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The Eternal Empire

Original title: Yeongwonhan jegug
1995 · 2 h 6 min

Cast

Ahn Sung-ki Cho Jae-hyun Kim Myung-gon Choi Jong-won Kim Hye-su Hong Kyoung-in

Credits

Written by: In-hwa Lee
Cinematography: Jo-Myeong Jeon
Music: Byeong-ki Hwang
Produced by: Kyeong-seok Seo

Plot

This film depicts the struggles of the Royal Party and the Old Party to obtain political power. In 1800, The Royal Party insisted that the political power should be centralized to the King, but the other party (The Old Party) insisted that the political power should be centralized to the majority of the ministers.

Sinekatalog’s take

The Eternal Empire (1995) is a South Korean mystery directed by Park Chong-won. It won Best Film at the Grand Bell Awards in 1995. It stars Ahn Sung-ki, Cho Jae-hyun and Kim Myung-gon. It runs 126 minutes. It is listed here for its festival and awards record.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.

Ratings

IMDb: 6.3 / 10 (54 votes)
IMDb rating and vote count from the IMDb ratings dataset (October 2026). Scores change over time.