Historical Korean Dramas & Movies

One Sided Love Princess (1967)

One Sided Love Princess

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Princess Suk Kyeong goes out to the world one day with the court ladies. At the market, everything seems new to her. She helps herself to some food not knowing...

Mulberry 2 (1988)

Mulberry 2

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The wife of Chi Geun, the idiot street peddler, was born a beauty so the village boys endlessly try to seduce her. However, Chi Geun’s wife truly loves her husband...

Country Bumpkin Oh Bok (1961)

Country Bumpkin Oh Bok

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Kind-hearted country bumkin O Bok leads a simple life working as a long-time farmhand for the rich landlord Soon-young. When Soon-young discovers that his son Jae Seok has fallen for...

EBS Jump: Season 1 (2005)

EBS Jump

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EBS Jump is a drama in which children can travel to the past and become historical figures, learn their lessons, then return to the present. Compared to other dramas, it...

The Song of Cheongsan (1965)

The Song of Cheongsan

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This is a story between Lee Gil Jae, one of the intelligent noblemen, and Yeonsil Agi, a mountain maid. It happens when many Patriot noblemen take an active part in...

Kim Goo

Kim Goo

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Dancing with Jikji (2017)

Dancing with Jikji

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Travelling to the French National Library (BnF) to see Jikji, the world’s oldest movable metal type book printed in Korea, a Canadian, David Redman discovers no one knows anything about...

Chasa

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Tells the story of a man who left for Hamheung after becoming a car driver even though he knew it was a road of no return. (Source: Naver)...

Dual Wielding Swordsman (2020)

Dual Wielding Swordsman

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He is the star of “The Age of Wild Men” that brought Kim Doo Han into Jong Ro. No one is able to hold onto their lives before Dual Wielding...

Ogre (1968)

Ogre

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In order to get rid of the Crown Prince and enjoy the power, Lee Hyang invites five swordsmen who are called the ogres of the Yuan Dynasty. On the other...

Tears of the Dragon (1996)

Tears of the Dragon

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This drama depicts the turbulent period spanning from the reign of King Taejo (born Lee Seong Gye), the founder of the Joseon dynasty, to King Sejong....

Battle (2019)

Battle

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Antigone

Antigone

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The film retells a classic Greek tragedy, which examines the lives of King Yong and his family as they attempt to flee to Japan. King Yong joined the war with...

Nameless Stars (1959)

Nameless Stars

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This film tells the stories of students fighting for liberation from Japanese rule, especially focusing on the Gwangju student democratisation. Sang Hoon, the son of the independent governor, works as...

Miryang Arirang (1961)

Miryang Arirang

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In the late Joseon period, Kim Myeong Jin, the son of an affluent family near the Miryang area, gets engaged to A-rang. But before their wedding day, A-rang is tragic...

Jikji

Jikji

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The Way of Hwarang (1962)

The Way of Hwarang

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His parents captured by the Baekje armies, prince Eo-jin infiltrates the enemy castle alone to seek revenge. His plot is ruined when he falls in love with a princess there...

The Story of Chun Hyang (1988)

The Story of Chun Hyang

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~~ Adapted from the folklore Chunhyangga (춘향가)....

Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid

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A Korean period drama romance webtoon set in the background of the anti-Japanese movement of independence activists during the Japanese colonial period. Joseon under Japanese colonial rule in 1926. Heo...

Seong Chun Hyang

Seong Chun Hyang

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Lee Mong Ryong, a son of a lord, falls in love with Chun Hyang, a daughter of a singing and dancing girl in the village, at the Dan-O festival. Because...

Yu Gwan Sun (1959)

Yoo Kwan Soon

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This film is about of the life of the young patriotic martyr Yoo Kwan Soon, who fought for the liberation of her country during the Independence Movement in 1919. As...

The Story Of Chun Hyang (1994)

The Story Of Chun Hyang

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~~ Adapted from the folklore Chunhyangga (춘향가)....

The Bell Master (1968)

The Bell Master

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In the Joseon Dynasty, after suffering the blight and horror, ganshin boats were infested with it. Mansandaegam, disillusioned by this, shook the bells and looked at the city government like...