Movies and TvShows featuring "korean-resistance" theme.

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.

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

In 1909, several years after Korea is forced into becoming a Japanese colony, freedom fighters plot the daring assassination of Japan’s prime minister during their quest for independence.

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.

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.

In the backdrop of the Japanese colonial era, five suspects are trapped inside an isolated hotel and must use their wits to fight and escape while suspecting and doubting one another.

In 1920s Korea, a group of resistance fighters plan to smuggle explosives on a train to fight against the Japanese occupation. A Korean police officer infiltrates the resistance group but finds himself torn between his duty and his loyalty to his homeland.

During the Japanese occupation of Korea, a princess fights for her country's independence while enduring exile, repatriation, and espionage.

In the 1940s, a group of Korean independence activists forms a secret society to resist the Japanese occupation. They enlist an unlikely hero, a street gangster, to help them create a dictionary that will preserve the Korean language. As they face various challenges and gun violence, they discover the power of words and the importance of their mission.

During the Japanese invasion of Korea in the 1910s, a group of Korean resistance fighters fight against the imperial Japanese forces to protect their homeland and maintain their independence. The film depicts the intense battle between the two sides and the struggle of the Korean people during this dark period in history.

Anarchist from Colony is a movie based on the true story of Park Yeol, an anarchist who fought against the Japanese occupation of Korea in the 1920s. The film explores his struggle for independence and the assassination attempt on him by Korean court officials.

Ahn Jung-geun, a commander in the Korean Independence Army, leaves behind his country, his family and his mother Cho Maria. Ahn Jung-geun and his comrades cut off the last segment of their ring fingers as a symbol of their dedication to liberate their nation, and as a solemn oath to kill Ito Hirobumi, a man at the center of Japan’s occupation of Korea, within three years. To keep his oath, Ahn Jung-geun arrives in Vladivostok. Meanwhile, Seol-hee, the independence fighters’ informant, disguises herself to get close to Ito Hirobumi. She finds out that Ito Hirobumi will be heading to Harbin to meet with a Russian delegation, and urgently informs the independence fighters. The fateful day of October 26, 1909 arrives. Ahn Jung-geun, who has been yearning for this day does not hesitate to fire his gun at Ito Hirobumi at Harbin Station. Arrested on site, he is charged with murder and tried not in a court of Joseon but in that of Japan…

17-year-old Yu Gwan-Sun participates in the Korean independence movement. The country is under the rule of Japan, which annexed the country in 1910.

Based on a true story, renowned Korean poet, Yun Dong-ju, is detained and abused by the Japanese for participating in the Korean Independence Movement.

The drama evokes the spirit of love between the country and the nation of Ahn Jung-geun, a young man who went through a turbulent period of enlightenment between the late 1800s and the early in the 1900s.

Yong-cheol and Su-na help Hun to take revenge on the men who killed his parents, but anytime they kill one of the murderers, they hear a ghostly, melancholy harmonica.

The Christians of North Gando lose their country and leave their hometown, but gain the Gospel. The cross they hold in their hands is the symbol of daring for independence and a royal summon of the generation they have to endure. Historian Sim Yo Han retraces the footsteps of the late Father Moon Dong Hwan and finds meanings of the anti-Japanese independence movement hidden in various parts of North Gando.

In 1920, a combat flight training school named "Willows" is founded in California. People who want to fight for Korea’s independence from Japan gather at the school. Their mission is to bomb the palace of the Japanese emperor. The pilots’ ardent desire for Korea’s independence grows, but as they prepare for their mission, a spy in the school ruins their plans. However, KIM Ja-jung and the other pilots manage to get on board for what will most likely be their last flight.

1919 Yu Gwan-sun is a documentary film that explores the life of Yu Gwan-sun, a young activist who played a significant role in the Korean independence movement during the Japanese occupation of Korea. The film portrays her courage, determination, and sacrifice for her country's freedom.