Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield

Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield
Hangul	황산벌
Hanja	黃山伐
RR	Hwangsanbeol
MR	Hwangsanbŏl
Directed by	Lee Jun-ik
Produced by	Jo Cheol-hyeon Lee Joon-ik Oh Seung-hyeon-I
Written by	Choi Seok-hwan Jo Cheol-hyeon
Starring	Park Joong-hoon Jeong Jin-yeong Oh Ji-myeong
Music by	Lee Byeong-woo
Cinematography	Ji Kil-woong
Editing by	Kim Sang-beom Kim Jae-beom
Release date(s)	January 17, 2003 (2003-01-17)
Running time	104 mins.
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield (황산벌 Hwangsanbul), is a Korean comedy movie of 2003. It was directed by Lee Jun-ik. Its plot is about the Battle of Hwangsanbeol between Baekje and Silla in the 7th century. Its popularity has spawned a sequel, titled Battlefield Heroes, which debuted in 2011, and takes place in the subsequent Silla-Tang invasion of Goguryeo.

Plot

The movie starts out with a meeting between the rulers of Baekje, Silla, Tang China, and Goguryeo. They are arguing why the Korean southern kingdoms have to pay tribute to China, even though Tang is only 50 years old. The king of Silla sides with the King of Tang. The movie flashes forward to the scene in which Baekje soldiers rush to the king with ill news of Silla and Tang allying together, bringing an army of 50,000 soldiers. The Baekje council discusses battle plans. But in the end, all of the officials run away out of cowardice. The king of Baekje calls for the great warrior, Kyebaek. He accepts the offer to protect his country after three glasses of wine. Kaebaek is forced to kill his family in fear of something worse happening to them.

External links

• Hwangsanbul at the Internet Movie Database
• Once Upon a Time in a Battlefield at HanCinema