Romania and the Baltic states . Following the onset of campaigns in North Africa and East Africa , and the Fall of France in mid 1940 , the war continued primarily between the European Axis powers and the British Empire . War in the Balkans , the aerial Battle of Britain , the Blitz , and the long Battle of the Atlantic followed .
Taegukgi : The Brotherhood of War ( Korean : 태극기 휘날리며 ; Taegukgi Hwinallimyeo ) is a 2004 South Korean wartime action drama film directed by Kang Je-gyu . It stars Jang Dong-gun and Won Bin and tells the story of two brothers who are forcibly drafted into the South Korean army at the outbreak of the Korean War . Kang Je-gyu made a name for himself directing Shiri and was able to attract top talent and capital to his new project , eventually spending USD $ 12.8 million on production . The film became one of the biggest successes in the South Korean film history up to that time , attracting 11.74 million people to the theatre , beating the previous record holder Silmido .
The Korean War ( in South Korean Korean : 한국전쟁 ; Hanja : 韓國戰爭 ; RR : Hanguk Jeonjaeng , Korean War ; in North Korean Korean : 조국해방전쟁 ; Hanja : 祖國解放戰爭 ; MR : Choguk haebang chŏnjaeng , Fatherland Liberation War ; 25 June 1950 - 27 July 1953 ) [ b ] was a war between North Korea ( with the support of China and the Soviet Union ) and South Korea ( with the support of the United Nations , principally from the United States ) . The war began on 25 June 1950 when North Korea invaded South Korea . At the end of World War II , the Soviet Union and the United States liberated Korea from imperial Japanese colonial control on 15 August 1945 . After the war had ended , Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into two zones of occupation , the Soviets administered the northern half and the Americans administered the southern half . With the border set at the 38th parallel in 1948 , two sovereign states were established as a result of geopolitical tensions of the Cold War ( between the Soviet Union and the United States ) . A socialist state was established in the north under the communist leadership of Kim Il-sung and a capitalist state in the south under the anti-communist leadership of Syngman Rhee . Both governments of the two new Korean states claimed to be the sole legitimate government of all of Korea , and neither accepted the border as permanent . The conflict escalated into warfare when North Korean military ( KPA ) forces - supported by the Soviet Union and China - crossed the border and advanced into South Korea on 25 June 1950 . The United Nations Security Council authorized the formation of the United Nations Command and the dispatch of forces to Korea to repel what was recognized as a North Korean invasion . Twenty-one countries of the United Nations eventually contributed to the UN force , with the United States providing around 90% of the military personnel . After the first two months of war , South Korean Army ( ROKA ) and the US forces rapidly dispatched to Korea were on the point of defeat . As a result , the ROKA and US troops retreated to a small area behind a defensive line known as the Pusan Perimeter .
Welcome to Dongmakgol ( Korean : 웰컴 투 동막골 ; RR : Welkeom tu dongmakgol ) , also known as Battle Ground 625 ( UK ) , is a 2005 South Korean film . Based on the same-titled long-running stage play by filmmaker/playwright Jang Jin , Park Kwang-hyun 's debut film was a commercial and critical success . The story is set in Korea during the Korean War in 1950 . Soldiers from both the North and South , as well as an American pilot , find themselves in a secluded village , its residents largely unaware of the outside world , including the war . It was South Korea 's official entry for the foreign language film category of the Academy Awards in 2005 , and at the time the fourth highest grossing South Korean film of all time ( as of January 2015 it ranked as twentieth ) .
71 : Into the Fire ( Korean : 포화 속으로 ) is a 2010 South Korean war drama film directed by John H. Lee and starring Cha Seung-won , Kwon Sang-woo , Choi Seunghyun ( T.O.P ) , and Kim Seung-woo . The film was made in commemoration of those who fought during the Korean War , to raise awareness of the existence and importance of the student-soldiers during that period . The film is based on a true story of a group of 71 undertrained and underarmed , outgunned student-soldiers of South Korea during the Korean War , who were mostly killed on August 11 , 1950 , during the Battle of P'ohang-dong . For 11 hours , they defended the local P'ohang girls ' middle school , a strategic point for safeguarding the struggling Nakdong River perimeter , from an attack by overwhelming North Korean forces , specifically the feared 766th Unit .