Historical Fiction Korean Dramas & Movies
A Birth
The film deals in depth with the patience and courage of Kim Dae Gun, a young man who had to create his own hope, his willingness to throw his body,...
Song of the Bandits
An action melodrama in which the people who have been deprived of their livelihoods blow a refreshing shot for their family and colleagues, set in the 1920s during the Japanese...
Tale of the Nine-Tailed 1938
Lee Yeon gets involved in an unexpected case that leads him to travel back in time to the year 1938. There, Lee Yeon meets Ryu Hong Joo again. She was...
Harbin
In the early 1900s, Korean independence activists risk their lives to fight against Japanese rule—to achieve Korea’s independence. In Harbin, China, the freedom fighters set upon a daring attack. (Source:...
Joseon Lawyer
The story of the wicked lawyer Kang Han Su, who files lawsuits that are previously planned and uses the feelings of wronged victims to his advantage, as he unintentionally becomes...
Lovers
A love-story between a noble woman and a mysterious man set in Joseon during the Qing invasion, know in Korean as Byeongja Horan. Yu Gil Chae is a well-bred woman...
Joseon Fist
A movie about Genji, a Yakuza and his gang who try to break up an anti-Japanese group and Joseon’s number one fighter, Kang Il during the Japanese colonial era. (Source:...
Eyes Of Dawn
Eyes of Dawn is the story of three young Koreans caught in the maelstrom of the nation’s modern history. Spanning from the colonial period to the Korean War, the series...
Death Song
A melodrama dealing with the life of Yoon Shim Dok, a modern woman and pioneer of free love in the 1920’s, who drowns herself in the waters of the Korea...
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...
Dae Jo Yeong
The drama tells the story of the life of Dae Jo Yeong, also known as the founder of the kingdom of Balhae....
Shin Don
In order to make sure that Koryo was free, Gong Min Wang married a woman he did not love. The Mongolians ruled Koryo so Gong Min Wang married the Mongolian...
Orient Theatre
Orient Theatre takes place in the early part of the 20th century during the Japanese occupation and is about the people in the theater business struggling for success. (Source: DramaWiki)...
Rustic Period
As a fusion drama on the life of politician Kim Doo Han, the drama tells the life of Kim Doo Han with fact and fiction. Kim Doon Han is the...
Hur Jun
This great historical drama is about the stormy life of Hur Jun, a legendary doctor of the Joseon Dynasty. Hur Jun was the illegitimate child of the governor of Pyongyang...
Man of Will
Young Kim Chang Soo is placed behind bars, charged with tragic ending a Japanese person who took part in Empress Myeongseong’s Planned demise. In prison, Kim Chang-Soo sees how Koreans...
King Of The Wind
The drama talks about the complicated relationship between King Young Jo, (21st king of the Joseon dynasty) to his son Sa Do....
Immortal Admiral Yi Sun Shin
It is late 1598, shortly before the Battle of Noryang, the final confrontation of the Imjin War. The remnants of the Japanese invasion force are desperate to go home but...
Drama Festival 2014: The Diary of a Resentful Woman
Resentful woman Kong Ji likes reading more than thinking about getting married. One day, she gets hunted for the first time while she’s swinging with Choon Hyang, by none other...
Seoul 1945
Seoul 1945 is a drama that takes place during turbulent times in Korea, spanning from the end of the Japanese occupation to the eventual split of the country into North...
Jang Hee Bin
The king falls in love with Jang Hee Bin, a woman of low birth and makes her his second wife. She plots against the queen, the king’s first wife, and...
Chosun Police
The story revolves around Kim Sa Yool, an elite detective with a sharp mind, set post-Gabo Reform in the late Joseon era. Kim Sa Yool and the rest of his...
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...