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64% Critic Match
Hanbando
“A nation's history overturned.”
6.4 / 10• 2006• 2h 27m•NR• Korean
MysteryThrillerDrama
Storyline
The President of South Korea races against time to prove the seal on documents from long dead King Gojong is fake by charging outspoken historian Choi Min-jae, and a descendant of the royal bloodline Kim Yu-shik, to find the long lost seal in order to prove that the Japanese claim to railroads is false, a claim that will stop the reunification of the two Koreas.
Cast & Crew
Cho Jae-hyun
Choi Min-jae
Lead
Cha In-pyo
Lee Sang-hyun
Ahn Sung-ki
South Korean President
Moon Sung-keun
Kwon Yong-hwan
Kang Shin-il
Kim Yoo-sik
Kim Sang-joong
South Korean Emperor Gojong
Kang Soo-youn
Empress Min
Baek Il-seob
North Korean Defense Chairman
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kang Woo-suk's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Hanbando is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
