The Battleship Island

The Battleship Island

1945 Hashima. We called it hell on earth.

2017•2h 12m•7.1/10

ActionHistoryDramaWar

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.1/10(282)

During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.

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Production

Filmmaker R&K, CJ Entertainment, filmK

Language

KO

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Hwang Jung-min

Hwang Jung-min

Lee Kang-ok

So Ji-sub

So Ji-sub

Choi Chil-sung

Song Joong-ki

Song Joong-ki

Park Moo-young

Lee Jung-hyun

Lee Jung-hyun

Oh Mal-nyeon

Kim Su-an

Kim Su-an

Lee So-hee

Kim Min-jae

Kim Min-jae

Song Jong-goo

Kim Joong-hee

Kim Joong-hee

Yamada

Kim In-woo

Kim In-woo

Shimazaki Daisuke

Shin Seung-hwan

Shin Seung-hwan

Ko Choong-ho

Lee Kyung-young

Lee Kyung-young

Yoon Hak-cheol

Baek Seung-chul

Baek Seung-chul

Newlywed Groom

Yoon Kyung-ho

Yoon Kyung-ho

Dauber

Jang Seong-beom

Jang Seong-beom

Oh Jang-woo

Kang Deok-joong

Kang Deok-joong

Locksmith

Kim Dong-young

Kim Dong-young

Gambler

Shin Hyun-tak

Shin Hyun-tak

Fisherman

Wu Sang-moo

Guard Captain

Yoon Dae-yeul

Yoon Dae-yeul

Japanese Pimp

Park Seong-taek

Park Seong-taek

Drunk

Han Chul-woo

Han Chul-woo

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