King Gojong and Martyr An Jung-geun

Apr 10, 1959

1h 50m

★ 6.0

Overview

At the end of the Joseon Dynasty, shortly after the Eulsa Treaty has been forced to be concluded by Ito Hirobumi and the pro-Japanese courtiers, Japan pressures King Gojong to step down from the throne. Meanwhile, An Jung-geun, who is cultivating men of ability at Samheung school, is deeply impressed by a speech made by An Chang-ho, and heads for Russia to volunteer the army fighting for independence of the country. As both a lieutenant general of the Korean militia and a commander of the Korean expeditionary force in Manchuria, he carries on the independence movement in defiance of Japanese coercion.

Genres

History

Production Companies

Tae Baek Films

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Cast

Emperor Gojong

Kim Seung-ho

Ahn Jung-geun

Jeon Chang-geun

Lee Deungbakmun

Choi Nam-hyun

Gyu-seol Han (Minister of Suffrage)

Eok Song

Wan-Yong Lee (Minister)

Lee Hyang

Ji-Yong Lee (Interior Minister)

Seo Wol-yeong

Lee Geun-taek (Military Minister)

Ji-man Ha

Lee Ha-young (Minister of Justice)

Byeon Gi-jong

Park Je-soon (External Minister)

Park Bin

Youngki Min (Minister)

Jeong Kook-san

Kwon Joong-Hyun (Minister of Commerce and Industry)

Yeong-tae Park

Song Byung-jun

Ju Seon-tae

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