6 Films & TV Shows Set In South Korea During The Middle Ages
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Masquerade
🇰🇷 South Korea The 15th CenturyA look-alike commoner is secretly hired to take the place of a poisoned king to save his country from falling into chaos.
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Blades Of Blood
🇰🇷 South Korea The 16th CenturyDestiny is drenched in blood. — In the 16th century in Chosun dynasty, HWANG Jung-hak and LEE Mong-hak create the “Grand Alliance” with the united dream of a better world. While the new leader LEE dreams of eradicating this world of all its corruption and becoming king himself, the legendary blind swordsman HWANG who had once been his comrade goes after him with the loss of his good friend at the hands of LEE. Just as the king abandoned his kingdom from Japanese invasion, the two come face-to-face inside the empty palace and begin their last battle they were destined to fight.
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A Frozen Flower
🇰🇷 South Korea The 14th CenturyFor His Last Love, Fate Led Him To Betray His First Love. — A historical drama set in the Koryo dynasty and focused on the relationship between a king and his bodyguard. Under the dominance of Yuan Dynasty China, the king of Goryeo Dynasty Korea is pressured to produce a successor to the throne. Unable to make love to his queen because he is in love with his bodyguard, Hong Lim, the king asks the two of them to sleep together instead. This sexual contact formulates a forbidden love between Hong Lim and the Queen.
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King and the Clown
🇰🇷 South Korea The 15th CenturySet in the late 15th century during the reign of King Yeonsan, two male street clowns and tightrope walkers, Jangsaeng (Gam Wu-seong) and Gong-gil (Lee Joon-gi), 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...
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The Diary of King Yonsan
🇰🇷 South Korea The 15th CenturyA historical drama about the life of Prince Yeonsan of Joseon,.
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The Avenger with a Flute
🇰🇷 South Korea The 16th CenturyThis movie tells the story of Hong Kil Dong, a legendary 15th century Korean Robin Hood figure. It is a mildly entertaining action film with an anti-feudal message.
