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King Gojong and Martyr An Jung-geun (1959)

King Gojong and Martyr An Jung-geun (1959)

History
Release Date: 1959, April 10
Directors: Jeon Chang-geun
Countries: South Korea
Production: Tae Baek Films
Cast: Lee Eun-ju, Hwang Jeong-sun, Chu Seok-yang, Nam Koong Won, Kang Kye-shik, Choi Nam-hyun, Yang Il-min, Kim Soo-Cheon, Lee Hyang, Ju Seon-tae, Eok Song, Heo Chang-kang

Overview:

At the end of the Joseon Dynasty, shortly after the Eulsa Treaty has been forced to be concluded by Ito Hirobumi and the pro-Japanese courtiers, Japan pressures King Gojong to step down from the throne. Meanwhile, An Jung-geun, who is cultivating men of ability at Samheung school, is deeply impressed by a speech made by An Chang-ho, and heads for Russia to volunteer the army fighting for independence of the country. As both a lieutenant general of the Korean militia and a commander of the Korean expeditionary force in Manchuria, he carries on the independence movement in defiance of Japanese coercion.

Keywords:

joseon dynasty (1392–1910) japanese invasion of korea independence movement korean empire