Hanbando

DMZ. Autumn wind. A torn flag. South Korea's president doubts old treaties with Japan. To stop reunification, or enable it, depends on proving the royal seal authentic. An historian and royal descendant seek the truth. Kang Woo-suk offers a preposterous thriller about national identity.

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Kang Woo-suk directed Hanbando in 2006. See Kang Woo-suk's full filmography, where to start with Kang Woo-suk, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kang Woo-suk.

Hanbando was released in 2006 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 147 minutes.