South Korea Synopsis
군함도
“1945 Hashima. We called it hell on earth.”
During the Japanese colonial era, roughly 400 Korean people, who were forced onto Battleship Island 'Hashima Island' to mine for coal, attempt to escape.
Audience Engagement
231 audience reviews — more than 93% of South Korea films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 81th percentile among South Korea films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with The Battleship Island. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Filmmaker R&K
Action + History in South Korea
20 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Action and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Battleship Island itself).
The 2016–2018 South Korea Window
The Battleship Island holds position #116 of 268 South Korea films in the 2016–2018 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
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 Battleship Island premiered alongside 88 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 12m runtime, production spent $159K per minute on screen and earned $350K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 88 other South Korea films in 2017.
The 878th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #506 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (64th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #81 of 266 (top 30%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Korean, Japanese |
| Production Companies | Filmmaker R&K, CJ Entertainment, filmK |
| Runtime | 2h 12m |
| Release Date | July 26, 2017 |
| IMDb | tt5969696 |