Historical Fiction Korean Dramas & Movies
Drama Special Season 11: Modern Girl
Set during the era when Korea was under Japanese occupation. Shin-Deuk is the daughter of a poor noble family. She married Jong-Suk at a young age. Her in-laws, who are...
Duelist
In the late Joseon dynasty, counterfeits were circulating around. Detective Ahn of Left Security Station and a passionate newcomer, Nam Sun, try to trace the source of the counterfeiting. They...
Drama Special Season 5: The Dirge Singer
Yun Shim is a young girl who was born to a poor family. Both her mother and grandmother were dirge singers; deemed to be the lowest class of people who...
Secret Investigation Record
Secret Investigation Record is based on cases detailed in the Annals of Joseon History with a bizarre twist; these incidents incorporate mysterious, supernatural elements that cannot be explained through science....
Drama Festival 2014: The Diary of Heong Yeong Dang
Cheol Ju, a Jwapocheong worker, investigates the body of a poisoned young man. But the criminal soon turns himself in, and he turns out to be Hong Yeon, the brother...
The King’s Face
“The King’s Face” tells the story of Prince Gwang Hae, an illegitimate son of King Seon Jo, who suffers since his childhood with the indifference of his father and the...
The Great Merchant
This drama depicts the life of Kim Man Deok, a woman born on Jeju Island who transcended her lowly status as a gisaeng as well as the restraints of her...
The Iron Empress
‘The Iron Empress’ is the granddaughter of Wang fire-arm, the first emperor of Goryeo. She has inherited her grandfather´s vision as well as his Great Spirit. The empress fights against...
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...
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”...
Cruel Palace – War of Flowers
A legendary femme fatale, So Yong uses her natural beauty, sensuality, and wit to win the King’s love and become part of his royal concubine. King In Jo indulges himself...
The Warriors
In the 14th century, a failed Korean political envoy attempts to rescue a Ming princess from Mongols in an effort to save Korea’s relationship with China....
The King and I
A drama about Kim Cheo Seon’s life during the Joseon Dynasty. Kim Cheo Seon was a loyal and faithful eunuch for various Kings, such as the 5th King, Munjong, and...
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...
Fighter in the Wind
A young Korean Taekwondo competitor arrives in Japan near the end of World War II with hopes of being a fighter pilot, but ends up on the streets battling bias,...
Chunhyang
Chun Hyang is set on the eve of the 18th century in Korea’s Joseon Dynasty. Mong Ryong is the studious 16-year-old son of a Governor who, as the film opens,...
The Age of Blood
Based in the Joseon times during the era of Seong Jong and Jong Jong, this is the story of veteran Deception Gun Gwan and a rookie soldier putting all the...
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...
Goddess of Fire
Joseon-era pottery was notable for its best quality and advanced baking method in the late 16th century. Baek Pa Seon, the woman of fire, was Joseon’s first female potter and...
Yaksha
Set in a tumultuous period where the political scene is murky and various people fought to gain power and the throne, the young king will do anything to strengthen his...
Tamra, The Island
Set in the 17th Century, Jang Beo Jin is a young female diver on Tamra Island. She doesn’t particularly enjoy her situation and dreams of one day leaving the island....
Shadowless Sword
Time is A.D. 927, when Georan invaders have conquered the ancient Korean capital of Balhae and set up a new country, Dongran Guk. The leaders of Balhae desperately need a...
Night Watchman’s Journal
Young watchmen of the Joseon Dynasty fight demons in this “Ghostbusters”-like story. Set in the backdrop of the royal palace, the good guys vanquish demons while the bad guys use...
The Great Seer
The Great Seer begins during the reign of King Gong Min. But despite being about seers, geomancers, divinators and the like, this drama is less about the fantasy and more...