The Battleship Island
1945 Hashima. We called it hell on earth.
Genres
Overview
During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.
Details
Budget
$21000000
Revenue
$46183383
Runtime
132 min
Release Date
2017-07-26
Status
Released
Original Language
Korean
Vote Count
267
Vote Average
7.1
Hwang Jung-min
Lee Kang-ok
So Ji-sub
Choi Chil-sung
Song Joong-ki
Park Moo-young
Lee Jung-hyun
Oh Mal-nyeon
Kim Su-an
Lee So-hee
Lee Kyung-young
Yoon Hak-chul
Kim In-woo
Daisuke Shimazaki
Kim Joong-hee
Yamada
Kim Min-jae
Song Jong-goo
Shin Seung-hwan
Ko Choong-ho
Kim Yae-eun
Bright Moon / Gisaeng
Jo Kyung-hyun
Digging Driver 2
Kim Kyu-baek
Joseon Korean Draftees
Yoon Dae-yeul
Japanese Pimp
Lee Jung-eun
President of a Society of Women
Kwon Han-sol
Joseon Korean Girl
Park Seong-il
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Uhm Ji-sung
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Shin Hyun-tak
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Yoon Kyung-ho
Quarrel
Kim Bo-yoon
Joseon Korean Girl
Ham Seong-min
Bok-jin's Man
Hwang Byeong-gug
Interpreter
Lee Yu-mi
Peninsula Hotel Dancing Japanese
Park Kyung-man
Joseon Korean Draftees
Ki Jin-woo
Joseon Korean Draftees
Bae Je-gi
Choon Baeng-i
Jang Seong-beom
Jang-woo
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