Kingdom: Ashin of the North

"And so it begins."

2021 1h 32m KO

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★7.1TMDB · 657

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Synopsis

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Tragedy, betrayal and a mysterious discovery fuel a woman's vengeance for the loss of her tribe and family.

“And so it begins.”

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Cast

Gianna Jun
Ashin
Park Byung-eun
Min Chi-rok
Kim Sia
Little Ashin
Kim Roi-ha
Tahab
Koo Kyo-hwan
Aidagan
Jung Suk-won
Cho Beom-il
Ji Hyun-jun
Military Officer
Kwon Beom-taek
Physician Lee Seung-hui

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Seong-hun
Writers: Park Song-i, Kim Eun-hee
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 5 years ago.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Seong-hun, shot by Go Rak-sun. 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 Dalpalan. 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 Chang-ju 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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Gianna Jun and Park Byung-eun and Kim Sia carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "And so it begins.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt13412252 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kim Seong-hun directs. Go Rak-sun behind the camera. Dalpalan scores. Kim Chang-ju cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 5 years ago.
2Directed by Kim Seong-hun, shot by Go Rak-sun. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Dalpalan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kim Chang-ju shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Gianna Jun and Park Byung-eun and Kim Sia carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "And so it begins.".
7IMDB entry: tt13412252 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Released under 19 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Go Rak-sun
Original score: Dalpalan
Editing: Kim Chang-ju
Production design: Lee Hwo-kyoung
Costume design: Shim Hyun-seob
Makeup / hair: Park Sun
VFX supervisor: Lee Jeon-hyoung
Runtime: 92 min · 1h 32m
Status: Released
Original language: KO
IMDB: Kingdom: Ashin of the North (2021)

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Giovanni2021-08-10
★ 8/10
Ashin of the North is a 2021 South Korea production. It lasts for one hour and thirty-two minutes, and, let us say it, it’s a nice piece of cinematography. At the end of Season 2 of the series “Kingdom“, the audience discovered a new and mysterious character: Ashin. And, as always happens with a season’s finale, further questions without an answer. It’s a story of betrayals, magic, war, zombies and revenge. Ashin is a movie to watch because introduces us to the Kingdom series available on Netflix. Will Ashin completes her revenge? And why she needs it? All the details at https://www.spotamovie.com/ashin-of-the-north-2021-movie-review/
ParkMin2024-01-29
★ 3/10
I really liked their gradual introduction to the theme and the zombies but this kind of introduction felt too long and lasted for several episodes without any pieces moving in the story. It was a bit obvious this was done on purpose to delay progress for Season 2. Meanwhile, Season 2 took a step back and tried to develop its characters even though there was no room for that. Although Kingdom as a whole is relatively short but it needed a more precise cut to suit what we've been presented. Maybe cutting it down to 8 episodes in total would be ideal. The slow atmospheric shots with eerie background music were pleasant at first, but they quickly became overused to death and an abrupt change was needed but never happened. The movie Ashin of the North was an unnecessary addition that felt empty, out of place and was missing something to make us care. In traditional Netflix fashion, always make sure to lay the groundwork for endless possible future seasons/iterations at the end of every turn. Despicable greed!