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Hanbando

Hanbando

A nation's history overturned.

20066.32h 27m

Overview

The President of South Korea races against time to prove the seal on documents from long dead King Gojong is fake by charging outspoken historian Choi Min-jae, and a descendant of the royal bloodline Kim Yu-shik, to find the long lost seal in order to prove that the Japanese claim to railroads is false, a claim that will stop the reunification of the two Koreas.

Directed by Kang Woo-suk
Written by Kim Hee-jae, Lee Hyo-Chul
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Top Cast

Cho Jae-hyun

Cho Jae-hyun

Choi Min-jae

Cha In-pyo

Cha In-pyo

Lee Sang-hyun

Ahn Sung-ki

Ahn Sung-ki

South Korean President

Moon Sung-keun

Moon Sung-keun

Kwon Yong-hwan

Kang Shin-il

Kang Shin-il

Kim Yoo-sik

Kim Sang-joong

Kim Sang-joong

South Korean Emperor Gojong

Kang Soo-youn

Kang Soo-youn

Empress Min

Baek Il-seob

Baek Il-seob

North Korean National Defense Committee Member

Dokgo Young-jae

Dokgo Young-jae

Commander of Naval Operations

Choi Il-hwa

Choi Il-hwa

Director of National Intelligence

Themes & Keywords

korean empirekoreainter-korean relationskorean reunification

About Hanbando

Hanbando is a mystery, thriller, history film released in 2006 exploring themes of korean empire, korea, inter-korean relations, korean reunification. Directed by Kang Woo-suk, it stars Cho Jae-hyun, Cha In-pyo, Ahn Sung-ki. The President of South Korea races against time to prove the seal on documents from long dead King Gojong is fake by charging outspoken historian Choi Min-jae, and a descendant of the royal bloodline Kim Yu-shik, to find the long lost seal in order to prove that the Japanese claim to railroads is false, a claim that will stop the reunification of the two Koreas.

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