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Overview

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5.4/10   609 votes
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Director:
Myung-se Lee
Writers:
Hae-jyung Lee (writer)
Myung-se Lee (writer)
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Release Date:
9 September 2005 (South Korea) more
Genre:
Action | Mystery more
Plot:
Set years ago in the era of the Joseon Dynasty, the story follows a young police officer named Namsoon (Ha Ji-won) who... more | add synopsis
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A visual feast more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Ji-won Ha ... Namsoon
Sung-kee Ahn ... Detective Ahn
Dong-won Kang ... Sad Eyes
Young-chang Song ... Minister of Defence
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Bo-yeon Kim
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Duelist (International: English title)
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Runtime:
UK:108 min | UK:108 min (uncut) | Canada:111 min (Toronto International Film Festival)
Country:
South Korea
Language:
Korean
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
South Korea
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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful:-
A visual feast, 19 November 2006
9/10
Author: pb104-1 from United States

I saw this film at the opening night of the Hawaii International Film Festival, as an unannounced special screening. Outrageously colorful and stylized, it's a tale of a girl trained as a sword-fighter who works as a cop, and a mysterious masked swordsman who may or may not be in league with a gang who is flooding the country with counterfeit money. The plot is confusing enough, but it really doesn't matter: it's just an excuse for some amazing set- pieces involving crowds of sword-fighters, fighters chasing through markets and dye factories, barroom brawls, and over the top humor. And swordplay as foreplay. Not likely to get a US release, but a lot of fun. Modern Korean cinema, in my opinion, is leading the world in terms of set and scenic design, and innovative cinematography. Catch this film to see what I mean.

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if you want narrative or genre film, this is not for you. meowmeow70
where can i find similar films? sherlene9
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Amazing direction and camera work. Awful humour. jinx1337
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