War of the Arrows
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- Movie: War of the Arrows (English title) / Arrow, The Ultimate Weapon (literal title)
- Revised romanization: Choejongbyungki Hwal
- Hangul: 최종병기 활
- Director: Kim Han-Min
- Writer: Kim Han-Min
- Producer: Kim Sung-Hwan, Jang Won-Suk
- Cinematographer: Kim Tae-Sung, Park Jong-Chul
- Release Date: August 11, 2011
- Runtime: 122 min.
- Genre: Action
- Distributor: Lotte Entertainment
- Language: Korean, Machurian
- Country: South Korea
Plot
Set during the second Manchu invasion of Korea, Nam-Yi (Park Hae-Il), the best archer in Korea, goes up against the Qing Dynasty to save his younger sister Ja-In (Moon Chae-Won) - who was dragged away by Mongolian invaders.
Nam-Yi's father was killed as a traitor to his country. Kim Moo-Sun, a friend of Nam-Yi's father, takes Nam-Yi and Ja-In and raises them as they were his own children. As a son of a traitor, Nam-Yi's future is limited. He spends his time hunting with the arrow and eventually becomes a master archer. Meanwhile, Nam-Yi hopes his younger sister Ja-In can find happiness. Finally, Ja-In is set to marry Seo-Goon (Kim Moo-Yul) after going through many difficulties. On the day of their wedding, invading Qing forces enter the village. The invading force slaughters many of the residents while taking others back as captives. Ja-In and Seo-Goon are among the hostages.
During the wedding, Nam-Yi is up in the mountains hunting deer. He hears the rumble of the invading forces. When Nam-Yi makes it back to the village, he finds his step-father slaughtered and his siter taken away. Nam-Yi then sets out to find the Qing army and take out their army with his bow. The great commander of the Qing army Jyuu Shin-Ta (Ryoo Seung-Ryong) discovers the mysterious man trailing his men and taking them out one by one. Jyuu Shin-Ta then sets out to find Nam-Yi. A war of arrows is set to begin ....
Notes
- On September 4, 2011, "War of the Arrows," passed 5 million tickets sold in South Korea. As of the Sept. 5, 2011, "Arrow, The Ultimate Weapon," ranks #3 for the year in ticket sales behind #1 "Transformers 3" and #2 "Sunny." Detailed box office numbers listed at South Korea Weekly Box Office.
- On Sunday September 26, 2011, "War of the Arrows" passed 7 million tickets sold in South Korea, becoming only the third film to accomplish the feat in 2011.
- On October 23, 2011, "War of the Arrows" ranks #1 South Korea box office movie in 2011 with total admissions of 7,451,344
Cast
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| Park Hae-Il | Ryoo Seung-Ryong | Moon Chae-Won | Kim Moo-Yul |
| Nam-Yi | Jyu Shin-Ta | Ja-In | Seo-Goon |
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| Lee Han-Wi | Lee Kyeong-Yeong | Park Gi-Woong | Ryohei Otani |
| Gap-Yong | Kim Moo-Sun | Doreukon | Nogami |
Additional Cast Members:
- Kim Ku-Taek - Kang-Doo
- Kang Eun-Jin - Eun-Yi
- Lee Seung-Jun - Wan-Han
- Lee Jae-Gu - Hoo-Man
- Park No-Shik - Jang-Soon
- Lee Da-Wit - Nam-Yi (young)
- Jeon Min-Seo - Ja-In (young)
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Film Festivals
- 2011 (16th) Busan International Film Festival - October 6-14, 2011 - Korean Cinema Today: Panorama
- 2011 (6th) The London Korean Film Festival - November 4-10, 2011 - Contemporary Korean Cinema
- 2012 (14th) Deauville Asian Film Festival - March 7-11, 2012 - Action Asia
- 2012 (28th) Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival - April 17-18, 2012
Awards
- 2011 (48th) Daejong Film Awards - October 17, 2011
- Best Actor (Park Hae-Il)
- Best New Actress (Moon Chae-Won)
- Best Visual Effects
- Best Sound Effects
- 2011 (31th) Critics Choice Awards - October 30, 2011
- Best Cinematography
- Best Technical Achievement
- 2011 (32nd) Blue Dragon Film Awards - November 25, 2011
- Best Actor (Park Hae-Il)
- Best Supporting Actor (Ryoo Seung-Ryong)
- Best New Actress (Moon Chae-Won)
- Best Technical Award
- Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Movie
- 2011 (19th) Korean Culture Entertainment Award - December 15, 2011
- Grand Acting Award (Park Hae-Il)
- Best Acting Award (Ryoo Seung-Ryong)
- Excellent Acting Award (Moon Chae-Won)
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Luki Says:
Feb 19 2012 6:58 am
The best movie ever! just can't get all of the actions out of my head..
especially love it when he tried to shoot the last 4 manchurians <3
btw, I've also watched it twice!!
TOK Says:
Dec 16 2011 6:02 pm
Movie is entertaining at full level but not considered as Masterpiece.
There are many things unexplained and rushes too quickly from here to there.
Acting is solid as usual by Park Hae II and Ryoo Seung Ryoong.
But I can't believe actress Moon Chae Won got many awards from this movie. I mean her role had very little part and I didn't even see her for about 30-40 mins and her acting was just okay in this movie (she was great in 'Cain & Abel' though)
I feel sorry for other actresses for this year that they didn't get awards when they took part in roles which were throught the whole film and had really good acting.
Yoo Da In should have had new actress award in her movie 'Re-encounter' though the movie is slow but still good like 'Poetry'
maskedrider Says:
Dec 10 2011 1:56 am
great review Ki. i watched it twice and will watch again. this is an awesome movie. the chase in the mountain made me think about the movie the Last Mohican. where the good guys chase after the bad guys as they take the girls up to the mountain. it is refreshing to see the other side of love between siblings that one would risk it all to save.
dtp_jnr Says:
Oct 13 2011 10:13 pm
This movie was epic...i just watched it in the theater in the U.S and i came out of there wowed......
habin Says:
Oct 12 2011 8:59 am
where can i watch this movie with Engsub ?
Ki Says:
Aug 16 2011 9:49 am
Came away very impressed with "War of the Arrows" ... in fact the last (and only) time I ever enjoyed a period Korean action film as much was "Musa The Warrior". In comparison to other recent Korean period action films like "The Divine Weapon" or "Battlefield Heroes" well "War of the Arrows" just wipes them off the table.
The storyline isn't very complicated - bad guys kidnap a woman, brother sets out to free her with elements of classic westerns and even films like "Rambo" sprinkled into a time frame when the bow & arrow reigned supreme. Park Hae-Il turns in his most memorable performance since "Memories of Murder" and there's others like Ryoo Seung-Ryong who just nails to perfection playing the evil, but somehow noble, villain warrior and Moon Chae-Won playing a heroine that is a lot more feisty then your typical Korean damsel in distress figures. She can shoot the arrow and shoot it very well. I liked it! Also, haven't seen Park Gi-Woong in a film in a while and he also stood out playing the Prince of Quing.
Strongest point and by far the most memorable factor with "War of the Arrows" is the chase scenes set in the mountains with groups of men attempting to hunt down the hunted man and in return the hunted man hunting down his hunters with arrows. The arrows ZOOMMMM by the screen fast and furious with hardly any slowdown during the second half of the film. Visually, what takes place on the screen looks fantastic sans the CG tiger that appears out of nowhere. My only quibble with the film was just how fearsome Ryoo Seung-Ryong's character appeared, yet he kept losing his men and his prey with every chase. One escape would have been plausible, but the constant "damn he just escaped my grasp" did make me think slightly less of the film (enough so that I began to wonder if they scripted his character as a genetic mutation of Genghis Khan and Elmer Fudd). But, all in all, that was just a minor bump in the road and I did really enjoy "War of the Arrows". I think it's the best Korean film to come out this summer (ahead of The Front Line, Quick, Sector 7 and Blind). Action fans will just love the movie and it will also appeal heavily to casual viewers craving 2 hours of pure entertainment ...