Japanese Colonial Rule Korean Dramas & Movies
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 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...
Snowy Road
The Independence Day Special Drama is about the friendship between Jong Bun, who is sick and tired of being poor, and Yeong Ae, an admirable, pretty and intelligent girl. They...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Drama Special Season 5: Vengeful Spirit
Based on the Japanese colonization, a pro-Japanese moves into a house away from the independence movement and experiences horrible things there....
The Peak
For 35 years of the Japanese colonial period, Joseon had been in pitch-darkness. Even amid the darkness, Yi Yuk Sa wrote poems to send messages of hope to those who...
Radio Days
In April 1933, Korea’s first radio station JDOK is set for its inaugural broadcast. The radio station is under the control of the Japanese, who occupy the country. The goal...
The Flower Girl
The country is occupied by the Japanese imperialists. Koppun is selling flowers at the market to get some money to buy medicine for her sick mother. Her brother is imprisoned,...
Blue Swallow
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...
Once Upon A Time
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...
Does Cuckoo Cry at Night
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...
Mulberry
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...
The Anarchists
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...
Tuition
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...
Modern Boy
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...
Russian Roulette
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,...
The Night Before Independence Day
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...
Nameless Stars
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...