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Films with the genre "Historical", sorted by name
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The Servant (2010)
, 2h4Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Ryoo Seung-bum, Kim Joo-hyuk, Cho Yeo-jeong, Oh Dal-soo, Song Sae-byeok, Ryu Hyun-kyung
Throughout the movie, the scene switches between the 'present' Bang providing the narration, and the flashback events of his past.
Sa Bang-ji (1988)
, 1h34Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Lee Hye-young, Park Am
Sa Bang-ji is a hermaphrodite, born to a hardened criminal and mentally disturbed woman. Taken in at a monastery, Sa Bang-ji meets and falls in love with a grieving young widow, Lee So-sa, but she betrays him when their relationship is discovered by the elders in her family. Sa Bang-ji manages to escape and meets a shaman priestess named Myo-hwa, with whom he plots to take revenge. After Myo-hwa is killed, Sa Bang-ji and So-sa are reunited, but they Sa Bang-Ji is captured and killed, and So-sa commits suicide.
Praise of Death (1991)
, 2h40Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Chang Mi-hee, Lee Geung-young, Kim Hye-ri, Jo Min-ki
Yun Sim-deok, is a Korean woman studying singing at Tokyo University during the 1920s, where she falls in love with a married Korean man studying composition. They leave Japan together, returning to Korea by ship. However the closer they come to Korea, the closer they come to being parted; and they throw themselves overboard to be together in death.
Empire of Lust (2015)
, 1h53Directed by Ahn Sang-hoon
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Actors Shin Ha-kyun, Jang Hyuk, Kang Ha-neul, Gi Ju-bong, Hwang Geum-hee, Lee Jae-yong
Kim Min-jae is a brilliant general who's distinguished himself by protecting the borders of the recently established Joseon dynasty. He keeps a close eye on Yi Bang-won, the fifth son of King Taejo, whom he believes has ambitions of seizing the throne. Yi Bang-won was instrumental in helping his father overthrow the Goryeo dynasty and founding Joseon, but was passed over when Taejo chose his successor. Meanwhile, Kim Min-jae falls in love for the first time with a gisaeng named Ka-hee, whom he takes as his concubine, not realizing that she aims to carry out a vendetta against him.
Henequen (1996)
, 2h28Genres Drama, Historical
Actors Chang Mi-hee, Kim Sung-soo
This historical drama, set in 1905, depicts the difficult plight of Korean henequen field laborers in Mexico. The story follows the love between the daughter of an aristocratic family fallen on hard times, and the son of a butcher.
Cairo Declaration (2015)
, 1h38Genres War, Historical
Actors Hu Jun, Cecilia Han, Carina Lau, Tang Guoqiang
Wang-geon, the Great (1970)
, 1h59Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Political films
Actors Shin Young-kyun, Kim Ji-mee, Park Am, Heo Jang-kang
The film is about the life of General Wang-geon and how he becomes king of the Goryeo Dynasty after he killed the last king, Silla - Gu-jin.
Hanbando (2006)
, 2h27Directed by Kang Woo-suk
Genres Drama, Thriller, Historical
Actors Ahn Sung-ki, Cha In-Pyo, Jo Jae-hyeon, Moon Sung-keun, Kang Shin-il, Kang Soo-yeon
The North and South Korean governments are on the verge of reopening the Kyungui Railroad, which connects the two Koreas, as a further step toward reunification. Japan refuses to accept the decision, claiming rights to the railway lines based on official documents imprinted with the imperial seal of Emperor Gojong of Joseon a century ago. Yet an age old conspiracy is uncovered where the imperial seal with which Emperor Gojong signed the documents is suspected to be fake. It is a race against time and hidden agendas as the South Korean president (Ahn Sung-ki) employs the outspoken historian Choi Min-jae (Cho Jae-hyun) and the descendant of the Joseon royal bloodline Kim Yu-shik (Kang Shin-il) to find the authentic seal and prevent the history of Japanese occupation from repeating itself. In the meantime, Japanese economic sanctions divide the South Korean government, and its armed forces appear on the border of South Korea threatening its sovereignty. Eventually, the authentic royal seal is found and Japan apologizes for its occupation.
, 2h3Directed by Ha Jeong-woo
Genres Drama, Historical, Romance
Actors Ha Jeong-woo, Ha Ji-won, Yoon Eun-hye, Jang Gwang, Nam Da-reum, Jung Man-sik
Set in a village right after the Korean War, poor but good-hearted Heo Sam-gwan sets out to win the most beautiful girl in the village, Heo Ok-ran, by selling his blood to earn money. Years later, the two are happily married with three children, but their family undergoes a crisis when Sam-gwan's eldest son doesn't resemble him and rumors spread about the boy's paternity.
, 1h44Directed by Lee Joon-ik
Genres Drama, War, Comedy, Historical
Themes Military humor in film
Actors Park Joong-hoon, Jung Jin-young, Kim Sun-A, Lee Moon-sik, Lee Won-jong, Ryu Seung-soo
The movie starts out with a meeting between the rulers of Baekje, Silla, Tang China, and Goguryeo. They are arguing why the Korean southern kingdoms have to pay tribute to China, even though Tang is only 50 years old. The king of Silla sides with the Emperor of Tang. The movie flashes forward to the scene in which Baekje soldiers rush to the king with ill news of Silla and Tang allying together, bringing an army of 50,000 soldiers. The Baekje council discusses battle plans. But in the end, all of the officials run away out of cowardice. The king of Baekje calls for the great warrior, Kyebaek. He accepts the offer to protect his country after three glasses of wine. Kaebaek is forced to kill his family in fear of something worse happening to them. Soon, Gyebaek engages the Silla forces in so called "battles" where the opponents insult the others with Gyebaek winning in the beginning of these battles.
Hwang Jin Yi (2007)
, 2h21Genres Drama, Biography, Historical, Romance
Actors Song Hye-kyo, Yu Ji-tae, Kim Yoo-jung, Ryoo Seung-ryong, Lee Hyun-woo, Youn Yuh-jung
Raised as an aristocrat in 16th century Joseon, an era when class status dictated one's destiny, Hwang Jin-yi discovers a shocking secret about her birth: she was born illegitimate. She therefore belongs to the lower class, and has no recourse but to give up her aristocratic status. Before embarking on the life of a gisaeng, she decides to give up her virginity to a man of her own choosing, and spends her first night with Nomi, a long-time family servant, whom she is aware loves her deeply. As a gisaeng, Jin-yi becomes celebrated for her legendary beauty, wit, and talents in singing, dancing and poetry. But although she is surrounded by an entourage of noblemen showering her with gifts and admiration, she lives a solitary life of tragic isolation. Jin-yi's only solace is the game she and the local governor play on her noble clients, tricking them into exposing their hypocrisies. But when a bandit leader matching Nomi's description is spotted in the region, Jin-yi begins to question the life she endures.