The Fortress (2017)
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.
Director:
Hwang Dong-hyuk
Writer:
Hwang Dong-hyuk
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Lee Byung-hun as Choe Myeong-gil |
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Kim Yun-seok as Kim Sang-heon |
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Park Hae-il as King In-jo |
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Go Soo as Seo Nal-soe |
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Park Hee-soon as Lee Si-baek |
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Song Young-chang as Kim Ryu |
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Jo Woo-jin as Jeong Myeong-su |
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David Lee as Chil-bok |
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Heo Sung-tae as Yong Gol-dae |
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Kim Pub-lae as Khan |
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Jo A-in as Na-ru |
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Jin Sun-kyu as Lee Du-gap |
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Yoo Soon-woong as Chief Scholar (uncredited) |
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Park Ji-il as Deputy Chief Scholar (uncredited) |
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Choi Jong-ryul as Eunuch (uncredited) |
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Moon Chang-gil as Old Boatman (uncredited) |
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Cho Ah-in as Na-ru |
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Lee Sang-hee as Soldier |
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Kim Seo-hyeon as Minister |
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Ha Soo-ho as Royal Forces Commander |
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Jang Tae-min as Soldier |
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Song Hyeong-su as Messenger Officer |
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Jeon Ji-hak as Subject 1 |
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Kim Yang-won as Soldier |
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Shon Jung-hwan as Mang-gi-too |
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Kim Ha-young as Shota |
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Choi Hee-do as Ho-san |
| Visual Effects | Jung Do-ahn | Special Effects Supervisor |
| Crew | Jeong Bong-jae | Stunts |
| Crew | Yang Hae-gil | Stunts |
| Camera | No Ju-han | Still Photographer |
| Crew | Lim Hyo-woo | Stunts |
| Crew | Yun Min-gyu | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Jung Jae-hoon | VFX Supervisor |
| Art | Suh Joo-yeon | Art Direction |
| Directing | Park Sin-woong | Assistant Director |
| Production | Kwon Michelle | Producer |
| Camera | Kim Sung-jin | Camera Operator |
| Crew | Lim Seung-mook | Stunts |
| Visual Effects | Huh Dong-hyuck | VFX Supervisor |
| Sound | Park Hyun-soo | Production Sound Mixer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Yoon Hwang-jik | Special Effects Makeup Artist |
| Writing | Lim Sun-ae | Storyboard |
| Visual Effects | Kim Shin-chul | VFX Supervisor |
| Directing | Hwang Dong-hyuk | Director |
| Camera | Cho Gi-hun | Key Grip |
| Art | Lee Sang-hun | Props |
| Production | Kim Young-hoon | Co-Executive Producer |
| Writing | Hwang Dong-hyuk | Screenplay |
| Art | Kim Eun-ji | Art Direction |
| Crew | Park Gab-jin | Stunts |
| Camera | Jeon Young-wook | Still Photographer |
| Camera | Kim Ji-yong | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Choi Tae-young | Sound Supervisor |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cho Sang-kyung | Costume Design |
| Production | Na Kyeong-chan | Co-Producer |
| Production | Han Heung-seok | Producer |
| Art | Chae Kyoung-sun | Production Design |
| Editing | Nam Na-young | Editor |
| Sound | Gang Hye-yeong | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Song Hae-sung | Adaptation |
| Production | Jeong Tae-sung | Executive Producer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Cho Tae-hee | Makeup & Hair |
| Writing | Kim Hae-gon | Adaptation |
| Sound | Ryuichi Sakamoto | Original Music Composer |
| Art | You Cheong | Props |
| Production | Park Ji-sung | Producer |
| Lighting | Cho Gyu-young | Gaffer |
| Writing | Kim Hoon | Novel |
| Production | Kim Ji-yeon | Producer |
| Production | Simon Lee | Producer |
| Editing | Kevin Kang | Digital Intermediate |
| Editing | Jung Ji-eun | Assistant Editor |
| Sound | Kim Byung-in | ADR Recordist |
| Visual Effects | Jung Hwang-soo | VFX Supervisor |
| Crew | Heo Myeong-haeng | Fight Choreographer |
| Art | Kim Jung-gon | Set Dresser |
| Crew | Choi Choon-beom | Stunts |
| Production | Lee Gyu-taek | Line Producer |
| Visual Effects | Son Seung-hyun | VFX Supervisor |
| Crew | Lee Hyung-gil | Stunts |