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** Park Moo-young is shown to conceal a bladed hook a very long time before he has to use it.
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** Park Moo-young is shown to conceal a bladed hook for a very long time before he has to use it.
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* LesCollaborateurs: Several Korean characters are this, such as foremen of the mining company.
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* LaResistance: The Korean independence movement.
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* PyrrhicVictory: Many Koreans are killed or injured by Allied bombers. Taken UpToEleven later as someone says that many Koreans live in Nagasaki.
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* PyrrhicVictory: Many Koreans are killed or injured by Allied bombers. Taken UpToEleven Exaggerated later as someone says that many Koreans live in Nagasaki.
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Lee Kang-ok is a musician who planned to travel to Japan with his daughter. He ends up doing his best to please the Japanese in order to protect her. Park Moo-young is a member of the Korean independence movement who infiltrates the island in order to rescue an older man being held captive there. Choi Chil-sung is a violent man who seems to be from a Korean mafia. Oh Mal-nyeon is a comfort woman who has already experienced terrible things with the Japanese in China.
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Lee Kang-ok (Creator/HwangJungMin) is a musician who planned to travel to Japan with his daughter. He ends up doing his best to please the Japanese in order to protect her. Park Moo-young (Creator/SongJoongKi) is a member of the Korean independence movement who infiltrates the island in order to rescue an older man being held captive there. Choi Chil-sung (SoJiSub) is a violent man who seems to be from a Korean mafia. Oh Mal-nyeon (LeeJungHyun) is a comfort woman who has already experienced terrible things with the Japanese in China.
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* AlwaysChaoticEvil: None of the Japanese characters are ever shown in a positive manner.
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''The Battleship Island'' is a 2017 South Korean film directed by Ryoo Seung-wan. It is set during late ww2.
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''The Battleship Island'' is a 2017 South Korean film directed by Ryoo Seung-wan. It is set during late ww2.
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Lee Kang-ok is a musician who planned to travel to Japan with his daughter. He ends up doing his best to please the Japanese in order to protect her. Park Moo-young
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is a member of the Korean independence movement who infiltrates the island in order to rescue an older man being held captive there. Choi Chil-sung is a violent man who seems to be from a Korean mafia. Oh Mal-nyeon is a comfort woman who already experienced terrible things with the Japanese in China.
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Lee Kang-ok is a musician who planned to travel to Japan with his daughter. He ends up doing his best to please the Japanese in order to protect her. Park Moo-young
Moo-young is a member of the Korean independence movement who infiltrates the island in order to rescue an older man being held captive there. Choi Chil-sung is a violent man who seems to be from a Korean mafia. Oh Mal-nyeon is a comfort woman who has already experienced terrible things with the Japanese in China.
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: the Korean Laborers managed to escape, but the only surviving major characters in the film are Moo-Young and So-Hee. Moo Young's mission to free Yoo Hak Chul was revealed to be pointless since he was in leagues with the Japanese and wants to flee to America with the Laborers' money being spent on himself and So-Hee has no family anymore since her father died while escaping]].
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: the Korean Laborers managed to escape, but the only surviving major characters in the film are Moo-Young and So-Hee. Moo Young's mission to free Yoo Hak Chul was revealed to be pointless since he was in leagues league with the Japanese and wants to flee to America with the Laborers' money being spent on himself and So-Hee has no family anymore since her father died while escaping]].
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* TheMole: While there are other Koreans who sell themselves to the Japanese, [[spoiler: Yoo Hak Chul, the person Moo Young is trying to break out with, stands out because was revealed to be in league with Shimazaki and embezzles the Laborer's money by not giving them salaries]].
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* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: Gil Sung and Mal-Nyeon]].
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* TheMole: While there are other Koreans who sell themselves to the Japanese, [[spoiler: Yoo Hak Chul, the person Moo Young is trying to break out with, stands out because was revealed to be in league with Shimazaki and embezzles the Laborer's money by not giving them salaries]].
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* TogetherInDeath: [[spoiler: Gil Sung and Mal-Nyeon]].
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* BittersweetEnding: [[spoiler: the Korean Laborers managed to escape, but the only surviving major characters in the film are Moo-Young and So-Hee. Moo Young's mission to free Yoo Hak Chul was revealed to be pointless since he was in leagues with the Japanese and wants to flee to America with the Laborers' money being spent on himself and So-Hee has no family anymore since her father died while escaping]].
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is a member of the Korean independence movement who infiltrates the island in order to rescue an older man being held captive there. Choi Chil-sung is a violent man who seems to be from a Korean mafia.
Meanwhile, Allied bombers are striking Japan, including Hashima island.
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is a member of the Korean independence movement who infiltrates the island in order to rescue an older man being held captive there. Choi Chil-sung is a violent man who seems to be from a Korean mafia.
mafia. Oh Mal-nyeon is a comfort woman who already experienced terrible things with the Japanese in China.
They try to survive as they can. Meanwhile, Allied bombers are striking Japan, including Hashima island.
They try to survive as they can. Meanwhile, Allied bombers are striking Japan, including Hashima island.
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is a member of the Korean independence movement who infiltrates the island in order to rescue a fellow independence fighter an older man being held captive there.
there. Choi Chil-sung is a violent man who seems to be from a Korean mafia.
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** A miner has the habit of licking dynamite sticks.
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** A miner has the habit of licking dynamite sticks.sticks and to carry them with him.
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* NoOSHACompliance: The miners work in an underwater coal mine. It features the classical dangers of coal mines plus flooding.
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* NoOSHACompliance: The miners work in an underwater coal mine. It features the classical usual dangers of coal mines plus flooding.
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* LaResistance: The Korean independence movementmovement.
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* NoOSHACompliance: The miners work in an underwater coal mine. It features the classical dangers of coal mines plus flooding.
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* CompanyTown: A mining company seems to own the island.
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* CompanyTown: A mining company seems to own the island. Workers are informed that everything they need, such as food, has been paid by the company and will be taken from their wages.
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* CompanyTown: A mining company seems to own the island.
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''The Battleship Island'' is a 2017 South Korean film directed by Ryoo Seung-wan. It is set during late ww2.
A large number of Koreans are either drafted or conned by the Japanese into working on the small mining island of Hashima, under appalling conditions.
Lee Kang-ok is a musician who planned to travel to Japan with his daughter. He ends up doing his best to please the Japanese in order to protect her. Park Moo-young
is a member of the Korean independence movement who infiltrates the island in order to rescue a fellow independence fighter being held captive there.
Meanwhile, Allied bombers are striking Japan, including Hashima island.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: None of the Japanese characters are ever shown in a positive manner.
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: The director kills a bug with apparent pleasure.
* ChekhovsGun:
** Park Moo-young is shown to conceal a bladed hook a very long time before he has to use it.
** A miner has the habit of licking dynamite sticks.
** Hashima island is in Nagasaki prefecture.
* LesCollaborateurs: Several Korean characters are this, such as foremen of the mining company.
* PyrrhicVictory: Many Koreans are killed or injured by Allied bombers. Taken UpToEleven later as someone says that many Koreans live in Nagasaki.
* LaResistance: The Korean independence movement
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A large number of Koreans are either drafted or conned by the Japanese into working on the small mining island of Hashima, under appalling conditions.
Lee Kang-ok is a musician who planned to travel to Japan with his daughter. He ends up doing his best to please the Japanese in order to protect her. Park Moo-young
is a member of the Korean independence movement who infiltrates the island in order to rescue a fellow independence fighter being held captive there.
Meanwhile, Allied bombers are striking Japan, including Hashima island.
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!!This film provides examples of:
* AlwaysChaoticEvil: None of the Japanese characters are ever shown in a positive manner.
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: The director kills a bug with apparent pleasure.
* ChekhovsGun:
** Park Moo-young is shown to conceal a bladed hook a very long time before he has to use it.
** A miner has the habit of licking dynamite sticks.
** Hashima island is in Nagasaki prefecture.
* LesCollaborateurs: Several Korean characters are this, such as foremen of the mining company.
* PyrrhicVictory: Many Koreans are killed or injured by Allied bombers. Taken UpToEleven later as someone says that many Koreans live in Nagasaki.
* LaResistance: The Korean independence movement
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