Living a torturous life of poverty and barely able to survive, Hwa-yeon decides to offer herself as one of the king’s concubines. Once inside the royal palace, two men are immediately seized by the woman - the Grand Prince Seong-won, a megalomaniacal ruler drunk with power and lust, and Kwon-yoo, who has everything to lose if his desire for Hwa-yeon is exposed.
After being blinded in a coup against the king, Joseon's greatest swordsman goes into hiding, far removed from his city's anguish. But when traffickers kidnap his daughter, he has no choice but to unsheathe his sword once more.
A brilliant general distinguishes himself by protecting the dynasty's borders while keeping an eye on one of the sons of the king.
The story of Joseon's tyrant king Yeonsan who exploits the populace for his own carnal pleasures, his seemingly loyal retainer who controls him and all court dealings, and a woman who seeks vengeance.
In 1592, admiral Yi Sun-sin and his fleet face off against the might of the invading Japanese navy and its formidable warships. As the Korean forces fall into crisis, the admiral resorts to using his secret weapon, the dragon head ships known as geobukseon, in order to change the tide of this epic battle at sea.
Tragedie, forræderi og et mystisk fund driver en kvindes hævntogt over hendes tabte stamme og familie i denne specialepisode af Kingdom.
A gutsy crew of Joseon pirates and bandits battle stormy waters, puzzling clues and militant rivals in search of royal gold lost at sea.
Choi Min-sik (Oldboy) spiller en de mest respekterede militærstrateger i koreansk historie, Admiral Yi Sun-shin. Historien udspiller sig i 1597, hvor admiralen var ansvarlig for at lokke den japanske flåde i et episk baghold, så det lykkedes blot 12 koreanske skibe at udradere en flåde, der talte over 300 fartøjer. Der er ikke langt fingrene imellem når det gælder storslåede søslag i denne film, der blev set af over 15 millioner mennesker i hjemlandet og har vundet adskillige filmpriser!
A servant falls in love with a girl whom his master also desires. Although the girl loves the servant, she also longs to improve her station in life.
Ancient Korea, 17th century. While the paranoid King Lee Jo of Joseon, vassal of the Qing dynasty, feels surrounded by conspirators and rebels, a dark evil emerges from the bowels of a merchant ship and the exiled Prince Lee Cheung returns to the royal court, ignoring that he will have to lead the few capable of defeating the ambitious humans and the bloody monsters who threaten to destroy the kingdom.
A monk gives an impaired man the secret to a strong arousal. The man had been teased and tortured until the travelling man decides to help him out.
Born to a family of established court painters, seven-year-old Yoon-jeong is a young girl gifted at painting. However, the pressure is on her brother to carry on the proud family tradition, as women aren’t allowed to become professional painters. While her brother trains to take his place in the court, Yoon-jeong helps him out by secretly painting for him. The little girl’s life is turned upside down when her brother kills himself. In order to preserve the family honor, she is forced to take her brother’s name and lives as a man. Yun-bok’s genius and talent captures the heart of another great master of the time, Kim Hong-do. But her daring depictions of women are condemned by the royal institute as obscene. Yun-bok meets Kang-mu and falls deeply in love. For the first time, she feels the strong desire to abandon everything she has built and simply be a woman in front of the man she loves. Kang-moo sacrifices all for his love as well.
After the death of their father, two siblings are raised by their father's best friend. However, when one gets kidnapped just before her wedding, the other rises against the Manchus.
Though it places his own life in danger, a look-alike commoner secretly takes the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.
In the winter of 1598, the seven-year Imjin War nears an end as the Japanese Wae invaders prepare to withdraw from Joseon. Admiral Yi Sun-shin leads an allied fleet of Joseon and Ming ships to annihilate the Wae army. Joseon, Ming, and Wae forces clash at Noryang Strait, the deadly sea where Admiral Yi fights his last valiant battle.
"Woochi" begynder i Chosun-dynastiet i 1509 og vedrører en trio af taoistiske troldmænd, en tryllekunstner ved navn Jeon Woo Chi og hans hund omvendt til en mand, en korrupt konge, onde gobliner, og en profetisk fløjte som de alle er ude efter. Jeon Woo Chi bliver fanget i en gammel papyrus-rulle i 500 år for en forbrydelse han ikke har begået. I år 2009 kaldes trolmændene frem fra deres fredelige pensionering, da gobliner igen skaber ravage i det moderne Korea. Trioen slipper Jeon Woo Chi fri fra sit fangeskab i papyrus-rullen for at redde dagen. Jeon Woo Chi, en slags anti-superhelt, er nu mere interesseret i sight-seeing og i at begå sig som skørtejæger i det moderne Korea.
Den smukke Lady Cho overtaler den landskendte playboy Lord Jo-Won til at forføre den unge jomfru, der er udset til at være konkubine for Lady Cho's mand. Hun vil hævne sig på sin mand: det er nemlig yderst pinligt, hvis en konkubine møder op uden at være jomfru - for ikke at tale om, at hun møder gravid på arbejde. Jo-Won påtager sig villigt den følsomme opgave, samtidig med at han indleder jagten på et mere eftertragtet og langt vanskeligere bytte: Lady Cho i egen tillokkende, men kyske skikkelse.
Set in the late 15th century during the reign of King Yeonsan, two male street clowns and tightrope walkers, Jangsaeng and Gong-gil, are part of an entertainer troupe. Their manager prostitutes the beautiful Gong-gil to rich customers, and Jangsaeng is sickened by this practice. After Gong-gil kills the manager in defense of Jangsaeng, the pair flee to Seoul, where they form a new group with three other street performers.
Ancient Korea, 1506. The tyrannical King Yeonsan-gun of Joseon is overthrown by his half-brother Jung-jong, whose reign begins with a blood bath. Over the years, traitors plot against him, sinking the kingdom into chaos. In 1528, frightened rumors come to royal palace, regarding a mysterious creature, known as Monstrum by the peasants.
Over a 4 day period, a fierce battle takes place between Korean independence militias and imperialist Japanese forces in Manchuria, China. The militia includes a master swordsman and an expert marksman.