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The Last Princess

The Last Princess

Based on the true story of the last princess of the last empire.

20166.72h 6m

Overview

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.

Directed by Hur Jin-ho
Written by Hur Jin-ho, Lee Ji-min, Seo You-min
Produced by Park Hyun-tae, Shin Hye-yeon, William Kim
Box Office0Revenue: $39.7M

Top Cast

Son Ye-jin

Son Ye-jin

Princess Deok-hye

Park Hae-il

Park Hae-il

Kim Jang-han

Ra Mi-ran

Ra Mi-ran

Bok-soon

Jung Sang-hoon

Jung Sang-hoon

Bok-dong

Kim So-hyun

Kim So-hyun

Teenage Deok-hye

Baek Yoon-sik

Baek Yoon-sik

Gojong of Korea

Park Joo-mi

Park Joo-mi

Yang Gwi-in

Ahn Nae-sang

Ahn Nae-sang

Kim Hwang-jin

Naho Toda

Naho Toda

Lee Bang-ja

Yoon Je-moon

Yoon Je-moon

Han Taek-soo

Themes & Keywords

princesskorean war (1950-53)japanese invasion of koreakorean resistancekorean empirejapanese occupation of korea

About The Last Princess

The Last Princess is a action, drama, history film released in 2016 exploring themes of princess, korean war (1950-53), japanese invasion of korea, korean resistance, korean empire, japanese occupation of korea. Directed by Hur Jin-ho, it stars Son Ye-jin, Park Hae-il, Ra Mi-ran. 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.

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