Hanbando
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- Movie: Hanbando
- Revised romanization: Hanbando
- Hangul: 한반도
- Director: Kang Woo-Suk
- Writer: Kim Hee-Jae, Lee Hyo-Cheol
- Producer:
- Cinematographer: Yeong-taek Choi
- Release Date: July 13, 2006
- Runtime: 147 min
- Production Budget: US$ 10M
- Studio: KnJ Entertainment, Cinema Service
- Distributor: CJ Entertainment
- Language: Korean
- Country: South Korea
Plot
"Hanbando" begins with the hypothetical premise that Japan will emerge in the near future as the main opponent of the unification of North and South Korea. It also criticizes Japan's historical distortions of its rule of the Korean Peninsula from 1910 to 1945.
To prove Japan has no right to the ownership, patriotic historian Choi Min-jae, with cooperation from other progressive politicians and the President of South Korea, seeks the authentic Great Seal of King Kojong, which the king hid. King Kojong was the 26th king of the Choson Kingdom and the first emperor of the Taehan Empire. They believe the original seal is a key to demonstrate that most contracts between Korea and Japan were either made forcibly or were faked.
Cast
- Ahn Sung-Kee - President
- Cha In-Pyo - Lee Sang-hyun
- Cha Tae-Hyun
- Jo Jae-Hyeon - Choi Min-jae
- Kang Shin-Il - Kim Yu-sik
- Kang Soo-Yeon - Empress Myeongseong
- Kim Sang-Jung - King Gojong
- Lee Han-Wi
- Lee Kan-Hie
- Moon Sung-Geun - Kwong Yong-hwan
- Park Kil-Soo
- Choi Il-Hwa
- Kim Hyeon-A
- Baek Il-Seob
- Choi Jong-Won
- Dok Ko Yeong Jae
- Kim Young-Sun - court lady
- Choi Jeong-Woo
- Kim Kwang-Il
- Kwon Hyeok-Pung
- Kwon Seong-Deok
- Kwon Tae-Won - Secretary of Defense
- Shin Young-Jin
- Jo Ji-Hwan
- Lee Mi-Do
- Jeong Hyo-Keun
- Hwang Min-Ho
- Lee Jung-Sung
- Kim Sung-Won
- Hong Gyung-Yun - high ranked public officer in meeting room
- Park Yong-Soo
- Kim Ki-Hwan - killer from Japan
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iliekater Says:
Aug 28 2010 4:51 pm
One of the best Korean movies ! Very original plot !