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The Battleship Island

Original title: Gunhamdo
  • 20172017
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 2h 12m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
7.2K
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11,906
2,438
The Battleship Island (2017)
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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.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.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.
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
7.2K
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
11,906
2,438
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    • Director
      • Seung-wan Ryu
    • Writer
      • Seung-wan Ryu
    • Stars
      • Jung-min Hwang
      • So Ji-seob
      • Song Joong-ki
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Seung-wan Ryu
    • Writer
      • Seung-wan Ryu
    • Stars
      • Jung-min Hwang
      • So Ji-seob
      • Song Joong-ki
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 36User reviews
    • 32Critic reviews
    • 60Metascore
    • Awards
      • 11 wins & 10 nominations

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    Top cast

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    Jung-min Hwang
    Jung-min Hwang
    • Lee Gang-ok
    • (as Jung-Min Hwang)
    So Ji-seob
    So Ji-seob
    • Choi Chil-sung
    Song Joong-ki
    Song Joong-ki
    • Park Mu-young
    • (as Joong-ki Song)
    Lee Jung-hyun
    Lee Jung-hyun
    • Mallyon
    Su-an Kim
    Su-an Kim
    • So-hee
    Geung-Young Lee
    Geung-Young Lee
    • Yoon Kyung-ho
    Lee Jeong-eun
    Lee Jeong-eun
    • Chief's wife
    Jeon Ah-hee
    • School uniform student's family
    Jon Allen
    Jon Allen
    • Song Jong-Gu
    • (voice)
    Tommy Arciniega
    Tommy Arciniega
    • Oh Jang-Woo
    • (english version)
    • (voice)
    • (as Tom Bauer)
    Greg Chun
    Greg Chun
    • Lee Gang-ok
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Kellen Goff
    Kellen Goff
    Yang Hee-Woo
    • Hashima Labor Clerk
    Yang Ji-il
    Kyung-Hyun Jo
    • Digging driver 2
    In-woo Kim
    Kyu-baek Kim
    • Joseon draftee
    Ye-eun Kim
    • 'Bright Moon' Gisaeng
    • Director
      • Seung-wan Ryu
    • Writer
      • Seung-wan Ryu
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • 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.
    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Lee Gang-ok: I'm not going to die. Why are you crying?

    • Crazy credits
      The title card is shown first in Japanese and then in Korean.
    • Alternate versions
      The director's cut of the film is 150 minutes long in duration while the original theatrical version is about 132 minutes long.
    • Soundtracks
      The Ecstasy of Gold
      Composed by Ennio Morricone

    User reviews36

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    Very well made!
    While having seen many Hollywood True Historic event based movies, this was the first Korean movie that I have seen ever. So Ji-Sub from "Oh My Venus" fame and Song Joong-ki from "Descendents of the Sun" fame, are the two actors who brought me to this point, leading to "The Battleship Island". And their performance has been really great. The direction is quite good, leaving very few logical loopholes and the movie captures your constant attention. While within Korea and Japan most of the people would be aware of such an incident, people like us truly have no idea about such events even happening. And while it is a hair-raisingly tragic affair, I am thankful for making this movie available worldwide and enjoyed the narration and acting overall. P.S. The child artist is amazing as well ! Kim Su-An. A must watch for fans of either Korean Movies or the above mentioned actors!
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    • esha1812
    • Jan 29, 2018

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 26, 2017 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • Official Site
      • Vidio (Indonesia)
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Đảo Địa Ngục
    • Filming locations
      • Cheongju, South Korea
    • Production company
      • Filmmaker R&K
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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $1,104,957
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $59,344
      • Jul 30, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $46,183,383
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 12 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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