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Warriors of the Dawn

Warriors of the Dawn

Hired to fight under other's name.

20176.82h 9m

Overview

A crown prince emerges as a leader during the war between Korea and Japan in 1592.

Directed by Chung Yoon-chul
Written by Yoon Jin-ho, Son Kwang-soo, Chung Yoon-chul
Produced by Kim Ho-sung, Jeong Mun-gu, Won Dong-yeon
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Top Cast

Lee Jung-jae

Lee Jung-jae

Tow

Yeo Jin-goo

Yeo Jin-goo

Prince Gwanghae

Kim Moo-yul

Kim Moo-yul

Gok-soo

Kim Myung-gon

Kim Myung-gon

Minister Jung

Park Won-sang

Park Won-sang

Jo-seung

Oh Kwang-rok

Oh Kwang-rok

Pockmark

Bae Soo-bin

Bae Soo-bin

Yang-sa

Esom

Esom

Duk-yi

Han Jae-yeong

Han Jae-yeong

Wang-choon

Park Ji-hwan

Park Ji-hwan

Goluta

Themes & Keywords

mercenarymilitary16th centuryjapanese invasion of koreajoseon dynasty (1392–1910)imjin war

About Warriors of the Dawn

Warriors of the Dawn is a war, adventure, action film released in 2017 exploring themes of mercenary, military, 16th century, japanese invasion of korea, joseon dynasty (1392–1910), imjin war. Directed by Chung Yoon-chul, it stars Lee Jung-jae, Yeo Jin-goo, Kim Moo-yul. A crown prince emerges as a leader during the war between Korea and Japan in 1592.

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