The Great Battle (Korean: 안시성; Hanja: 安市城; RR: Ansi-seong; lit. Ansi Fortress) is a 2018 South Korean historical epic action film directed by Kim Kwang-sik. Kim conducted research to gain deeper insights into the historical Korean battle depicted in the film. Casting was focused to generally young actors given the numerous action scenes. While some audiences complimented the movie, some criticized it due to its lack of historical accuracy. Nevertheless, the movie was considered successful for surpassing its break-even point and earning over US$41.5 million gross from 5.4 million admissions. It stars Zo In-sung, Nam Joo-hyuk, and Park Sung-woong. Nam Joo-Hyuk, who played as the role of soldier in the movie, received the Best New Actor award from the 38th Korean Association of Film Critics Awards.
Premise
The Great Battle is an historical film about the siege of Ansi Fortress and the epic eighty-eight day battle that Yang Manchun and his Goguryeo troops fought against 20,000 invading Tang forces to defend it. In the movie, the Tang dynasty attacked Ansi Fortress to take over the land of Goguryeo for land expansion. While the Tang dynasty sought to make troops of Yang Manchun surrender by using artillery weapons, Ansi’s defenders withstood and protected the Ansi Fortress from the attack despite having a numerically inferior number of soldiers. Ultimately, Goguryeo troops won against the Tang after Yang Manchun's arrow successfully left a fatal damage on the Tang Emperor Taizong, resulting in his troops to retreat due to their emperor's wound and low supplies.
Cast
Main
- Zo In-sung as Yang Manchun
- Nam Joo-hyuk as Sa-mul
- Park Sung-woong as Li Shimin
Supporting
- Bae Seong-woo as Choo Soo-ji
- Uhm Tae-goo as Pa-so
- Kim Seol-hyun as Baek-ha
- Oh Dae-hwan as Hwal-bo
- Park Byung-eun as Poong
- Jung Eun-chae as Si-mi
- Yu Oh-seong as Yeon Gaesomun
- Sung Dong-il as Woo-dae
- Jang Gwang
- Yeo Hoe-hyun as Ma-ro
Special appearance
- Stephanie Lee as Dal-rae
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