Historical Fiction Korean Dramas & Movies
1919 Yoo Kwan Soon
A film that explores the lives of female independence activists who fought against the Japanese Occupation in the North and South of Korea including heroines like the titular Yoo Kwan...
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...
The Assassin
An action historical drama depicting the story of Joseon’s best swordsman Yi Nan in front of an irreversible fate. (Source: HanCinema)...
Potato
Bok Nyeo gets married to a poor Joseon aristocrat and lives a hard life to survive. She pays for her family’s living by catching caterpillars in a forest reserve. But...
Yoo Kwan Soon
This film is about of the life of the young patriotic martyr Yoo Kwan Soon, who fought for the liberation of her country during the Independence Movement in 1919. As...
Evergreen Tree
Two college grads go to the country to modernize a small, rustic community. The woman establishes a school and the man organizes a youth hall. However, their activities arouse the...
The Eternal Empire
A historical drama depicting political intrigue and power struggles in the early 19th century. ~~ Adapted from a famous Korean novel....
Dual Wielding Swordsman
He is the star of “The Age of Wild Men” that brought Kim Doo Han into Jong Ro. No one is able to hold onto their lives before Dual Wielding...
Whale Star: The Gyeongseong Mermaid
A Korean period drama romance webtoon set in the background of the anti-Japanese movement of independence activists during the Japanese colonial period. Joseon under Japanese colonial rule in 1926. Heo...
The Way of Hwarang
His parents captured by the Baekje armies, prince Eo-jin infiltrates the enemy castle alone to seek revenge. His plot is ruined when he falls in love with a princess there...
8.14 Gunsan 1945
The story of nine people gathered at firearmsan Harbor on August 14, 1945, at the end of the Japanese colonial period and one day before the Japanese surrender. (Source: Written...
Noryang: The Sea of Death
Winter of 1598, the story of Yi Sun Shin’s last naval battle during the Japanese invasions of Korea that happened in the Noryang Strait. (Source: HanCinema)...
The Story of Chun Hyang
~~ Adapted from the folklore Chunhyangga (춘향가)....
That Day: Korean Independence
The reason Korea is able to be a part of the world’s economic power is because of the independence fighters who gave up their lives to reclaim the country that...
Dawn of the Empire
This drama is about Kwangjong, the fourth king of the Koryo Dynasty which lasted from 918 to 1392....
EBS Jump
EBS Jump is a drama in which children can travel to the past and become historical figures, learn their lessons, then return to the present. Compared to other dramas, it...
Independence Association and Young Lee Seung Man
Old Korea in 1894, when the energy of ruin began to permeate – Lee Seung Man, a 20-year-old young man who devoted himself to Korean studies, entered the Pai Chai...
The Imjin War
The fifth episode of the 500 Years of Joseon Dynasty series depicts the history of the Imjin War, also known as the Seven Year War, where the newly unified Japan...
Mulberry 2
The wife of Chi Geun, the idiot street peddler, was born a beauty so the village boys endlessly try to seduce her. However, Chi Geun’s wife truly loves her husband...
Daewongun
The Daewonfire-arm of the title refers to Heungseon Daewonfire-arm, or Yi Ha Eung, a descendent of King Yeongjo and regent to King Gojong. He was a key political figure in...