The Last Princess (2016) on Netflix
NR20162h 7mActionBiographyDrama
In 1925, the thirteen-year-old Princess Deokhye is sent from Korea to a school in Japan and separated from her family. Her attempts to go back are thwarted by General Han Taek-soo.
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Plot summary
Two years before Deokhye is born, Japanese soldiers surround Gwangbokgung Palace, and Japanese officials inside the palace compel the Korean cabinet to approve the annexation of Korea by the Japanese Empire. Deokhye grows up as the youngest child and only daughter of Emperor Gojong and the last princess of the Joseon dynasty. In 1925, with Korea under Japanese rule, the thirteen-year-old is forced to leave her homeland and her family and travel to Japan to attend school. She misses home, and after her schooling ends she tries repeatedly to go back. General Han Taek-soo, the pro-Japanese general, thwarts each attempt.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about The Last Princess (2016)
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- When production costs on The Last Princess rose, its star Son Ye-jin invested ₩1 billion (US$886,500) of her own money into the film so that the staff would have a "more comfortable working environment".
- The film was inspired by the real Princess Deokhye, who was allowed to return to Korea only after 38 years in Japan: director Hur Jin-ho decided to make it after watching a documentary about her and could not forget the scene of her reuniting with her court ladies at Gimpo Airport.
- The story mixes fact and fiction, with Kim Jang-han a fictional character, but Princess Deokhye's story had never been made into a film before The Last Princess.
