Best Korean Military/War Action Movies
Tae Ho Dec 14, 2019
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![The Battleship Island]()
During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island (‘Hashima Island’) to mine for coal, attempt to escape. (Source: CJ Entertainment) -
![71: Into the Fire]()
The story of 71 students who fight hundreds of North Korean soldiers in front of a middle school on August 11, 1950, during the Korean War. Gap Jo was formerly a student ...more -
![Take Point]()
Captain Ahab, employed by the private military firm Black Lizard, is assigned a covert CIA mission: infiltrate a secret underground bunker beneath the Korean DMZ and eliminate a high-value target. However, the ...more -
![Tae Guk Gi: The Brotherhood of War]()
A fictional story of two brothers, Jin Tae and Jin Seok, who are unwillingly drafted into the South Korean army following the outbreak of the Korean War in June 1950. Young Shin, ...more -
![My Way]()
After emerging as bitter rivals and enemies as young marathon runners, Korean native Kim Jun Shik and Japanese aristocrat Tatsuo Hasegawa, both find themselves in the Japanese army, fighting the Chinese and ...more -
![Northern Limit Line]()
In June 2002, while South Korea is caught in a sporting frenzy as the national soccer team plays against Turkey for third place in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, the North Korean ...more -
![The Front Line]()
In 1951, the ceasefire is declared, but two remaining armies fought their final battle on the front line. Towards the end of the Korean War, a South Korean battalion is fiercely battling ...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 -
![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 -
![Sunny]()
In 1971 Korea, Soon Yi is an average housewife, whose only hobby is singing. At the time, some 320,000 Korean men are dispatched to fight alongside American troops in the Vietnam War, ...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 -
![Roaring Currents: The Road of the Admiral]()
Director Kim Han Min and cast members from box-office hit "Roaring Currents" trace 16 days prior to Admiral Yi Sun Shin's taking part in the Battle of Myeongryang. They also show Admiral ...more -
![The Age of Shadows]()
Lee Jung Chool 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 -
![May 18]()
Having lost his parents at a young age, Min Woo takes care of his younger brother Jin Woo much like a father would. He harbours a secret crush on Shin Ae, a ...more -
![Operation Chromite]()
South Korean Navy Special Forces, Captain Jang Hak Soo and 7 members of the KLO (Korean Liasion Office) unit disguise themselves as a North Korean inspection unit and infiltrate the North Korean ...more -
![Illang: The Wolf Brigade]()
In 2029, after the governments of North and South Korea announce a 5-year plan to reunify the country, strong sanctions by the world's powerful nations cripple the economy and lead to a ...more -
![The Showdown]()
Set in 1619 in Manchuria China, three Korean soldiers survive a deadly battle between Chinese and Korean forces. The soldiers were coerced to come to China by the Ming Dynasty. The soldiers ...more -
![Heaven's Soldiers]()
How could Admiral Lee be such a hero? Soldiers, confronting each other, go back in 16th century mysteriously. They meet Admiral Lee, the greatest soldier of all time, and motivate him to ...more -
![Memories of the Sword]()
Three warriors from the Goryo Dynasty, Poong Chun, Deok Ki and Seol Rang pledge to fight for the impoverished people under the incompetent king and they lead a riot. However, due to ...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 -
![Rampant]()
Lee 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 -
![Empire of Lust]()
Set in 1398. Kim Min Jae is the supreme commander of the Joseon Dynasty. He falls in love for the first time and for that woman he takes risks. Yi Bang Won ...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 -
![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 -
![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) -
![Shadowless Sword]()
The time is A.D. 927, when Georan invaders conquered the ancient Korean capital of Balhae and set up a new country, Dongran Guk. The leaders of Balhae desperately need a royal figure ...more -
![Blades of Blood]()
Set in 16th Century Joseon era (1592) South Korea, "Like the Moon Escaping from the Clouds" details the plight of men from the lower classes of society who fight for social equality. -
![The Huntresses]()
As a child, Jin Ok witnessed the murder of her father and narrowly escaped death. She is taken under the wings of Moo Myung, the man who saved her life, and trains ...more -
![The Tiger]()
Set towards the end of the Joseon dynasty, when Korea was under Japanese rule. Rather than a cruel tale of chasing down a rare, beautiful animal, the story is a patriotic one ...more -
![The Influence]()
A beautiful woman J, who has been trapped inside a massive water tank to be with W, invites TV anchorman Kim Woo Kyung and auctioneer Choi Dong Hoon to make a choice. ...more -
![The Divine Weapon]()
It's 1448, the 30th year of Se Jong's reign. The Ming dynasty's meddling into Joseon's domestic affairs goes to extremes, and Se Jong secretly plans to develop Singijeon, a rocket weapon upgraded ...more -
![Battlefield Heroes]()
A.D. 667C, a rising kingdom in the Korean peninsula, Shilla, attacks the biggest kingdom Goguryeo in alliance with Tang. Goguryeo has been the most powerful kingdom so far even threatening the Tang ...more -
![Once Upon A Time In A Battlefield]()
In the 600's, there were endless disputes between the three separate kingdoms that now make up the modern-day Korean peninsula, Baekche, Goguryo and Shilla. The king of Shilla, Kim Choon Chu established ...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 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 Battle: Roar to Victory]()
Over a 4 day period, a fierce battle takes place between Korean independence militias and imperialist Japanese forces in Manchuria, China. The militia includes a master swordsman and an expert marksman. (Source: ...more -
![Joint Security Area]()
Nothing is more symbolic of the division of Korea into two countries as the 'Bridge of No Return' in Panmunjom, the demilitarized zone on the border between the two states. One day, ...more -
![A Day Out]()
Private Kim and sergeant Lee go out for off-duty time on Saturday afternoon. After a night party, they stay at a motel to sleep. Sergeant Lee gives to private Kim a direct ...more -
![The Long Way Home]()
Set during the Korean War and 3 days before a truce takes place. Nam Bok is a South Korean soldier who was a simple farmer before his conscription into the military. He ...more -
![A Melody to Remember]()
Second Lieutenant Han Sang Yeol leads his platoon during the Korean War in the early 1950s. He carries emotional scars and pain within. So when he meets some children from a choir, ...more -
![Peppermint Candy]()
Outdoor Excursion: Spring 1999. A group of middle-aged, working-class friends meet for the 20th year reunion of their old factory worker's association. While they sing and dance up a storm, their long-lost ...more -
![Silmido]()
Based on a true story of 1968 Korean Republic Army plan to assassinate North Korean president Kim Il Sung. 31 criminals and death row inmates are recruited into secret training on the ...more -
![In Love and the War]()
The land once in the middle of war... here lie their love, friendship and faith June 1950, soon after the break out of Korean War, a troop of North Korean soldiers enter ...more -
![The Battle of Jangsari]()
A guerrilla army unit led by Captain Lee Myung Joon and 772 student soldiers, including Choi Sung Pil, are on the ship Moonsanho and their destination is Jangsari. Their mission is to ...more -
![The Net]()
A North Korean fisherman breaks his boat engine by accident and drifts down to South Korea. After enduring many brutal investigations, he eventually gets sent back to North Korea. But before leaving ...more -
![The Unforgiven]()
Tae Jung and Seung Young are old junior high classmates. They are reunited when they are assigned to the same army base for their military duty. While Tae Jung is a sergeant ...more -
![The Coast Guard]()
One night at the military patrol zone, a drunken couple, Mee-young and Young-kil, are making love and Private Kang spots them. He becomes riddled with fear and shoots his automatic rifle in ...more -
![Miss Staff Sergeant]()
Only 1% of the marines become part of the special forces. Staff Sergeant Lee Yu Mi becomes the first-ever non-commissioned officer to become part of the 3 teams vying to become part ...more -
![North Korean Guys]()
Two North Korean naval soldiers, Choe Baek Du and Lim Dong Hae, stationed at Mt. Maebong camp, unexpectedly find themselves in South Korean waters after a peaceful day of fishing and dozing ...more -
![A Little Pond]()
The Korean war does not start well for the US. They are being routed by the North Koreans and despite US reinforcements from Tokyo, the US army is making a hasty disorganized ...more -
![The Sunshine Boys]()
Two friends go to visit another friend during his military service after not seeing each other for a year. But one of them has an another mission: to give him a break ...more -
![Break Away]()
Abandoning their military post, three soldiers escape together for different reasons. Among the three deserters, Jae Hoon escapes to see his mother who is on her deathbed from terminal cancer, the troublemaker ...more -
![Black Stone]()
While his parents are toiling away in a food processing plant in Seoul, Shon Sun is drafted in the army. But being prey to abuse, he deserts. Back in Seoul he finds ...more -
![Fork Lane]()
Kim Gang Il was mobilized as a paratrooper to suppress the May 18 Gwangju Democratization Protests in 1980. Working as a forklift driver after retirement, he follows some inconvenient truths that had ...more -
![The Seeds of Violence]()
An Army private fails to expose abuses he suffered from his senior. When every member of his platoon gets passes, the senior starts searching for the culprit who tried to report him. -
![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
