The Fortress
Oct 03 2017
•2h 20m
•War, Drama, History, Action
Ancient Korea, 17th century. The powerful Khan of the Jurchen tribe of Manchuria, who fights the Ming dinasty to gain China, becomes the first ruler of the Qing dinasty and demands from King In-jo of Joseon to bow before him; but he refuses, being loyal to the Mings. On December 14th, 1636, the Qing horde invades Joseon, so King In-jo and his court shelter in the mountain fortress of Namhan and prepare to defend the kingdom.
Cast
See allLee Byung-hun
Choe Myeong-gil
Kim Yun-seok
Kim Sang-heon
Park Hae-il
King In-jo
Go Soo
Seo Nal-soe
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