Overview
At the end of the Joseon Dynasty, shortly after the Eulsa Treaty has been forced to be concluded by Ito Hirobumi and the pro-Japanese courtiers, Japan pressures King Gojong to step down from the throne. Meanwhile, An Jung-geun, who is cultivating men of ability at Samheung school, is deeply impressed by a speech made by An Chang-ho, and heads for Russia to volunteer the army fighting for independence of the country. As both a lieutenant general of the Korean militia and a commander of the Korean expeditionary force in Manchuria, he carries on the independence movement in defiance of Japanese coercion.
Director and cast
- Kim Seung-ho as Emperor Gojong
- Jeon Chang-geun as Ahn Jung-geun
- Choi Nam-hyun as Lee Deungbakmun
- Eok Song as Gyu-seol Han (Minister of Suffrage)
- Lee Hyang as Wan-Yong Lee (Minister)
- Seo Wol-yeong as Ji-Yong Lee (Interior Minister)
- Ha Ji-man as Lee Geun-taek (Military Minister)
- Byeon Gi-jong as Lee Ha-young (Minister of Justice)
- Park Bin as Park Je-soon (External Minister)
- Jeong Kook-san as Youngki Min (Minister)
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