A new historical action Korean movie "Battleship
Island 군함도 [goon ham do]" is coming soon in Summer of 2017 in
Korea. This is a must-see movie of Song
Joong Ki from Korean drama Descendants of the Sun (KBS, 2016) 태양의 후예 [taeyang ui huye].
Battleship Island is an English name
for Gunkanjima [軍艦島], aka Hashima Island [端島]. It is an uninhabited island in
Nagasaki, Japan. But since 1887, it had been established as undersea coal mines
for decades.
This island is a symbol of Japan's
industrialization before
and after World War II. It also reminds us of its dark history before and
during World War II.
During the Japanese Occupation Era (1910
- 1945), approximately thousands of Korean and Chinese civilians were forced to
work in coal mines of Battleship Island. According to Wikipedia, workers had to
dig up coals in the undersea coal mines with temperatures of 30°C and 95%
humidity.
When 400 Korean workers try to escape
...
Based on this escape, on January 25, the first trailer of Battleship Island was
released. I was surprised that the narration of this trailer is in Japanese.
The film director Ryoo Seung Wan 류승완 may try to show how Koreans were
under Japanese rule in the movie.
English translation of this trailer
is provided by some of my friends and Google translate. Love you guys as always
♥ ♥ ♥
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Narration: Your rent will be deducted from your
monthly salary
1945, the Japanese Occupation Era
Narration: The fee of your personal necessities
will be deducted from your salary
1,000 meters under the sea
Can't escape
Can't die
We call here island of Hell
Narration: Joseon people (Koreans) who remember what happened here ...
Narration: ... must no longer be alive
2017 director Ryoo Seung Wan's film
Battleship Island
2017. Summer
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What a powerful trailer! When will we see the second or the third trailer? Will they be even
better? Will they have English subtitles?
Here is the first trailer of Battleship
Island (2017) 군함도 - without Eng sub
'군함도' 런칭 예고편 'Battleship Island' Launch Trailer
Information of Battleship Island (CJ
Entertainment, 2017)
Korean title: 군함도
Romanization of the Korean title: Goon ham do
English title: Battleship Island
Genre: Action, Historical
Main characters:
Lee Kang Ok
Occupation: a bandmaster at Kyungsung
Hotel
Cast: Hwang Jung Min 황정민
Choi Chil Sung
Occupation: the best street fighter
in Kyungsung
Cast: So Ji Sub 소지섭
Park Moo Young
Occupation: a member of the independence
movement
Cast: Song Joong Ki 송중기
Related websites:
Hashima Island
Battleship Island (film)
BATTLESHIP ISLAND Ends 6-Month Shoot
