Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield

1h 44min

History

War

Comedy

Set in the 7th century AD during the Korean peninsula's division into three perpetually warring kingdoms, Once Upon A Time In A Battlefield focuses on the Shilla's king Kim Choon-chu efforts to conquer his rivals: Koguryo and Baekche. To achieve this goal, he allies with mainland China's Tang empire, the superpower of the era, and together the two polities plan to attack first the weakest Baekche at its main fortress of Hwangsanbul, guarding the only easy access to the mountainous interior. But the fortress commander General Kye Baek (Park Joong-hoon) will be resisting to the end...This comedy relays on clash between ancient time and modern language combined with irony and distance to the war.

Production Companies

Cineworld

Cinema Service

Cast

Jung Jin-young

Jung Jin-young

Kim Yu-sin
Lee Moon-sik

Lee Moon-sik

Thingamajig
Lee Won-jong

Lee Won-jong

Yeon Gaesomun
Kim Byong-chul

Kim Byong-chul

Shilla spy
Kim Seon-a

Kim Seon-a

Gyebaek's wife (cameo)
Ryu Seung-su

Ryu Seung-su

Kim In Moon
Kim Sang-won

Kim Sang-won

Silla Soldier 5 / Cuckoo 1
Ko Kyu-phil

Ko Kyu-phil

Baekje Prince 7
Shin Jung-keun

Shin Jung-keun

Kim Heum-soon
Na Hae-ryung

Na Hae-ryung

Gyebaek's Eldest Daughter
Jung Hae-kyun

Jung Hae-kyun

Cipher Officer
Kim Kwang-shik

Kim Kwang-shik

Baekje Soldier
Yang Jin-woo

Yang Jin-woo

Gwan-chang

Release date

17th Oct 2003

Status

Released

Spoken languages

普通话, 한국어/조선말