The Last Princess
2016 2h 6m movie Film South Korea

The Last Princess

덕혜옹주

“Based on the true story of the last princess of the last empire.”

Synopsis

덕혜옹주

“Based on the true story of the last princess of the last empire.”

Under the oppressive Japanese colonial rule, Deok-hye, the last Princess of the declining Joseon Dynasty, is forced to move to Japan. She spends her days missing home, while struggling to maintain dignity as a princess. After a series of failed tries, Deok-hye makes her final attempt to return home with help of her childhood sweetheart, Jang-han.

The 2015–2017 South Korea Window

254 South Korea films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. The Last Princess sits at position #170.

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    ★ 8.7 · 2016

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    Scarlet Heart: Ryeo

    ★ 8.6 · 2016

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    #4

    My Last Love

    ★ 8.6 · 2017

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    #5

    Hyori's Bed and Breakfast

    ★ 8.6 · 2017

  6. Run BTS!
    #6

    Run BTS!

    ★ 8.5 · 2015

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    #7

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    ★ 8.5 · 2016

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    #8

    A Melody to Remember

    ★ 8.5 · 2016

Titles With Overlapping Themes

Films and series that share thematic tags with The Last Princess. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.

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The 2010s South Korea Landscape

Catalog density by release year in the 2010s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Last Princess premiered. 719 total titles in this decade from South Korea.

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Reception Benchmarks

6.8
TMDB Rating
56
Audience Reviews
Well Received
Critical Tier

Ranked #781 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (44th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #142 of 266 (top 53%).

Production Details

Primary Country South Korea
Original Language Korean
Spoken Languages Japanese, Korean
Production Companies Lotte Entertainment, DCG Plus, Hive Media Corp, Ho Film, CJ Entertainment
Runtime 2h 6m
Release Date August 3, 2016
IMDb tt5947416

Themes & Motifs

  • princess
  • korean war
  • japanese invasion of korea
  • korean empire
  • japanese occupation of korea

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