Historical Fiction Korean Dramas & Movies

West Palace

West Palace

Rank #49815

A drama based on a popular portrayal of the events during the time of Prince Gwanghae in early 17th Century Joseon. Queen Inmok is depicted as a virtuous lady who...

Blue Swallow (2005)

Blue Swallow

Rank #49827

Based on the true story Park Kyung Won, one of the first Korean female pilots. Park Kyung Won dreamed of flying since she was a little kid. To achieve her...

Battlefield Heroes

Battlefield Heroes

Rank #50448

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...

Once Upon A Time (2008)

Once Upon A Time

Rank #51528

1940s Seoul, a time of disorder and confusion where one must change his name to survive into Japanese, let alone mention his Korean name. Ever since the Japanese stationed in...

Medical Gibang Cinema

Medical Gibang Cinema

Rank #51757

The chain of events is twisted when Yeon unfortunately witnesses her sister being gang assaultd. She is then filled by anger and takes her life on a vengeance road by...

Drama Special Season 4: The Devil Rider (2013)

Drama Special Season 4: The Devil Rider

Rank #52875

A short drama about two characters who are good at riding the horse during the Manchu War....

Does Cuckoo Cry at Night

Does Cuckoo Cry at Night

Rank #52925

Soon Yi is the daughter of a strolling male entertainer. After her mother left her, Soon Yi was raised by Do Ri’s mother and is engaged to Do Ri. But...

R-Point (2004)

R-Point

Rank #53360

After receiving an unnerving radio transmission from a platoon that disappeared six months earlier, a reconnaissance team, led by Lt. Choi Tae In, is dispatched to track down the missing...

Hong Kil Dong

Hong Kil Dong

Rank #53805

Hong Gil Dong was the illegitimate son of a high ranked minister. A local monk took him under his wing and taught him martial arts. Hong Gil Dong was inspired...

Mulberry (1986)

Mulberry

Rank #54147

During the Japanese occupation, there lived a woman named An Hyub in Yong-dam Village. Her husband was a gambler who comes by every few months to change his clothes and...

Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women (1984)

Spinning the Tales of Cruelty Towards Women

Rank #54190

Gil Rye is a maiden from a respectable but poor family. She marries the deceased son of the powerful Official Kim’s household. She acts as young widow but she is...

Romantic Warriors (2003)

Romantic Warriors

Rank #54450

Desperate for a better life with his younger sister, Yo Yi gangs up with “Romantic Warriors”, an criminal squad, to make money. The squad, however, consists of dummy criminals who...

Lost Flower: Eo Woo Dong

Lost Flower: Eo Woo Dong

Rank #55106

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...

The Anarchists (2000)

The Anarchists

Rank #55282

In 1924, Shanghai, five members of a rebel group called the Anarchists were in the pursuit of their own individual freedom, and a society with no authority or domination. During...

1724 Hero

1724 Hero

Rank #55409

Korea, 1724. Once upon a time in the Joseon Dynasty, Chun-doong meets a beautiful woman while in the middle of a fight in an old market. Having fallen in love...

The Wind Orchid (1985)

The Wind Orchid

Rank #55557

The fourth episode of 500 Years of Joseon Dynasty covers the first half of the 16th Century, from the reign of Jungjong to Myeongjong. The drama focuses in particular on...

Tuition

Tuition

Rank #55667

A film based on the memoir of a 4th grade student who received the grand prize in a writing contest sponsored by Gyeongseong Daily. A boy, whose parents sell brass...

Bang Ja Chronicles (2011)

Bang Ja Chronicles

Rank #55791

The drama’s story twists around to ask what would happen if Lee Myong Ryong was unattractive, while his servant Bang Ja Jeon was attractive? During Lee Myong Ryong’s courtship with...

Modern Boy (2008)

Modern Boy

Rank #55815

Set against the backdrop of the Japanese occupation of Korea in 1937, “Modern Boy” tells the story of Hae Myeong, a government general who falls in love at first sight...

Hwang Jin Yi (1986)

Hwang Jin Yi

Rank #56199

Jin Yi, daughter of magistrate Hwang, with both wits and beauty, is dumped the day before her wedding because of the Self-harm of a leather-shoe maker who had a crush...

The King and the Queen

The King and the Queen

Rank #56608

This drama depicts the power struggle between various members of the royal family between the reigns of King Sejong and Yeonsanfire-arm, for the ultimate prize: the throne....

Russian Roulette (2021)

Russian Roulette

Rank #57889

During the Japanese colonial era, two men are playing Russian roulette to find a secret agent. The player has two tablets: one makes him go forward 25 seconds in time,...

A Reluctant Prince (1963)

A Reluctant Prince

Rank #58648

A power struggle erupts behinds the scene in the late Joseon Dynasty when King Heonjong becomes gravely ill. An abandoned branch of the royal family is found to be living...

The Night Before Independence Day (1948)

The Night Before Independence Day

Rank #59853

Park Ok Ran has been monitoring the neighbourhood of the owner of a pawnshop, named Min Ka, who terminateed his father five years ago with Song. Min Ka, who does...