Time is A.D. 927, when Georan invaders have conquered the ancient Korean capital of Balhae and set up a new country, Dongran-guk. The leaders of Balhae desperately need a royal figure to reunite their nation. They find a prince, the previously exiled Dae Jeong-hyeon, who's hiding out under the name So-sam. The leaders dispatch a peerless swordswoman, Yeon So-ha, to protect So-sam before Georan's Killer Blade Army, commanded by Gun-hwa-pyeong, find him first. Initially, he sends his deputy, Mae-yeong-ok, to handle the situation: She wants to become the greatest swordswoman of the age and knows she must first kill Yeon.

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  Shin Hyun Joon (Gun-hwa-pyeong)

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  Lee Seo Jin (Prince Dae Jung-hyun; So-sam; Prince Jeong)

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  Yoon So Yi (Yeon Soha)

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  Nam Ji Hyun (Unknown)

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  Park Sung Woong (Unknown)

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  Jung Ho Bin (Unknown)

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  JustBruck's Weekend Movies: Historical Action

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• Jul 12, 2011 1 of 1 episodes seen

  Aryael
  4 of 4 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  9
  • Story  8
  • Acting/Cast  9
  • Music  6
  • Rewatch Value  8

  This was the first historical/periodic k-movie I'd watched and it created a significant impression in my mind. Here's my review of the movie:
  
  
  
  Story: A straight forward and simple story - a nation's in crisis, they need a king, but assasins have been killing off all potential candidates until there was only one possible candidate left: an exiled prince. A fighter was sent to search and protect the exiled prince. Excellent fighting scenes followed. There was a budding romance between the prince and his protector and the unrequitted love between a vassal and her lord/leader. All these come together to form a solid storyline for a movie.
  
  
  
  Acting/Cast: Very convincing, excellent fighting scenes and good script. What can I say: I am drawn into the world of war, assassins and martial arts by the cast.
  
  
  
  Music: Not much to comment there. The music suited each scene but because most of them are instrumental with either sombre mood or fight mood, the music did not stand out in this movie.
  
  
  
  Rewatch value: An excellent and quick 1 hour plus entertainment that you can rewatch whenever you feel bored. I enjoy watching the fighting scenes. They were well choreographed.
  
  
  
  Overall: Highly recommended!! It is truly a gem that was not given its due recognition!! read more

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• Sep 8, 2012 1 of 1 episodes seen

  Megs93
  1 of 1 people found this review helpful
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  • Overall  10
  • Story  10
  • Acting/Cast  10
  • Music  9
  • Rewatch Value  10

  !Fantastic! I really enjoyed this film, the scenes were breath-taking, the acting was great and the fight scenes were amazing. I recommend this film to anyone who enjoys martial arts! There (is) a gore factor to this film but I thought the way they established those scenes was quite well done. This movie was very enjoyable I will definitely rewatch this one! :)

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  14 Blades

  Historic era with epic swordplay and battles amongst the monarchy. Both movies portray twisted games of royalty and the underlings who serve them.

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