South Korea Synopsis
장사리: 잊혀진 영웅들
“The forgotten heroes”
Korean War, September 1950. In order to fight the enemy forces based in the South of the peninsula, General MacArthur orders the start of the Incheon Landing Operation, deploying diversionary attacks in other locations. Without real military forces to spare, 772 very young Korean student soldiers, barely trained, are sent to Jangsari Beach, where they will face a heroic fate and discover the value of friendship. (A sequel to Operation Chromite, released in 2016.)
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Drama + History in South Korea
41 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Drama and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Battle of Jangsari itself).
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Battle of Jangsari. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
The 2018–2020 South Korea Window
Battle of Jangsari holds position #166 of 272 South Korea films in the 2018–2020 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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★ 9.2 · 2020
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★ 9.2 · 2020
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★ 9.1 · 2018
#42018 GFRIEND FIRST CONCERT Season of GFRIEND
★ 8.9 · 2018
#5BLACKPINK: Arena Tour 2018 'Special Final in Kyocera Dome Osaka'
★ 8.7 · 2019
#6It's Okay to Not Be Okay
★ 8.6 · 2020
#7Mr. Queen
★ 8.6 · 2020
#8Parasite
★ 8.5 · 2019
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Battle of Jangsari premiered alongside 88 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 88 other South Korea films in 2019.
The 1069th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
76 audience reviews — more than 79% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 76th percentile among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Battle of Jangsari, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- suicide mission · 3
- student soldier · 2
- korean war · 20
- 1950s · 15
- sequel · 143
- based on true story · 98
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #650 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (53rd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among South Korea Drama productions specifically: #447 of 868 (top 51%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | English, Korean |
| Production Companies | Taewon Entertainment, Warner Bros. Korea, Film 295 |
| Runtime | 1h 44m |
| Release Date | September 25, 2019 |
| IMDb | tt9018916 |
| Official Site | www.taewon.com |