The Warrior

"Save the princess. We should be back home!"

2001 2h 35m KO

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★7.0TMDB · 149★7.1IMDB · 11,446

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Synopsis

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In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers and a silent slave to make peace with the new Chinese government. However, this delegation got charged as spies and sent in exile to a remote desert.

“Save the princess. We should be back home!”

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Cast

Jung Woo-sung
Yeo-sol
Ahn Sung-ki
Jin-lib
Ju Jin-mo
Choi Jung
Park Yong-woo
Ju-myung
Zhang Ziyi
Princess Bu-yong
Park Jeong-hak
Ga-nam
Jeong Seok-yong
Ha-il
Lee Du-il
Ji-san

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Sung-soo
Writers: Kim Sung-soo
Languages: Mandarin, Korean
Countries: South Korea, China

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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ERA

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25 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, Korean.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: South Korea, China.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Sung-soo, shot by Kim Hyung-koo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Shiro Sagisu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Hyun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Jung Woo-sung and Ahn Sung-ki and Ju Jin-mo carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kim Sung-soo directs. Kim Hyung-koo behind the camera. Shiro Sagisu scores. Kim Hyun cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in South Korea, China. Dialogue in Mandarin, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 155 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
225 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Mandarin, Korean.
4International production across 2 countries: South Korea, China.
5Directed by Kim Sung-soo, shot by Kim Hyung-koo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Shiro Sagisu. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Kim Hyun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Jung Woo-sung and Ahn Sung-ki and Ju Jin-mo carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Save the princess. We should be back home!".
10IMDB entry: tt0275083 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "ambassador", "china", "hostility", "slavery".