South Korea Synopsis
역모 – 반란의 시대
“I'll let nobody walk out alive!”
Ancient Korea, 1728. Swordsman Kim Ho, guard of King Yeong-jo of Joseon, is demoted and sent to work in Uigeumbu prison. When night falls, the prison is assaulted by the master warrior Do Man-cheol and his powerful henchmen for the purpose of freeing Lee In-jwa, who has been condemned to death for rising up in revolt against the king.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Age of Blood. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Action + Drama in South Korea
114 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Action and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Age of Blood itself).
The 2016–2018 South Korea Window
In the crowded 2016-2018 South Korea release window, The Age of Blood sits at #231 of 268. The leaderboard below contextualises its neighbours.
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 The Age of Blood premiered alongside 88 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 88 other South Korea films in 2017.
The 907th 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
20 audience reviews — more than 41% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity (66th percentile) outruns review volume (41th) — a trending, discussed title among South Korea films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Age of Blood, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- prison guard · 3
- 18th century · 14
- prison escape · 9
- palace intrigue · 6
- joseon dynasty · 42
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,150 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (18th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.8 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #220 of 266 (top 83%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Picsso |
| Runtime | 1h 43m |
| Release Date | November 23, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt8081830 |
| Official Site | mline-distribution.com |