Historic era with epic swordplay and battles amongst the monarchy. Both movies portray twisted games of royalty and the underlings who serve them.
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.
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.
Min Jae Yi, a gentle and poised daughter of a prominent family, is engaged to the son of a powerful State Councillor. Devoting herself to learning everything she needs to know to become a good wife and mother, Jae Yi dutifully prepares for the future. Sadly, destiny has other plans for her future.
Just days before her wedding, tragedy strikes when her family is brutally murdered, and Jae Yi is falsely accused of the crime. Amidst the turmoil, she crosses paths with the cursed crown prince, Lee Hwan, who agrees to help her in exchange for her assistance in breaking his curse. As they navigate their challenges together, Jae Yi and Lee Hwan begin to develop unexpected feelings for each other. But their love faces countless obstacles, including their pasts, their uncertain futures, and the threat of the curse. Can they overcome these challenges and find a way to be together?
Just days before her wedding, tragedy strikes when her family is brutally murdered, and Jae Yi is falsely accused of the crime. Amidst the turmoil, she crosses paths with the cursed crown prince, Lee Hwan, who agrees to help her in exchange for her assistance in breaking his curse. As they navigate their challenges together, Jae Yi and Lee Hwan begin to develop unexpected feelings for each other. But their love faces countless obstacles, including their pasts, their uncertain futures, and the threat of the curse. Can they overcome these challenges and find a way to be together?
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.
In nineteenth century China, two girls named Snow Flower and Lily are forever bonded together as sworn sisters. They are paired as laotong by a matchmaker who is also responsible for arranging their marriages. They are isolated by their families and communicate by writing in a secret sisterly language, Nü shu (a historical practice in China in that period) on a unique Chinese fan that Snow Flower possesses. In the present day Shanghai, their descendants Sophia Liao and Nina Wei struggle with the intimacy of their own pure and intense childhood friendship. As teenagers, Sophia and Nina were introduced to the idea of laotong, and they signed a traditional laotong contract on the cover of Canto-pop Faye Wong's album Fu Zao (Restless in English). Eventually they are separated but come together again when Sophia falls into a coma after being struck by a taxi while cycling. Reunited at long last, they must come to understand the story of the strong and close ancestral connection hidden from them in the folds of the antique white silk fan or lose one another forever in the process.
Yu Jin was raised within the desert tribes of Xiong Nu, although her foster father is a Han. Under certain circumstances, she was forced to flee to Chang'an, the then capital of the Early Han Dynasty, changing her name to Jin Yu along the way. Along her journey, she first meets the calm and kind Mo Xun (aka Jiu Ye, ninth master) and later the handsome, cold general Wei Wu Ji. Jin Yu falls for one of them but is rejected. Will she untangle her love knot? Who will she choose in the end?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
All the gods will be leaving before the last rain of doomsday. However, an ordinary human girl unexpectedly puts a dent in their plans to retreat thus causing the world to move towards the unknown. Based on the animistic mythology of the Amis tribe, the gods are no longer willing to bless the land that is plagued with environmental issues. One by one, the gods depart the world they once loved. A human girl discovers that the opportunity to reverse her destiny lies within herself and her guardian. Before the final day of judgment, a love story between human and god unfolds.
