"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.
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Hwang Jung-min
Lee Kang-ok
So Ji-sub
Choi Chil-sung
Song Joong-ki
Park Moo-young
Lee Jung-hyun
Oh Mal-nyeon
Kim Su-an
Lee So-hee
Kim Min-jae
Song Jong-goo
Kim Joong-hee
Yamada
Kim In-woo
Shimazaki Daisuke
Shin Seung-hwan
Ko Choong-ho
Lee Kyung-young
Yoon Hak-cheol
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