Joseon Dynasty Korean Dramas & Movies

Queen Insoo (2011)

Queen Insoo

Rank #44025

Queen Insu (1437~1504) was the wife of king Deok Jong and a daughter of Hanh Wak, the second state councilor. Since the 2nd year of Sung Jong’s reign, she was...

The King's Woman (2003)

The King’s Woman

Rank #44294

This drama centers around Lady Kim, a scheming concubine, and the events from the reign of King Seon Jo to Prince Gwang Hae, which were filled with acts of immorality...

The Great Ambition (2002)

The Great Ambition

Rank #45113

Si Young is the first son of Park Hee Chan and knows the truth about why his father insisted that he must take over the family business. He is a...

The Map Against The World

The Map Against the World

Rank #45549

At a time when maps weren’t readily accessible to the public, ‘Gosanja Kim Jeong Ho’ sets out to walk across the Korean peninsula to make the Daedongyeojido – the Great...

Heung-boo: The Revolutionist (2018)

Heung Boo: The Revolutionist

Rank #45829

Yeon Heung Bu is an author of popular novels. He writes a novel to find his lost older brother. Heung Bu then meets Jo Hyuk. Jo Hyuk is a nobleman...

Behead the King (2017)

Behead the King

Rank #46186

“10th years of King Seongjong’s reign, great ruler by day and tyrant by night” King Seongjong, who is well remembered by history, is evaluated as the king who led the...

Drama Festival 2013: Rebellious (2013)

Drama Festival 2013: Rebellious

Rank #46891

A drama about some men who suffer the unjust because of the caste system and corrupt government....

The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War

The Jingbirok: A Memoir of Imjin War

Rank #46959

The drama will be a telling of historical events with the scholar as the central character. Ryu Seong Ryong was an official who served during King Seon Jo’s reign in...

The Owl

Rank #47016

A story about the death of So Hyeon, who returned from the Qing Dynasty in the Joseon Injo period. (Source: Daum)...

Sangdo

Sangdo

Rank #47891

This is a story exploring the moral of a trader and the value of the wealth. The popular writer Choi In Ho tells a story about the legendary Korean merchant...

The Wedding Day

The Wedding Day

Rank #49171

“The Wedding Day” is a recreation of “A Happy Day of Jinsa Maeng”, a comical play by Oh Yeong Jin. The first Korean film to win an international film award....

The Showdown

The Showdown

Rank #49506

Set in 1619 in Manchuria China, three Korean soldiers survive a deadly battle between Chinese and Korean forces. The soldiers were coerced to come to China by the Ming Dynasty....

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...

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 6: Crimson Moon

Drama Special Season 6: Crimson Moon

Rank #52683

Crown Prince Sado spirals down due to his own insanity and his father King Yeongjo’s complex. (Source: AsianWiki)...

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....

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...