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Battle of Jangsari

Battle of Jangsari

The forgotten heroes

20196.81h 44m

Overview

Korean War, September 1950. In order to fight the enemy forces based in the South of the peninsula, General MacArthur orders the start of the Incheon Landing Operation, deploying diversionary attacks in other locations. Without real military forces to spare, 772 very young Korean student soldiers, barely trained, are sent to Jangsari Beach, where they will face a heroic fate and discover the value of friendship. (A sequel to Operation Chromite, released in 2016.)

Directed by Kwak Kyung-taek
Written by Chung Tae-won, Lee Man-hee
Produced by Chung Tae-won, Chung Jae-hee
Box Office0Revenue: $7.9M

Top Cast

Kim Myung-min

Kim Myung-min

Captain Lee Myeong-jun

Minho

Minho

Choe Seong-pil

Kim Sung-cheol

Kim Sung-cheol

Gi Ha-ryun

Kim In-kwon

Kim In-kwon

Ryu Tae-seok

Kwak Si-yang

Kwak Si-yang

Park Chan-nyeon

Lee Jae-wook

Lee Jae-wook

Lee Gae-tae

Jang Ji-gun

Jang Ji-gun

Guk Man-deuk

Lee Ho-jung

Lee Ho-jung

Mun Jong-nyeo

Dong Bang-woo

Dong Bang-woo

Brigadier Gen. Im Chun-bong

George Eads

George Eads

General Stevens

Themes & Keywords

korean war (1950-53)based on true storysequelsuicide mission1950sstudent soldier

About Battle of Jangsari

Battle of Jangsari is a drama, history, war film released in 2019 exploring themes of korean war (1950-53), based on true story, sequel, suicide mission, 1950s, student soldier. Directed by Kwak Kyung-taek, it stars Kim Myung-min, Minho, Kim Sung-cheol. Korean War, September 1950. In order to fight the enemy forces based in the South of the peninsula, General MacArthur orders the start of the Incheon Landing Operation, deploying diversionary attacks in other locations. Without real military forces to spare, 772 very young Korean student soldiers, barely trained, are sent to Jangsari Beach, where they will face a heroic fate and discover the value of friendship. (A sequel to Operation Chromite, released in 2016.)

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