Contemporary Films On Korean Swordsmanship
Korean historical action films have elements of swordsmanship within them. Important recent films readily available (and subtitle in Chinese/English) include:
- Musa The Warrior, 2001, 130 minutes, joint Korean/Chinese production
Chung Doo-Hong martial arts director. Set in the Goryeo dynasty, during 1375 chronicles General Choi Jung's mission to the Ming to make peace during their wars against the Yuan.
- Sword in the Moon, 2003
A Korean production that is a variant of Taegukgi: The Brotherhood of War. This is set in the Three Kingdoms of Korea period where there were various uprisings in the military and many assassination attempts on the King.
- Shadowless Sword, 2005
- Duelist, 2005
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