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.
The 2016–2018 South Korea Window
268 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Battleship Island sits at position #116.
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
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Battleship Island premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 12m runtime, production spent $159K per minute on screen and earned $350K per minute back.
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 |