The Ukishima Maru Massacre (2019)
• September 19th, 2019 • 1h 26min
Documentary, History
Overview
22nd of August, 1945. Japan lost the war and they loaded an 8,000 person Joseon laborer force onto a ship called the Ukisima to take them to the Busan Port. However, the ship sunk into the water due to an unknown blast. This is the story of thousands of Joseon people who dreamed of returning to their families and how they died.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Nichiren
Released on: 1979-03-10
History, Drama
An epic drama about Nichiren's life. Nichiren was a Buddhist monk who lived for 60 years during the ...
Nameless Stars
Released on: 1959-10-30
History
The son of a freedom fighter, Sang-hun is a member of an anti-Japanese resistance group called "Seon...
Kokoda
Released on: 2006-04-25
Action, History, War
A bitter battle is fought between Australian and Japanese soldiers along the Kokoda trail in New Gui...
Hiroshima
Released on: 1953-10-07
Drama, History
Historical fiction about the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan, on 6 August 1945, ...
Ah! Baekbeom Kim Ku
Released on: 1960-05-24
Drama, History
Kim Chang-su, who participated in the Donghak Movement, escapes to Manchuria after being chased by t...
John Rabe
Released on: 2009-04-02
Drama, History, War
A true-story account of a German businessman who saved more than 200,000 Chinese during the Nanjing ...
Attack! The Battle for New Britain
Released on: 1944-06-20
War, Documentary
Actual footage by the United States Signal Corps of the landing and attack on Arawe Beach, Cape Glou...
Inu-Oh
Released on: 2022-05-28
Animation, Drama, Music, Fantasy, History
A cursed dancer and a blind musician — both ostracized by society — become business partners and ins...
The Pass: Last Days of the Samurai
Released on: 2022-06-17
Drama, History
In the turbulent last days of the Edo period, Kawai Tsugunosuke, a Japanese samurai serving the Maki...
Taboo
Released on: 1999-12-18
Drama, History, Thriller
Set during Japan's Shogun era, this film looks at life in a samurai compound where young warriors ar...
Men Behind the Sun
Released on: 1988-12-01
War, History, Horror
The film is a graphic depiction of the war atrocities committed by the Japanese at Unit 731, the sec...
The Cove
Released on: 2009-07-31
Documentary
The Cove tells the amazing true story of how an elite team of individuals, films makers and free div...
Samurai Japan: The Story Behind the WBC Clean Sweep
Released on: 2024-03-01
Documentary
Samurai Japan won the 2023 World Baseball Classic for the first time in 14 years, and went all the w...
Jōiuchi
Released on: 2020-12-05
Drama, TV Movie, History
One samurai is ordered to kill another by their master in punishment.
Not Scared to Die
Released on: 1973-01-12
Action, Drama, History
Historical movie set during the Japanese occupation of China during WWII. Jackie Chan is one of the ...
The 47 Loyal Ronin
Released on: 1910-12-01
Adventure, Drama, History
An adventure film with Benshi performers. Sometimes considered the 'first Japanese feature film', it...
Whereabouts of Sound
Released on: 2022-09-03
Documentary
As they play carefree music, their musicianship is met with surprise, wonder, and sometimes even lau...
Peace
Released on: 2010-01-05
Documentary
What is peace? What is coexistence? And what are the basis for them? PEACE is a visual-essay-like ob...
Paper City
Released on: 2021-08-16
Documentary
Just after midnight on 10 March 1945, the US launched an air-based attack on eastern Tokyo; continui...