Best South Korean adventure movies

Dachimawa Lee (2008)

Under Japanese imperialism, Korean national treasure Golden Buddha is stolen. More important to national security, the statue contains vital information concerning Korean freedom fighters and their whereabouts as well as their true identities. The interim Korean government appoints legendary Korean spy Agent Dachimawa Lee to recover the fabled statue and reveal the dark plot behind the theft.

Treasure Map (2020)

"Treasure Map" is a pre-debut variety show of the K-pop boy group TREASURE. In this show, the members complete various challenges for fun and to strengthen their bonds with each other. Some episodes also focus on their daily lives with vlogs and such.

Warriors of the Dawn (2017)

A crown prince emerges as a leader during the war between Korea and Japan in 1592.

Boy Meets Girl (2016)

I will call you! So you better answer your phone! In the year 2020, a homestay is being conducted for male and female teenagers in preparation for a union between North Korea and South Korea. North Korean girl Ha-jin goes to South Korean boy Woo-yeong's house to homestay. Woo-yeong starts to bully Ha-jin who has taken his room, but alas! First love has found its way to these children. Woo-yeong runs away to Seoul with Ha-jin to help her meet her father.

General Hong Gil-dong (1969)

Sequel to the 1967 movie Hong Gildong. In the middle of the Yi Dynasty, when the government's national defense power was weakened and the people's livelihood was in ruin due to the actions of Tamgwan-ori, barbarians from the north began an invasion, putting the country's fortunes in jeopardy. Accordingly, Hong Jeong-seung, Hong Gil-dong's biological father and a member of the Left Council, organized the Hwalbin Party and recommended Hong Gil-dong, who had committed crimes against the country, to the king, and the king willingly appointed him as the vanguard of the Northern Expedition and sent him on a campaign. Hong Gil-dong fights bravely, defeats the barbarians, rescues his fiancée who was kidnapped by the barbarians, and returns home.

Goldwing (1978)

Released in Korea in 1978, Gold Wing 123, or Golden Wing 123, is an animated sci-fi superhero feature from Kim Cheong Ki, who also directed the classic Robot Taekwon V (1976) and created the popular Wuroemae series. Like Robot Taekwon V, Gold Wing 123 draws from Japanese genre themes and character designs to create Korea's very own world-saving transforming superhero, a young man who attains super powers and is tasked to defend earth from the evil plans of a galactic conqueror. Known in the West as Goldwing, Gold Wing 123 is one of Korea's earliest and most classic animated films. The Gold Wing 123 was mastered in HD for Blu-ray release, but some imperfections still exist in the film due to the state of the original archive print.

Okja (2017)

A young girl named Mija risks everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company from kidnapping her best friend - a massive animal named Okja.

The Moon (2023)

In 2029, Korea's lunar probe Woori embarks on a historic journey to the moon, capturing global attention.

Aachi and Ssipak (2006)

Sometime in the future, mankind has depleted all energy and fuel sources, however they have engineered a way to use human excrement as fuel. To reward production, the government hands out extremely addictive, popsicle-like "Juicybars", which in turn also act as a laxative. Aachi and Ssipak are street hoodlums who struggle to survive by trading these bars in the black market.

Yobi, The Five-Tailed Fox (2007)

After losing her family to fox hunters, five-tailed Yobi lives in the forest with some shipwrecked aliens, far away from the humans. When one of her alien friends gets captured by a villager, Yobi has no choice but to adventure into the human world to rescue him. At the village, Yobi meets many humans, including Geum Yee who studies at a school for maladjusted children. Interested in Geum Yee, Yobi joins the students and revels in the fun of human life, but both a fox hunter and a mysterious shadow man are on her trail.

Hammerboy (2003)

Mangchi is a young boy with few problems and an easy disposition. Living on a building in the middle of the sea, he flies around on his little flying bike looking for adventures and longs for the day when he's finally an adult. So, when a princess named Poplar is being chased by two fighter planes, he rescues her. Little does he know that he will be pulled away from the city he has lived all his life, and dragged by Poplar into an adventure smack dab in between two countries at war and the evil plans of Moonk, usurper to Poplar's throne, who seeks world domination.

Pororo: Dinosaur Island Adventure (2017)

An unidentified airship crashed in a peaceful little Porong Porong forest. Pororo and his friends find a little dinosaur 'Alo', which sleeps in an egg-shaped airship that crashed in the forest. When they opened the lid of the airship, the little dinosaur ‘Alo’ awakened. But he can not remember anything other than his own name. Eddy repairs the airship that Alo rides on, and as soon as he powers on, the airships that start working swallow Crong and Alo and disappear from the sky. Can Pororo and his friends save their friends and dinosaurs and go back to home?

A Little Dinosaur Dooly - The Adventure of Ice Planet (1996)

An amazing adventure of Dooly, a baby dinosaur and his friends looking for Doolys mom! Can Dooly find his mom?

Hello Carbot the Movie: The Secret of Omphalos Island (2019)

Dino Mecard the Movie: The Tinysaur Island (2019)

Long before, dinosaurs on Earth disappeared due to asteroid collision. Dinosaurs came to life as small Tinysaurs on an island unknown. While some Tinysaurs like energetic Tricera, naughty Tyranno, sleepyhead Stego are having a great time, playing soccer with acorns, suspicious villains appear and start to threaten the peaceful island of Tinysaur… Where are these fishy stares coming from toward Tinysaurs? Will Tinysaurs be able to protect the endangered paradise, the Tinysaur lsland?

The Great Flood (0)

A disastrous great flood sweeps the planet. On what may be the last day on Earth, a desperate fight ensues to save a child from a flooding apartment.

Yonggary (1999)

A team of scientists working on a remote dig site find the buried body of an enormous monster, perfectly preserved even after 200 million years. As soon as the beast is uncovered, however, an alien spacecraft suddenly appears above them and brings the monster back to life! The creature immediately sets about levelling the surrounding urban landscape and shrugging off the best firepower the military can throw at it. A lone scientist, working on decrypting an ancient set of hieroglyphics, may be on the verge of finding the aliens' weak point, but will it be too late?

Burp (2012)

Captain of Cosmos (1979)

Late 70's Korean movie similar to that of Gundam.

Pororo and Friends: Virus Busters (2022)

Uh-Oh! Pororo and friends turned into a cube?! Chacha the Butler has crossed the dimensions, calling for Dr.Eddy's help to elliminate vicious Cube Virus that is on a rampage through the Game World. But a virus that tagged along Chacha puts Porong Porong Village in danger too, leaving Crong and Poby turned into a helpless cube block. Pororo and his friends split into two teams (Team Pororo and Team Eddy) to initiate their Virus Sweep Plan, using a powerful computer vaccine that Eddy invented...

Pororo: Popstar Adventure (2023)

Pororo and his friends are an inch away from winning a singing contest which they joined purely for fun. As they advance closer and closer to the final round, the villain Big Ben’s petty jealousy grows. Will Pororo and his friends survive the distractions thrown against them by Big Ben and eventually win the superstar contest?

영구와 우주괴물 불괴리 (1994)

Thunderhawk 7 - The Thunderhawk Returns (1992)

Red Shoes and the Seven Dwarfs (2019)

Princes who have been turned into Dwarfs seek the red shoes of a lady in order to break the spell, although it will not be easy.

Chaw (2009)

A black comedy about the events that are set into motion in a town after a man-eating boar goes on a rampage.

The Haunted House: The Secret of the Cave (2018)

Hari and Duri are a sister and brother living in the Shinbi apartment complex, which is more than a hundred years old. Living with them is a 102-year-old goblin named Shinbi. One day, they find a secret cave hidden in the woods. Swept up by the power of the cave, they’re taken 22 years into the past, to 1996.

The Divine Weapon (2008)

During the reign of King Sejong in the 15th century, the Joseon Dynasty was the embodiment of the perfect state. To the Ming China, the aspiring imperial power, Joseon presented an obstacle to territorial expansion. To protect themselves from war, King Sejong develops a secret weapon to defend their territory and take back their land and supremacy.

The Movement (2015)

During the first half of the 19th century, in a vast and desolated land fallen into anarchy, several armed groups drift along the infinite Pampas demanding support and food from the peasants. Even if they are bitter rivals, they all claim to pledge allegiance to the “movimiento”. Among these gangs is one led by Señor, an educated man who, with two of his followers, intends to found a peaceful new order. But while his enchanting words and manners seem appealing, his methods reveal an unstoppable thirst for power.

Hwalbindang (1965)

Princess Ok-ran and Hwalbindang (1960)