Korea

The Book of the Three Hans (2006)
180 B.C., Korean kingdom of Ancient Josun has fallen to China's Han Empire; Jumong (Song Il Gook, Sea God), founder of the Koguryo kingdom comes to the rescue
Once Upon a Time in the Battlefield (2003)
Three Kingdoms of Korea
600's, endless disputes between the three separate kingdoms on the Korean peninsula: Baekche, Koguryo and Shilla
Great Queen Seonduk (2009)
Three Kingdoms of Korea
Korea's first reigning queen (632-674); Kingdom of Silla
Shadowless Sword (2005)
Silla (57 BC – 935 AD)
Starts 927; female warrior is sent to find an exiled prince after the Killer Blade Army killed the royal family
The Goryeo Dynasty (936-1388)
General Wang-gun overthrows the usurper Ku-jin who slew the last king of the Silla Dynasty and becomes king, starting the new dynasty
The Warrior (2001)
The Goryeo Dynasty (936-1388)
1375, Korean Koryo warriors band together to save the Yuan dynasty
A Frozen Flower (2008)
The Goryeo Dynasty (936-1388)
Homosexual relationship between king and his bodyguard Chief is complicated by the necessity to get the Queen pregnant (a task the King gives to the Chief)
Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1896)
A general overthrows the old king and founds the Joseon Dynasty
Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1896)
Sejong the Great (1418-1450) of the Joseon Dynasty faces increasing hostility from Ming China
The Divine Weapon (2008)
Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1896)
Korea's creation of Singijeon, a variation of the Chinese fire arrow during 1418-1450 reign of Sejong the Great
The King and the Clown (2005)
Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1896)
Two clowns arrested for satirizing the king must make the king, the worst Joseon tyrant, laugh or they will be executed; during the reign of Yeonsangun of Joseon (reigned 1494–1506)
Blades of Blood (2010)
Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1896)
Late 1500s; two swordsmen face off with another swordsman who is trying to make himself the new king of the land of Korea
Sword in the Moon (2003)
Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1896)
Story of three friends caught up in a rebellion against the Korean King, following the Japanese invasions, 1592-1598
The Admiral: Roaring Currents (2014)
Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1896)
A Korean admiral with 12 ships fights off a Japanese fleet with 330 ships, 1597
War of the Arrows (2011)
Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1896)
1623, brother-sister bond plus love story set during the second Manchurian invasion of Korea
Dong Yi (2010)
Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1896)
TV series; Royal Noble Consort Suk (aka Dong Yi) (1670-1718) of the Choe clan was a concubine of King Sukjong of Joseon
The Accidental Gangster (2008)
Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1896)
Set in 1724 against back drop of gangster culture of Joseon Dynasty
Portrait of a Beauty (2008)
Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1896)
Painter Shin Yun-bok (pen name Hyewon), born 1758, known for his realistic depictions of daily life, is thought to be a woman
The Sword with No Name (2009)
Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1896)
Love affair between commoner and Queen Myeongseong married to King Gojong (reigned from 1864 to 1907)
Painted Fire (2002)
Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1896)
Famed Korean painter paints while Japan and China fight over Korea
Shadows in the Palace (2007)
Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1896)
Fictionalized account of court maids during Joseon era
Heaven’s Soldiers (2005)
Joseon Dynasty (1392 – 1896)
South Korean action and humorous film, but with some historical parts