Best Korean historical/period movie
What's the best hanbok costume Korean film you have watched set in historical times/dynasties (Joseon, Goryeo, Shilla, Baekje, Goguryeo, Gaya, etc?
Feel free to add to the list!
Asianatica 22 days ago
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![The Handmaiden]()
During 1930s Korea, in the period of Japanese occupation, Sook Hee is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, Hideko, who lives a secluded life on a large countryside estate with ...more -
![The King’s Warden]()
Fate entwines a fallen king with the man who becomes his last keeper. In a remote mountain village of 15th-century Joseon, a humble headman, Heung Do, hears a rumor that any village ...more -
![Kingdom: Ashin of the North]()
A backstory about the mysterious character Lee Chang's group encountered on their journey north to discover the origins of the infected. It will unveil the mystery behind her identity. The new story ...more -
![The Great Battle]()
In 645AD, the Tang Dynasty’s emperor Li starts his invasion into Goguryeo, one of the ancient kingdoms of Korea. One victory after another, the Tang army marches into Ansi, protected by General ...more -
![Seondal: The Man Who Sells the River]()
A movie from the ancient novel of satire and humor about Kim Seon Dal who sold off the River Daedong. Kim Seon Dal is a genius swindler, possessing an alluring appearance and ...more -
![The Admiral: Roaring Currents]()
In the year 1597, when the Joseon Dynasty faces imminent ruin by the Japanese, disgraced Admiral Yi Sun Shin is summoned as a last resort to lead the kingdom’s remaining 12 ships ...more -
![The Throne]()
In the year 1762, when King Yeong Jo of the Joseon dynasty had been ruling for 35 years already, Crown Prince Sa Do was accused of plotting treason by his biological mother, ...more -
![Masquerade]()
Amid national chaos and fear for his life, tyrannical King Gwang Hae orders his trusted councilor Heo Kyun to find a royal body double. He hires Ha Seon, a peasant mimic who ...more -
![The Last Princess]()
Princess Deok Hye was the last princess of Korea. Under Japanese colonial rule, she is taken to Japan as a hostage. With the era’s harsh conditions, she struggles to maintain the hope ...more -
![Kingdom]()
As the Joseon King succumbs to smallpox the rumors of his death begin. The Cho Clan, which is the clan of the pregnant Queen and her father, together with the the Chief ...more -
![The King and the Clown]()
At the height of the 16th-century Joseon Dynasty, a pair of rural male actors - boisterous, macho Jang Seng and quiet, feminine Gong Gil - travels to Seoul and team up with ...more -
![Rampant]()
Yi Chung is a Prince of Joseon, but he has been taken hostage to the Qing Dynasty. He enjoys boozing, womanizing and gambling. He is also an excellent swordsman. His older brother ...more -
![A Frozen Flower]()
Under the pressure of the Yuan Kingdom, the King of Goryeo is pressured to produce a successor to the throne. But the king is in love with his loyal general, Hong Rim. ...more -
![The Night Owl]()
Kyung Soo is blind, but he is good at acupuncture. He is recognised for his talent by Lee Hyeong Ik and enters the palace. Around that time, Crown Prince So Hyeon, who ...more -
![Assassination]()
During the Japanese occupation, an agent was tasked to assemble a group to assassinate a Japanese commander and a Korean collaborator by extricating three prisoners from Shanghai. However, the Japanese are tipped ...more -
![Love, Lies]()
The story takes place in 1943, during the Imperial Japanese occupation of Korea. In the film, best friends Jung So Yul and Seo Yeon Hee are two of the last remaining Gisaeng. ...more -
![The Fortress]()
During the Qing Invasion of Korea in 1636, the Korean king and court take refuge in the Namhan Fortress, surrounded by Qing forces. With their supplies dwindling, the court faces cold and ...more -
![War of the Arrows]()
Set during the second Manchu invasion of Korea, Nam Yi, the best archer in Korea, goes up against the Qing Dynasty to save his younger sister Ja In - who was dragged ...more -
![The Swordsman]()
Set during the chaotic period of the Ming-Qing dynasty transition, Tae Yul, the best swordsman in Joseon, lives in seclusion with his daughter Tae Ok in the mountains after failing to protect ...more -
![The Face Reader]()
About Nae Kyung who is able to assess the personality, mental state, and habits of a person by looking at his face. Because of his abilities, he gets involved in a power ...more -
![The Pirates 2: The Last Royal Treasure]()
Join the adventure of a ship of murderous but merry misfits as they troll the deep blue sea for sunken treasure belonging to the royal family. Former bandit leader Woo Moo Chi ...more -
![The Book of Fish]()
Jung Yak Jeon is a scholar and bureaucrat. He is exiled to the remote island Heuksando. There, he becomes fascinated with fish and decides to write about them. Jung Yak Jeon asks ...more -
![Dong Ju: The Portrait of a Poet]()
Dong Ju, while studying literature in Japan, was charged and detained for having participated in the Korean Independence Movement. Known to have created hundreds of poems during his time in jail where ...more -
![The Age of Shadows]()
Lee Jeong Chul once had connections to the Korean independence movement, but he now works as a police officer for the Japanese occupation forces. He receives an order to take down the ...more -
![Six Flying Dragons]()
A fictional, historical drama about the ambition, rise and fall of real and fictional characters based around Yi Bang Won. Yi Bang Won was the third king of the Joseon Dynasty in ...more -
![Korea-Khitan War]()
A historical drama that deals with the second and third periods of the Goryeo-Khitan War. King Hyeon Jong of Goryeo and his political teacher, Commander-in-Chief Kang Gam Chan, united the people of ...more -
![Phantom]()
An action-espionage film set in 1933, during the Japanese colonization of Korea. The film will tell the story of five suspects who are under suspicion of being the mysterious “Ghost,” a spy ...more -
![Noryang: Deadly Sea]()
In 1598, the seven-year Imjin War nears an end as Wae invaders prepare to withdraw from Joseon. Admiral Yi Sun-shin leads an allied fleet of Joseon and Ming ships to annihilate the ...more -
![Monstrum]()
It’s the 22nd year of Jung Jong. The plague has taken over Joseon, and fear runs rampant in the streets. When rumors of a vicious beast roaming Mount Inwangsan–called “Monstrum” by terrified ...more -
![Hansan: Rising Dragon]()
'Hansan' is a film of the Battle of Hansando, the Battle of the Korean Navy, which largely defeated Japanese naval forces off the coast of Hansando on July 8, 1592. -
![The Princess and the Matchmaker]()
In the wake of prolonged famine, the palace arranges Princess Song Hwa’s marriage in an attempt to correct the cosmic misfortune. A renowned diviner, Do Yoon, is brought in to find the ...more -
![The Fatal Encounter]()
In 1777, one year since he had taken reign, King Jung Jo bears a perilous palace life with his dedicated court servant, Gap Soo, amidst opposition and threats from those around with ...more -
![Empire of Lust]()
In 1398, Kim Min Jae, the supreme commander of the Joseon Dynasty, falls in love for the first time and takes risks for the woman he loves. Yi Bang Won, the King's ...more -
![The Royal Tailor]()
Depicts the love lives, jealousies and desires of those that work within the Sanguiwon during the Joseon Dynasty period. The Sanguiwon are responsible for the attire worn by royalty. Dol Seok is ...more -
![Uprising]()
Set in the Joseon era during a tumultuous time in the aftermath of war, take a journey through the lives of two childhood friends-turned-adversaries: Cheon Yeong, a slave with remarkable martial prowess, ...more -
![Memories of the Sword]()
Three warriors from the Goryo Dynasty, Poong Chun, Deok Ki, and Seol Rang, lead a riot for the impoverished. After Deok Ki betrays them, Poong Chun dies, and Seol Rang, guilt-ridden, flees ...more -
![Forbidden Dream]()
A true historical drama about King Se Jong, the greatest ruler in Joseon history who sought to enhance national prosperity and military power through astronomy, and Jang Yeong Shil, the most remarkable ...more -
![The King's Letters]()
A historical film about King Sejong who risked everything of his to invent the Hunminjungeum (Korean Script) for his people and the people who weren't recorded in history. (Source: HanCinema) -
![Warriors of the Dawn]()
To avoid invading Japanese forces, King Seon Jo leaves for the Ming Dynasty and abandons his people in the process. In his place, Prince Gwang Hae leads the royal court. Meanwhile, To ...more -
![The Concubine]()
Prince Sung Won sees Hwa Yeon, the daughter of a wealthy nobleman, for the first time and falls in love, but Hwa Yeon loves Kwon Yoo. Kwon Yoo saved her father's life ...more -
![The Servant]()
"A Story of Bangja" is a comedy based on the popular South Korean folktale "Chung Hyang." The movie then twists the story around to ask what would happen if Lee Myong Ryong ...more -
![The Treacherous]()
Prince Yeon San becomes engulfed with insanity as he kills those responsible for his mother's death. He appointed his longtime friend Im Sung Jae and his father to the position of retainer. ...more -
![The Pirates]()
On the eve of the founding of the Joseon Dynasty, a delegation of Chinese envoys is transporting the Emperor’s State Seal only to have it swallowed by a whale mid-journey. The substantial ...more -
![The Sound of a Flower]()
In 1867, Sin Jae Hyo leads the Dongrijungsa, which teaches pansori (traditional Korean musical storytelling). A young girl, Chae Seon, who wants to perform pansori, appears in front of him. Chae Seon ...more -
![The Magician]()
A Princess in the Joseon Dynasty travels to the Qing Dynasty to marry. On the way to there, she meets a young magician and falls in love with him. -
![The Age of Blood]()
Based in the Joseon times during the era of Seong Jong and Jong Jong, this is the story of veteran fraud Gun Gwan and a rookie soldier putting all the noblemen in ...more -
![FengShui]()
Myung Dang (an ideal spot) could change someone’s destiny. The one that occupies the site would rule the world. One’s ancestors’ tomb spot could change one’s destiny. Jae Sang, a prodigal geomancer, ...more -
![Homme Fatale]()
Comedic film of a fusion-historical genre. Cute lover boy Heo Saek becomes Joseon's first male gisaeng and a flower-like woman named Hae Won who thinks ahead of her time, search for true ...more -
![Heung Boo: The Revolutionist]()
Yeon Heung Bu is an author of popular novels. He writes a novel to find his lost older brother. Heung Bu then meets Jo Hyuk. Jo Hyuk is a nobleman and takes ...more -
![A Resistance]()
At 17 years old, Yoo Kwan Soon participates in the Korean independence movement when the country is under the rule of Japan. Yoo Kwan Soon is arrested and sent to Seodaemun Prison ...more -
![The King’s Case Note]()
A clever King and his brilliant chronicle keeper hunt for the truth behind a crime that threatens the throne and the stability of the country. (Source: CJ Entertainment) -
![Gabi]()
It depicts the assassination attempt of King Go Jong, the 26th king of the Joseon Dynasty. Set towards the end of the 19th century, when coffee was first introduced to Korea, Russian ...more -
![The Legendary Courtesan Hwang Jin Yi]()
Hwang Jin Yi, a famous 16th century Gisaeng, is the most legendary courtesan of the Joseon Dynasty. She was noted for her exceptional beauty, charming quick-wit and extraordinary intellect. The movie sheds ...more -
![Behead the King]()
“10th years of King Seongjong's reign, great ruler by day and tyrant by night” King Seongjong, who is well remembered by history, is evaluated as the king who led the most peaceful ...more -
![Lost Flower: Eo Woo Dong]()
A triangular relationship between Eo Woo-dong, her husband Lee Dong, and fantasy character Moo-gong, highlights on the first half of the Joseon Dynasty and portrays the contradicted life of the high class ...more -
![The Sword with No Name]()
Mu Myeong is a Joseon dynasty headhunter who meets and falls in love with Lady Ja Yeong, who will become the future Empress Myeong Seong. A few years later, Ja Yeong entered ...more -
![KUNDO: Age of the Rampant]()
The year is 1859; feudal Joseon is plagued with numerous natural disasters, poor harvest, poverty, hunger and death. But the rich nobles are only concerned with their own wealth and continue to ...more -
![Forbidden Quest]()
Yun Seo, a world weary Korean aristocrat, and Gwang Heon, an old enemy of Yun Seo’s family, come together in the story of the Heukgokbisa, one of Korea’s most famous and lurid ...more -
![Race to Freedom: Um Bok Dong]()
A true story about Uhm Bok Dong, a Korean hero, and the winner from the time when Japan held a bicycle race in order to take over Korea during the Japanese Invasion. ...more -
![Anarchist from Colony]()
Set in Korea under Japanese rule period. In 1923, an odd rumor spreads that around 6,000 Koreans are massacred after the Great Kanto Earthquake. In order to conceal this event, the Japanese ...more -
![Man of Will]()
Young Kim Chang Soo is placed behind bars, charged with murdering a Japanese person who took part in Empress Myeongseong’s assassination. In prison, Kim Chang-Soo sees how Koreans are persecuted and grows ...more -
![Portrait of a Beauty]()
Born to a family of established court painters, seven-year-old Yun Jeong is a young girl gifted at painting. However, the pressure is on her brother to carry on the proud family tradition, ...more
