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Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield

(2003)

October 17, 2003 1h 44m
64%
TMDB Score

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.

Lee Joon-ik

Director

Top Billed Cast

JJ

Jung Jin-young

Kim Yu-sin

PJ

Park Joong-hoon

Gye-baek

LM

Lee Moon-sik

Thingamajig

LW

Lee Won-jong

Yeon Gaesomun

KB

Kim Byong-chul

Shilla spy

KS

Kim Seon-a

Gyebaek's wife (cameo)

RS

Ryu Seung-su

Kim In Moon

KS

Kim Seung-woo

Mole 1

WH

Woo Hyeon

Owner

KS

Kim Sang-won

Silla Soldier 5 / Cuckoo 1