Min Joon-ki (born February 19, 1968) is a South Korean film director. He wrote and directed ''

Heaven's Soldiers ''Heaven's Soldiers'' () is a 2005 South Korean period action-comedy film directed by Min Joon-ki. It combines elements of several genres such as war films, time travel and historical drama. Plot The film begins with high-level military leaders ...

'' (2005), in which

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and South Korean soldiers to travel back in time from 2005 to 1572, where they join Korean national hero

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in fighting the Jurchen tribes.

Filmography

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'' (2005) - director, screenplay *''A Man and a Woman on an Island'' (1992) -

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* * * 1968 births Living people South Korean film directors {{SouthKorea-film-director-stub