Movie·2017·2h 20m
The Fortress
The fate of the nation is in their hands
Country
South Korea
Language
Korean
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The Story
Original title: 남한산성
Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Ming dinasty to gain China, becomes the first ruler of the Qing dinasty and demands from King In-jo of Joseon to bow before him; but he refuses, being loyal to the Mings. On December 14th, 1636, the Qing horde invades Joseon, so King In-jo and his court shelter in the mountain fortress of Namhan and prepare to defend the kingdom.
Producer
Kwon Michelle, Han Heung-seok
Cinematography
Kim Ji-yong
Music
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Editor
Nam Na-young
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
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Cast
Lee Byung-hun
Choe Myeong-gil
Kim Yun-seok
Kim Sang-heon
Park Hae-il
King In-jo
Go Soo
Seo Nal-soe
Park Hee-soon
Lee Si-baek
Song Young-chang
Kim Ryu
Jo Woo-jin
Jeong Myeong-su
David Lee
Chil-bok
Heo Sung-tae
Yong Gol-dae
Kim Pub-lae
Khan
Jo A-in
Na-ru
Jin Sun-kyu
Lee Du-gap
Yoo Soon-woong
Chief Scholar (uncredited)
Park Ji-il
Deputy Chief Scholar (uncredited)
Choi Jong-ryul
Eunuch (uncredited)
Moon Chang-gil
Old Boatman (uncredited)
Cho Ah-in
Na-ru
Lee Sang-hee
Soldier
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Crew
Kwon Michelle
Producer
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Director, Screenplay
Kim Ji-yong
Director of Photography
Han Heung-seok
Producer
Nam Na-young
Editor
Jeong Tae-sung
Executive Producer
Ryuichi Sakamoto
Original Music Composer
Park Ji-sung
Producer
Kim Ji-yeon
Producer
Simon Lee
Producer
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