Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (2003)

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Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield on IMDb 5.6/10 229 votes

Released:
2003-10-17

Overview:
Set in the 7th century AD during the Korean peninsula's division into three perpetually warring kingdoms, Once Upon A Time In A Battlefield focuses on the Shilla's king Kim Choon-chu efforts to conquer his rivals: Koguryo and Baekche. To achieve this goal, he allies with mainland China's Tang empire, the superpower of the era, and together the two polities plan to attack first the weakest Baekche at its main fortress of Hwangsanbul, guarding the only easy access to the mountainous interior. But the fortress commander General Kye Baek (Park Joong-hoon) will be resisting to the end...This comedy relays on clash between ancient time and modern language combined with irony and distance to the war.

Director:
Lee Joon-ik

Runtime:
1h 44min

Genre:
History, War, Comedy

  • Cast:
  • Jung Jin-young
    as
    Kim Yu-sin
  • Park Joong-hoon
    as
    Gye-baek
  • Lee Moon-sik
    as
    Thingamajig
  • Lee Won-jong
    as
    Yeon Gaesomun
  • Kim Byong-chul
    as
    Shilla spy