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- DirectorLee Na-jeongStarsKim Hyang-giKim Sae-ronKim Young-okTwo Korean girls who unwillingly get taken from their homes during the Japanese occupation of Korea.
- DirectorHur Jin-hoStarsSon Ye-jinPark Hae-ilRa Mi-ranThe last remaining princess of the Joseon Dynasty leaves her home for Japan, under Japanese colonial rule. Her childhood friend makes a vow to retrieve her and help her make her way back to Korea.
- DirectorPark Chan-wookStarsKim Min-heeHa Jung-wooCho Jin-woongA woman is hired as a handmaiden to a Japanese heiress, but secretly she is involved in a plot to defraud her.
- DirectorDong-hoon ChoiStarsJun Ji-hyunLee Jung-jaeHa Jung-wooWhile Korea is occupied by the Japanese Army in 1933, the resistance plans to kill the Japanese Commander. But their plan is threatened by a traitor within their group and also the enemies' forces are hunting them down.
- DirectorHae-Young LeeStarsJoo Bo-biPark Bo-youngKim Dong-hyeonA girl is transferred to a mysterious boarding school, where she is forced to discover its secrets to survive.
- DirectorCho Jung-RaeStarsSoon-Hyoung ChaPark Choong-HwanKim Dong-WonTwo Korean girls, Jung-Min (14) and Young-hee (15) are kidnapped by the Japanese Imperial Army and taken to a 'Comfort Station' in China. There, they join other kidnapped girls in serving Japanese soldiers as sexual slaves known as 'Comfort Woman'. By the end of the war, only one of the girls survives. Decades later, an elderly lady attempts to reunite with the spirit of her lost friend. Inspired by the testimony of Kang Il-chul.
- DirectorJee-woon KimStarsLee Byung-hunGong YooSong Kang-hoKorean resistance fighters smuggle explosives to destroy facilities controlled by Japanese forces in this period action thriller.
- DirectorLee Joon-ikStarsLee JehoonChoi Hee-SeoWi Ha-joonLife of a upcoming Korean patriot Park Yeol, who formed the anarchist organization "Black Wave" during the Japanese colonial period and attempted the assassination of the Japanese Crown Prince Hirohito.
- DirectorLee Joon-ikStarsKang Ha-neulPark Jeong-minKim In-wooThe life and death of Dongju Yoon who dared to dream becoming a poet during the harsh period of Japan's occupation of Korea.
- DirectorJee-woon KimStarsSong Kang-hoLee Byung-hunJung Woo-sungThe story of two outlaws and a bounty hunter in 1940s Manchuria and their rivalry to possess a treasure map while being pursued by the Japanese army and Chinese bandits.
- DirectorHo-sun KimStarsChang Mi-heeSeong-min LimLee Kyoung-youngThe life and death of famous Korean singer, Yun Sim-deok in the 1920s.
- StarsYoo Ji-taeLim Ju-hwanLee Yo-wonA turning point in Korean history, one never to be forgotten is presented in this engaging historical drama, celebrating its 100th anniversary. In 1919, during the Japanese colonial period, two events paved the way for the independence of Korea, the March 1st Movement and the establishment of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea. And with it, a covert armament for freedom was born, the Heroic Corps. Historically and in the drama, the man leading the corps goes by the name of Kim Won Bong, his real name only a few people know. He rarely stays in one area for more than two hours and sleeps for only short periods at a time. With fiery passion in his heart, he moves about swiftly and dreams for his country's independence. Lee Young Jin a Korean woman raised by a Japanese military doctor follows in her surrogate father's footsteps, and through a series of events, attends a prestigious medical university in Shanghai. She returns to Joseon and becomes the first female surgeon. The two them cross paths, and although they follow different ideologies, Won Bong soon realizes his need for her and begins to regret sending her deep into enemy territory. These two characters will walk together, sometimes run, sometimes fall, only to get back up again to chase their dreams. Bearing with them the pain and suffering of the historical events that shaped Korea's independence, they hope to instill the past so that it will never be forgotten.
- StarsJo Jung-SukPark GyuyoungHan YeriSet during the Donghak Peasant Revolution which took place from 1894--1895. Two half-brothers fight on opposite sides of this rebellion.
- StarsKang Ji-hwanHan Ji-minRyu JinInfamous playboy Seon Woo Wan doesn't care about politics until Na Yeo Keyong comes into his life. Independent with no time for romance, Na Yeo Kyeong challenges Seon Woo Wan to become a better person.
- StarsYoo Ah-inLim Soo-jungGo Kyung-pyoWriters that lived under Japanese rule in the 1930s are reincarnated into a bestselling writer who is in a slump, a mysterious ghostwriter, and a devoted fan of the bestselling writer.
- StarsLee Jong-sukShin Hye-sunLee Sang-YeobKim Woo-Jin is a stage drama writer while Korea is under Japanese occupation. He is already married, but he falls in love with Yun Sim-Deok. Yun Sim-Deok is the first Korean soprano. Kim Woo-Jin and Yun Sim-Deok's fate ends tragically.
- StarsJoo WonPark Gi-woongJin Se-yeonIn 1930s Korea, during the Japanese colonial era, a man who is a Korean police officer assigned to aid the Japanese in the annihilation of the local rebellion, secretly dons the 'Bridal Mask' and fights the unjust regime.
- StarsLee Byung-hunKim Tae-riYoo Yeon-seokA young boy who ends up in the U.S. after the 1871 Shinmiyangyo incident returns to Korea at a historical turning point and falls for a noblewoman.
- DirectorKim Yu SungStarsRainKang So-raLee Beom-suA story about Uhm Bok Dong, a Korean hero and winner from the time when Japan held a bicycle race in order to take over Korea during the Japanese Invasion.
- DirectorYu-na EomStarsYoo Hae-jinYoon Kyung-hoKim Hong-paDuring the Japanese occupation, two men travel across the country compiling the first Korean language dictionary.
- DirectorWon Shin-yeonStarsYoo Hae-jinRyu Jun-yeolJo Woo-jinOver a 4 day period, a fierce battle takes place between Korean independence militias and imperialist Japanese forces in Manchuria, China. The militia includes a master swordsman and an expert marksman.
- StarsDo-won HwangSe-ah JangGyu-ri KimA film that explores the lives of female independence activists who fought against the Japanese Occupation in the North and South of Korea including heroines like the titular Yoo Kwan-soon, Eo Yoon-hee, Kwon Ae-ra, Shim Myung-chul, Noh Soon-kyung, Lim Myung-ae, and Shin Kwan-bin.
- DirectorPark Hoon-jungStarsHitanshu BarikKim Hong-paPark In-SooWhile the Kingdom of Korea is under occupation by the Japanese, an old and experienced hunter is challenged by the hunt of the last tiger.
- DirectorKang Je-kyuStarsJang Dong-gunJoe OdagiriBingbing FanIn World War II-era Korea, rival runners, one Korean (Jang Dong-gun) and one Japanese (Joe Odagiri), go to war together against the Soviets.
- DirectorJung Kyu ChoiStarsCho Seung-wooPark Ha-seonJung Kyung-hoA drama set in 1930s based on renowned Korean author Lee Sang.
- StarsJin Se-yeonPark Chul-minKim Se-JeongSet in the 1930s in Shanghai, China. Drama series depicts friendships, love and patriotism of young people.