

The Last Princess
Based on the true story of the last princess of the last empire.
Under the oppressive Japanese colonial rule, Deok-hye, the last Princess of the declining Joseon Dynasty, is forced to move to Japan. She spends her days missing home, while struggling to maintain dignity as a princess. After a series of failed tries, Deok-hye makes her final attempt to return home with help of her childhood sweetheart, Jang-han.
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- Status
- Released
- Budget
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- Box office
- $39.7M
- Language
- Japanese
- princess
- korean war (1950-53)
- japanese invasion of korea
- korean resistance
- korean empire
- japanese occupation of korea
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Release dates
United StatesUS
- Theatrical9 Sept 2016
ChinaCN
- PremiereBeijing Korean Cultural Center21 May 2026
JapanJP
- Digital / OTTR18+24 Jun 2017
South KoreaKR
- Theatrical123 Aug 2016
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The Last Princess was released on 3 August 2016.
Audience reviews
2- R7/10
Reno
9/8/2017
**The longest 10 minutes of the princess' life!** The story that sets in the 1961, but most of the film was a flashback narration that takes us to the 30 years earlier, in the 30s. This is a biographical film of the last Korean princess to be crowned. Though the film clearly briefs her power struggle over the foreign power. The entire tale was told from her perspective as she saw everything. So, it was real, but h…
- C7/10
CinemaSerf
10/26/2025
Bertolucci’s acclaimed “Last Emperor” (1987) gave us an indication of the Japanese colonial aspirations in Manchukuo, but there aren’t so many features that tell of their similar dismantling of the Korean state. Ruled by the Joseon dynasty, their last emperor had declined to accept the Japanese annexation of his kingdom and so something toxic was added to his vermillion cordial. This left his daughter Deok-hye (Son Y…
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