The Battleship Island (2017)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $21,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $46,183,383.00 |
| Original Language | ko |
| Popularity | 11.066 |
Directed By
Ryoo Seung-wan
Crew
Jeong Bong-yeon
Han Jeong-uk
Lee Seong-hwan
Yang Hae-gil
Kim Min-soo
Cheong Jai-hoon
Jeong Yoon-heon
Jeon Jae-hyeong
Seo Ji-oh
Lee Seok-sool
Hong Jeong-won
Jo Gyeong-hun
Huh Dong-hyuck
Kim Jung-woo
Lee Ju-won
Ryoo Seung-wan
Jang Seok-hun
Song Seung-hyun
Kim Dong-hyo
Ryoo Seung-wan
Bang Jun-seok
Kim Jae-beom
Kim Sang-bum
Cha Sang-do
Jeong Min-kyung
Heo Seo-hyoung
Cho Sung-min
Park Jung
Kang Hye-jung
Lee Mo-gae
Shin Kyung-il
Shin Kyung-il
Lee Jun-kyu
Lee Sung-june
Kim Kang-e
Lee Hwo-kyoung
Kim Jeong-min
Choi Hong-seob
Pi Dae-seong
Lee Seon-yeong
Lee Gang-hee
Chang Chul-ho
An Ki-sung
Kim Yu-mi
Jung Doo-hong
TOP CAST
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
Trumpet Player
Uhm Ji-sung
Candle Boy
Shin Hyun-tak
Fisherman
Yoon Kyung-ho
Quarrel
Kim Bo-yoon
Joseon Korean Girl
Ham Seong-min
Bok-jin's Man
Hwang Byeng-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
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