The Battleship Island (2017)
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- Not Rated
- 2h 12min
- Action, Drama
- 26 Jul 2017 (South Korea)
- Movie
During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island ("Hashima Island") to mine for coal, attempt to a dramatic escape.
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- 11 wins & 9 nominations.
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Cast
| Hwang Jung-min | ... |
Lee Gang-ok
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| So Ji-seob | ... |
Choi Chil-sung
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| Song Joong-ki | ... |
Park Mu-young
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| Lee Jung-hyun | ... |
Mallyon
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| Kim Su-an | ... |
So-hee
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| Lee Kyoung-young | ... |
Yoon Kyung-ho
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| Lee Jeong-eun | ... |
Chief's wife
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Jeon Ah-hee | ... |
School uniform student's family
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Lee Ah-In | ... |
Female student
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| Jon Allen | ... |
Song Jong-Gu (voice)
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Tommy Arciniega | ... |
Oh Jang-Woo (voice)
(as a different name)
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| Greg Chun | ... |
Lee Gang-ok (voice)
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Kang Deok-Joong | ... |
Locksmith who made the key
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Na Do-yool | ... |
Joseon draftee
(as Na Do-yul)
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Kwon Han-sol | ... |
Joseon girl
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Yang Hee-Woo | ... |
Hashima Labor Clerk
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Kim In-woo |
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Lee Jae-woo | ... |
Pimp's gang
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Yang Ji-il |
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Lee Joon-hyuk | ... |
Draftee
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Yoon Jung-wook | ... |
Joseon laborer
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| Kim Kyu-baek | ... |
Joseon draftee
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Jo Kyung-hyun | ... |
Digging driver 2
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| Jordan Reynolds | ... |
Additional Voices (voice)
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| Bill Rogers | ... |
Ko Choong-Ho (voice)
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Jung Se-hoon | ... |
Japanese student
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| Jo Seok-in | ... |
Hashima guard
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Park Seong-il | ... |
Trumpet player
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| Shin Seung-hwan | ... |
Ko Choong-Ho
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Kim Seung-yoon | ... |
Joseon girl
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| Jung Suk-yong | ... |
Moon
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Kim Tae-young |
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Jang Woo-Jin | ... |
Joseon (Korean) draftees
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Kim Ye-eun | ... |
'Bright Moon' Gisaeng
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Directed by
| Ryoo Seung-wan | ||
Written by
| Ryoo Seung-wan | ... | () |
Produced by
| Hye-jeong Kang | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jun-seok Bang | ||
| Leo Bang | ||
Production Design by
| Hu-gyeong Lee | ||
Makeup Department
| Hee-Sun Yoon | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Hyun-sik Kim | ... | production manager |
| Ko Myung-sung | ... | overseas production department |
Special Effects by
| Kim Ka-ryoon | ... | special effects makeup |
Visual Effects by
| Dae-Jeong Choe | ... | animator |
| Sangmin Han | ... | Lighting Artist: Digital Idea / visual effects artist |
| Jung Hwang-su | ... | vfx supervisor |
| Chansoo Kim | ... | cg supervisor: Digital Idea |
| Jihyun Kim | ... | senior concept artist |
| Jaehyuk Ko | ... | lighting & texturing supervisor |
| Jeong Min-ah | ... | visual effects (as Jeong Min Ah) |
| Hyunkyoung Oh | ... | compositor |
Stunts
| Jun-ho Cheon | ... | stunts |
| Choi Chun-Beom | ... | stunts |
| Baek Dong-hyeon | ... | stunts |
| Jang Han-Seung | ... | stunts |
| Han-byeol Jang | ... | stunts |
| Kyeong-seob Jo | ... | stunts |
| Gyeong-ae Kim | ... | stunts |
| Min-soo Kim | ... | stunts |
| Hwe-su Kwan | ... | stunts |
| Gwang-ki Lee | ... | stunts |
| Hwak-gwang Lee | ... | stunts |
| Hyung-Kil Lee | ... | stunts |
| Sang Min Lee | ... | stunt double: So Ji-sup |
| Seo ji-oh Lee | ... | stunts |
| Yu Mi-jin | ... | stunts |
| Tae-Youl Yang | ... | stunts |
| Dae-won Yoon | ... | stunts |
| Sung-min Yoon | ... | stunts |
Music Department
| The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra | ... | orchestra |
| James Fitzpatrick | ... | orchestral contractor |
| Jan Holzner | ... | orchestra recording engineer |
| Bang Jun-suk | ... | musical director |
Script and Continuity Department
| Marlan Moore | ... | script adaptation |
Thanks
| Yoo Ah-in | ... | special thanks |
| Song Hye-kyo | ... | special thanks (as Hye-kyo Song) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- CJ Entertainment (2017) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Clover Films (2017) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Golden Village Pictures (2017) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- JBG Pictures (2017) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Metropolitan Filmexport (2018) (France) (theatrical)
- Viva International Pictures (2017) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- CJ Entertainment (2017) (Korea)
- Filmarti (2017) (Turkey)
- Koch Films (2020) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Koch Films (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- OvalGrid (2017) (Russia)
Special Effects
- Pix Entertainment (visual effects)
Other Companies
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
As World War II nears its end, the small island of Hashima (nicknamed "Battleship Island") off the coast of Japan is the site of a massive coal mine, where 400 Koreans lead bleak lives as conscripted laborers. Tensions run high between the Japanese soldiers who maintain order with shocking cruelty and violence, and the Koreans from all walks of life who were tricked or forced into coming there. Then, just as the island's dark secrets are revealed, the Koreans plot a daring escape. Written by CJ Entertainment |
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| Taglines | 1945 Hashima - We called it hell on earth. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Characters in the film at several points mention "the company" they work for, but which is never named. In reality, this company was the Mitsubishi Corporation, which owned Hashima Island until 2002. See more » |
| Goofs | 00:16:13 - 00:16:50 -> The band members are supposed to cross from Korea to Japan in the dirty, packed hold of a cargo ship. When they emerge from the boat in Shimonoseki, one can see it is a very modern ferry, complete with fully-enclosed, bright orange modern lifeboats, streamlined design, and all-welded hull and superstructure construction, as opposed to ships of the period, which were riveted. See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Ecstasy of Gold See more » |
| Crazy Credits | The title card is shown first in Japanese and then in Korean. See more » |
| Quotes |
Lee Gang-ok:
I'm not going to die. Why are you crying? See more » |