Movie
The Swordsman
Overview
After being blinded in a coup against the king, Joseon's greatest swordsman goes into hiding, far removed from his city's anguish. But when traffickers kidnap his daughter, he has no choice but to unsheathe his sword once more.
Details
- Release date
- 2020-09-23
- Runtime
- 101 min
- Genres
- Action, Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Opus Pictures, Kiwi Media Group, The Wave E&m
- Country
- South Korea
- Original language
- KO
Cast
- Jang Hyuk as Tae-yeul
- Kim Hyeon-soo as Tae-ok
- Joe Taslim as Gurutai
- Jeong Man-sik as Min Seung-ho
- Jang Hyun-sung as Monarch
- Lee Na-kyeong as Hwa-seon
- Lee Min-hyuk as Gyeom Sa-bok
- Choi Jin-ho as Lee Mok-yo
- Ji Seung-hyun as Inuchi
- Ji Gun-woo as Huasam
- Gong Sang-a as Small Restaurant Owner
- Shin Jae-hwan as Envoy from Qing
Crew
- Choi Jae-hoon - Director
- Choi Jae-hoon - Writer
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