Under the oppressive Japanese colonial rule, Deok-hye, the last Princess of the declining Joseon Dynasty, is forced to move to Japan. She spends her days missing home, while struggling to maintain dignity as a princess. After a series of failed tries, Deok-hye makes her final attempt to return home with help of her childhood sweetheart, Jang-han.
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Son Ye-jin
Princess Deok-hye
Park Hae-il
Kim Jang-han
Ra Mi-ran
Bok-soon
Jung Sang-hoon
Bok-dong
Kim So-hyun
Teenage Deok-hye
Baek Yoon-sik
Gojong of Korea
Park Joo-mi
Yang Gwi-in
Ahn Nae-sang
Kim Hwang-jin
Naho Toda
Lee Bang-ja
Yoon Je-moon
Han Taek-soo
Director
Hur Jin-ho
Screenplay
Hur Jin-ho
Tagline
"Based on the true story of the last princess of the last empire."
Status
Released
Original Language
KO
Revenue
$39,695,124
Production
Lotte Entertainment, DCG Plus, Hive Media Corp, Ho Film, CJ Entertainment
Reno
September 8, 2017
**The longest 10 minutes of the princess' life!** The story that sets in the 1961, but most of the film was a flashback narration that takes us to the 30 years earlier, in the 30s. This is a biographical film of the last Korean princess to be crowned. Though the film clearly briefs her power struggle over the foreign power. The entire tale was told from her perspective as she saw everything. So...
CinemaSerf
October 26, 2025
Bertolucci’s acclaimed “Last Emperor” (1987) gave us an indication of the Japanese colonial aspirations in Manchukuo, but there aren’t so many features that tell of their similar dismantling of the Korean state. Ruled by the Joseon dynasty, their last emperor had declined to accept the Japanese annexation of his kingdom and so something toxic was added to his vermillion cordial. This left his daug...
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