A Battle Journal
A Battle Journal
1981, Korean. Directed by Choi Ha-won.
A man, feeling guilty and depressed over a life-and-death decision he made while rock climbing, which left his friend dead, regains hope and the will to live when an elderly man gives him a diary belonging to a soldier during the Korean War.
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Korean
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- Released
- 20 June 1981
- Original title
- 종군수첩
- Country
- South Korea
- Written by
- Baek Gyeol
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A Battle Journal runs 90 minutes (1h 30m).
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A Battle Journal isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 20 June 1981. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed A Battle Journal?
A Battle Journal (1981) was directed by Choi Ha-won and stars Kim Hae-sook, Park Keun-hyong, Yu In-chon.