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The Battleship Island
"1945 Hashima. We called it hell on earth."
2017 2h 12m KO
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7.1
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7.2TMDB Β· 301π
67%Rotten Tomatoesβ60Metacriticβ
7.1IMDB Β· 9,654
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Synopsis
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During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.
β1945 Hashima. We called it hell on earth.β
Cast
Hwang Jung-min
Lee Kang-ok
So Ji-sub
Choi Chil-sung
Song Joong-ki
Park Moo-young
Lee Jung-hyun
Oh Mal-nyeon
Kim Su-an
Lee So-hee
Kim Min-jae
Song Jong-goo
Kim Joong-hee
Yamada
Kim In-woo
Shimazaki Daisuke
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Ryoo Seung-wan
- Writers
- Ryoo Seung-wan, Shin Kyung-il
- Languages
- Korean, Japanese
- Countries
- South Korea
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WORLD
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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Korean, Japanese.
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CAST
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369+ people credited in cast and crew β a small city's worth of labour.
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, shot by Lee Mo-gae. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Bang Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Kim Jae-beom shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
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CAST
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Hwang Jung-min and So Ji-sub and Song Joong-ki carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "1945 Hashima. We called it hell on earth.".
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Ryoo Seung-wan directs. Lee Mo-gae behind the camera. Bang Jun-seok scores. Kim Jae-beom cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean, Japanese.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 9 years ago.
- 2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Korean, Japanese.
- 3369+ people credited in cast and crew β a small city's worth of labour.
- 4Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, shot by Lee Mo-gae. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 5Original score by Bang Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 6Editor Kim Jae-beom shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 7Hwang Jung-min and So Ji-sub and Song Joong-ki carry the top of the cast.
- 8Marketing tagline: "1945 Hashima. We called it hell on earth.".
- 9IMDB entry: tt5969696 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Lee Mo-gae
- Original score
- Bang Jun-seok
- Editing
- Kim Jae-beom
- Production design
- Lee Hwo-kyoung
- Runtime
- 132 min Β· 2h 12m
- Aspect ratio (typical)
- 1.37:1 (Academy)
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $21,000,000
- Box office
- $46,183,383
- Return
- 220% of budget
- Original language
- KO
- Certification (US)
- PG-13
- Rotten Tomatoes
- 67% π Fresh
- Metacritic
- 60/100
- IMDB rating
- 7.1/10 Β· 9,654 votes
- MPAA
- Not Rated
Awards
11 wins & 10 nominations total
Also by
Ryoo Seung-wan
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Production companies
Who made it
Filmmaker R&K
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CJ Entertainment
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filmK
KR
Key crew
- StuntsJeong Bong-yeon
- StuntsHan Jeong-uk
- Lighting DirectorLee Seong-hwan
- StuntsYang Hae-gil
- StuntsKim Min-soo
- VFX SupervisorJung Jae-hoon
- Martial Arts ChoreographerJeong Yoon-heon
- StuntsJeon Jae-hyeong
- StuntsSeo Ji-oh
- Assistant DirectorLee Seok-sool
- Key GripHong Jeong-won
- Visual Effects DirectorJo Gyeong-hun
- VFX SupervisorHuh Dong-hyuck
- Set DecorationKim Jung-woo
- VFX SupervisorLee Ju-won
- PropsJang Seok-hun
- Boom OperatorSong Seung-hyun
- Lighting ArtistKim Dong-hyo
- EditorKim Jae-beom
- EditorKim Sang-bum
- StuntsCha Sang-do
- Art DirectionJeong Min-kyung
- Art DirectionHeo Seo-hyoung
- Co-ProducerShin Kyung-il
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- forced labour
- korean resistance
- japanese occupation of korea
- gunkanjima
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Premiere2017-08-04Β· New York City, New York
- Physical2018-07-18PG-13
Also known as
International titles
- The Battleship IslandTH
- Nagy szΓΆkΓ©s a tengeri GulagrΓ³lHU
- The Battleship IslandFR
- GunhamdoKR
- Battleship AdasΔ±TR
- Hashima KΓΆmΓΌr MadeniTR
- Battleship IslandUS
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