Movies and TvShows featuring "japanese-occupation-of-korea" theme.

Based on the New York Times bestseller, this gripping drama follows a Korean immigrant family's indomitable quest to survive and thrive as they leave their homeland and face numerous challenges across four generations.

Set in the early 20th century during the Japanese occupation of Korea, Mr. Sunshine tells the story of a Korean resistance fighter who falls in love with a Japanese aristocrat. Their forbidden love unfolds in the midst of the struggle for independence and the fight against colonialism.

After tracing the origin of a disturbing supernatural affliction to a wealthy family's ancestral gravesite, a team of paranormal experts relocates the remains—and soon discovers what happens to those who dare to mess with the wrong grave.

During the Japanese occupation of Korea, a pickpocket is hired by a con man to pose as an aristocratic handmaiden and seduce a wealthy heiress. As the con unfolds, the handmaiden finds herself falling in love with the heiress, leading to a web of deceit, eroticism, and plot twists.

In Spring 1945 in Gyeongseong, during Japanese rule over Korea, two young adults confront a strange creature born of greed, and battle against it for survival.

During the Japanese colonial rule of Korea, a Korean surgeon who was raised by a Japanese family becomes a spy for the Korean government.

The Koreans who gathered in Gando, Manchuria, for their own reasons and band together to protect their homes during 1910-45 Japanese colonial rule.

In 1944, during the Japanese occupation of Korea, a group of Korean people, including a comfort woman, a girl child, and a dance team, try to escape the labor camp on Battleship Island. They face numerous challenges, including torture, beatings, and forced labor. With the help of a Korean resistance fighter, they plan a daring escape from the island.

Bridal Mask follows the story of a person who wears a mask to fight against the Japanese colonial rule in Seoul, Korea in the 1930s. With a hidden identity, the protagonist seeks revenge, uncovers hidden truths, and navigates love and politics amidst difficult times.

Pil-Joo, an Alzheimer's patient in his 80s, lost his family during the Japanese colonial era. Determined to seek revenge before his memories disappear, he sets out on a journey to track down and kill the people he believes are responsible. In-gyu, a young man in his 20s, unintentionally becomes involved in Pil-Joo's revenge and is accused of the murders. To prove his innocence and stop Pil-Joo's mission, In-gyu joins him on his revenge journey. As Pil-Joo's memory deteriorates, they face one final target. Can Pil-Joo complete his revenge before his memory fades completely?

Seoul 1945 is a 2006 South Korean television series starring Ryu Soo-young, Han Eun-jeong, So Yoo-jin, Kim Ho-jin, and Park Sang-myun. It aired on KBS1 from January 7 to September 10, 2006 on Saturdays and Sundays at 21:30 for 71 episodes. Set around 1945 right after Korea's liberation from Japanese colonial rule when the nation was engulfed by ideological turmoil, the story revolves around the rivalry between Suk-kyoung, a renowned pianist and daughter of a rich pro-Japanese politician, and Hae-kyung, a headstrong servant; both women love Woon-hyuk, whose ambition to become a lawyer gets thwarted due to his political ideology.

Based in the 1930's of Shanghai, China, this drama is a story about love, friendship, patriotism and desire. Shin Jung Tae (Kim Hyun Joong) is an outrageous and clumsy man, but has an unconditional love for his country and family. He was known as the best fighter in the alleys of Shanghai.

During the Japanese control of Korea during WWII and before, they used Korea women as prostitutes for their Military Officers and Korean men as grunt soldiers to fight in the trenches during the war with the USA.

Assassination is a historical action drama set in 1933 during the Japanese occupation of Korea. A group of Korean independence fighters plan to assassinate key Japanese figures to disrupt their control over the country. The movie explores themes of revenge, friendship, honor, and nationalistic resistance.

Set in a girls' boarding school during the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1930s, 'The Silenced' tells the story of strange occurrences and the mystery surrounding them.

In 1930s Korea under Japanese occupation, a young Korean man named Choi Bae-dal moves to Japan and learns martial arts. He becomes a master of the martial art Taekkyon and fights against Japanese oppression during World War II.

In 1905, Japan forced Korea to sign the Eulsa Treaty, stripping the nation of its diplomatic rights and reducing the entire peninsula to a Japanese colony. By 1909, when Harbin begins, Korea’s small but tenacious Righteous Army militia is deep into a campaign of armed resistance against the Japanese. After emerging as the sole survivor of an especially bloody skirmish, Ahn Jung-geun heads an operation to assassinate Itō Hirobumi, the first Japanese Resident-General of Korea and a key symbol of violent colonial oppression. The operation will require Ahn and his cohort to travel clandestinely into Russia, gathering resources and allies while concocting elaborate decoys. With terrifying risks at every turn, murderous security forces on their tail, and the entire plan under constant threat of collapse, the question arises: how many Koreans must die for the sake of their country’s independence?

In the snowy mountains of Korea, a hunter embarks on a dangerous mission to track down and kill a legendary tiger that has been terrorizing villages. As he faces the challenges of the treacherous terrain and the ruthless Japanese army, he must confront his own demons and experiences the horrors of animal cruelty and violence. This gripping tale explores the power dynamics and resilience of the Korean people during a dark period in their history.

Chicago Typewriter is a fantasy romance TV show that explores the concept of past lives and reincarnation. The story is set in both the 1930s and the present day, and follows the lives of three characters who are connected by their past lives. The main character is a popular writer who experiences past-life memories when he encounters an antique typewriter. Alongside him, there is a ghost writer who is somehow linked to him, and a fan-fiction writer who becomes involved in their story. As they uncover the truth about their past lives and the role of the typewriter, they embark on a journey of friendship, romance, and supernatural intrigues.

Capital Scandal is a 2007 South Korean television series starring Kang Ji-hwan, Han Ji-min, Ryu Jin and Han Go-eun. It aired on KBS2 from June 6 to August 2, 2007 on Wednesdays and Thursdays at 21:55 for 16 episodes. Based on Lee Sun-mi's novel Love Story in the Capital, the story juxtaposes the heroic anti-Japanese movement with young romance by depicting the capital Seoul of the 1930s during colonial rule, called "Gyeongseong". It was a time when the nation's independence fighters fought against pro-Japanese traitors, while traditional Joseon-era Confucian values clashed and coexisted with a more modern way of life. The series portrays one of the darkest periods of Korean history with a mixture of tragedy, comedy and romance.