The Swordsman (2020 film)

The Swordsman (Korean: 검객; RR: Geomgaek) is a 2020 South Korean period action film directed by Choi Jae-hoon, starring Jang Hyuk as the titular character.

The Swordsman
Film poster
Hangul검객
Revised RomanizationGeomgaek
Directed byChoi Jae-hoon
Produced byPark A-hyoung
Written byChoi Jae-hoon
StarringJang Hyuk
Kim Hyun-soo
Joe Taslim
Jung Man-sik
Production
company
Opus Pictures
Distributed byOpus Pictures
Kiwi Media Group
Release date
  • September 23, 2020 (2020-09-23)
Running time
100 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Manchu

Plot

During the chaotic period of Ming-Qing dynasty transition, after failing to protect and preventing the downfall of Gwanghaegun, Tae-yul, the best swordsman in Joseon, lives in seclusion with his daughter Tae-ok in the mountains. As Tae-yul's eyesight begins to fail due to an old injury, Tae-ok seeks to find a treatment for him. When she is captured and taken away by slave trader Gurutai, Tae-yul is forced to raise his sword again in order to save her.[1]

Cast

Main
  • Jang Hyuk as Tae-yul, Joseon's best swordsman
  • Kim Hyun-soo as Tae-ok, Tae-yul's daughter
  • Joe Taslim as Gurutai, member of Qing imperial family
  • Jung Man-sik as Min Seung-ho, Joseon's greatest military official
  • Lee Na-kyeong as Hwa Seon, a Joseon trader
  • Lee Min-hyuk as Gyeom Sa-bok, young Tae-yul

Supporting
  • Choi Jin-ho as Lee Mok-yo, a military assistant
  • Ji Seung-hyun as Musa, Gurutai's subordinate
  • Ji Gun-woo as Hwa Sam
  • Gong Sang-a as Jumo
  • Shin Jae-hwan as Sashin
  • Chun Yung-am as Mukan
  • Yoon Seong-hoon as Jo Chung

Special Appearance

Production

Script reading was held on June 9, 2017, principal photography began on June 15, 2017 and filming wrapped up in September 2017.[2]

Release

The film was originally scheduled to be released on 17 September 2020 in South Korea.[3] However due to the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea, its released was postponed by a week to 23 September 2020.[4]

The film has been pre-sold to 55 countries, invited to the 40th Hawaii International Film Festival, as well as selected as the opening film for 2020 Korean Indonesian Film Festival.[5] It was released in Singapore on 15 October, Taiwan on 16 October, and Indonesia on 29 October 2020.

References
  1. "장혁 주연 영화 '검객', 9월 17일 개봉…조선시대 추격 액션". edaily.
  2. "Jang Hyeok's movie "Swordsman" to crank in on the 15th". Hancinema.
  3. "New Action Movie 'The Swordsman' Drops the Eye-Catching Posters". Zapzee. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  4. "Korean releases delayed, box office weakens due to coronavirus spike". ScreenDaily. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2020.
  5. "장혁 '검객' 55개국 선판매+하와이국제영화제 초청 쾌거(공식)". 24 September 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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