War of the Arrows
War of the Arrows, alternately titled Arrow: The Ultimate Weapon, is a 2011 South Korean historical action film starring Park Hae-il, Ryu Seung-ryong, and Moon Chae-won. Set after the Qing invasion of Joseon, the film is about an archer who risks his life to save his sister from slavery under Qing-Prince Dorgon's rule.
Plot
The film begins with two children, Nam-yi and his younger sister Ja-in, being chased by King Injo's guards and saved by their father Choi Pyeong-ryung, an officer of King Gwanghae and a skilled archer. He sends his children to find a place of refuge with his best friend Kim Mu-seon. As they escape, Ja-in begs her brother to go back to their father, but Choi Pyeong-ryung is killed in front of Nam-yi. Nam-yi, though bitten by the guard dogs, kills them and escapes with Ja-in.
More details
author | Kim Han-min |
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contentLocation | Qing dynasty |
director | Kim Han-min |
editor | Kim Chang-ju |
genre | action historical |
keywords | being chased best friend dorgon guard dog gwanghaegun of joseon hanyang hunt injo coup injo of joseon kill kim mu-yeol king gwanghae king injo manchu manchu people married park ki-woong river scout seoul wed |
musicBy | Kim Tae-seong |
producer | Jang Won-seok Kim Sung-hwan |
publisher | Lotte Entertainment |
theme | south korean |