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The Battleship Island
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The Battleship Island

Jul 26, 2017
2h 12m
★ 7.1

1945 Hashima. We called it hell on earth.

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.

Genres

Action
History
Drama
War

Production Companies

Filmmaker R&K
CJ Entertainment
filmK

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The Battleship Island Trailers

Cast

Hwang Jung-min

Lee Kang-ok

Hwang Jung-min

So Ji-sub

Choi Chil-sung

So Ji-sub

Song Joong-ki

Park Moo-young

Song Joong-ki

Lee Jung-hyun

Oh Mal-nyeon

Lee Jung-hyun

Kim Su-an

Lee So-hee

Kim Su-an

Kim Min-jae

Song Jong-goo

Kim Min-jae

Kim Joong-hee

Yamada

Kim Joong-hee

Kim In-woo

Shimazaki Daisuke

Kim In-woo

Shin Seung-hwan

Ko Choong-ho

Shin Seung-hwan

Lee Kyung-young

Yoon Hak-cheol

Lee Kyung-young

Baek Seung-chul

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Baek Seung-chul

Yoon Kyung-ho

Dauber

Yoon Kyung-ho