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The Battleship Island

The Battleship Island

1945 Hashima. We called it hell on earth.

20177.12h 12m

Overview

During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.

Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan
Written by Ryoo Seung-wan, Shin Kyung-il
Produced by Kang Hye-jung, Park Jung, Cho Sung-min
Box OfficeBudget: $21.0MRevenue: $46.2M

Top Cast

Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min

Lee Kang-ok

So Ji-sub

So Ji-sub

Choi Chil-sung

Song Joong-ki

Song Joong-ki

Park Moo-young

Lee Jung-hyun

Lee Jung-hyun

Oh Mal-nyeon

Kim Su-an

Kim Su-an

Lee So-hee

Kim Min-jae

Kim Min-jae

Song Jong-goo

Kim Joong-hee

Kim Joong-hee

Yamada

Kim In-woo

Kim In-woo

Shimazaki Daisuke

Shin Seung-hwan

Shin Seung-hwan

Ko Choong-ho

Lee Kyung-young

Lee Kyung-young

Yoon Hak-cheol

Themes & Keywords

forced labourkorean resistancejapanese occupation of koreagunkanjima

About The Battleship Island

The Battleship Island is a action, history, drama, war film released in 2017 exploring themes of forced labour, korean resistance, japanese occupation of korea, gunkanjima. Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, it stars Hwang Jung-min, So Ji-sub, Song Joong-ki. During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.

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