Memories of the Sword (Korean: 협녀: 칼의 기억; Hanja: 俠女: 칼의 記憶; RR: Hyeomnyeo: Kar-ui gi-eok; lit. "Female Warrior: Memories of the Sword") is a 2015 South Korean martial arts period action film co-written and directed by Park Heung-sik, starring Lee Byung-hun, Jeon Do-yeon and Kim Go-eun.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]
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| Hangul | 협녀: 칼의 기억 |
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| Revised Romanization | Hyeomnyeo: Kar-ui gi-eok |
| Directed by | Park Heung-sik |
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| Produced by | Kim Hyun-chul |
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| Music by | Mowg |
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Running time | 121 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | ₩10 billion |
| Box office | US$2.4 million[1] |
Plot
editThis is a story of three swordsmen, Poong-cheon, Seol-rang, and Deok-gi, who led an uprising during the Goryeo era. When their desire for freedom and justice is about to be fulfilled, Deok-gi betrays them, leading to the death of Poong-cheon, and to Seol-rang disappearing along with Poong-cheon's infant daughter Hong-ee. When Seol-rang leaves, Deok-gi intones the prophecy that "You, no, not just you, but you and I both will be killed by Hong-ee."
Eighteen years later, Seol-rang, now called Wallso, is a blind woman with two children who manages a tea house at Byukran port. Determined to take revenge on Deok-gi, Wallso tries to teach Hong-ee to become a master of the sword, but Hong-ee (who changed her name to Seol-hee) is much more interested in day-to-day affairs than what happened to her father in the past.
One day, a big sword match hosted by the powerful military ruler Deok-gi (now known as Yoo-baek) is held in the market. Seol-hee participates in the match despite Wallso's objections. As the match progresses, she ends up fighting Yull, who is the master of the sword.
Yoo-baek realizes that Seol-hee's skill with the sword is similar to Seol-rang's, whom he had once loved. Yoo-baek orders his subordinates to catch Seol-hee, but she is able to run away. That same night, Seol-hee learns how her father, Poong-cheon died. Wallso tells her that there are two enemies that Seol-hee is destined to vanquish: Yoo-baek, and Wallso herself. Shocked and desperate, Seol-hee leaves home: the beginning of a long journey of revenge.
- Lee Byung-hun as Deok-gi/Yoo-baek[12]
- Jeon Do-yeon as Seol-rang/Wallso[13][14]
- Kim Go-eun as Hong-ee/Seol-hee[15][16][17]
- Lee Jun-ho as Yull[18][19]
- Lee Geung-young as Teacher
- Kim Tae-woo as Jon-bok
- Kim Soo-an as Gu-seul
- Kim Young-min as Wang
- Sung Yu-bin as Gam-cho
Special appearance
edit- Moon Sung-keun as Lee Ee-myeong
- Bae Soo-bin as Poong-cheon
References
edit- ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Memories of the Sword (2015)". KOFIC. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
- ^ Lee, Eun-ah (July 8, 2013). "Lee Byung-hun Cast in New Historical Film". TenAsia. Archived from the original on July 10, 2013.
- ^ "Memories of the Sword". Asian Project Market. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
- ^ Lee, Jin-ho (July 8, 2013). "Memories of the Sword Casts Lee Byung Hun and Jeon Do Yeon as Leads". enewsWorld. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
- ^ Choi, He-suk (June 18, 2015). "Lee Byung-hun's Memories of the Sword set for August release". K-pop Herald. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
- ^ Yoon, Sarah (June 23, 2015). "Lee Byung-hun's Memories of the Sword teaser out". K-pop Herald. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
- ^ "Actresses lead Korean film industry this summer". Yonhap. July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
- ^ Lim, Jeong-yeo (July 14, 2015). "Lee Byung-hun, Jun Do-yeon's Memories of the Sword release date confirmed". K-pop Herald. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
- ^ Conran, Pierce (August 10, 2015). "In Focus: Memories of the Sword". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
- ^ Baek, Byung-yeul (August 10, 2015). "Memories of Sword overshadows Lee". The Korea Times. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ "협녀, 칼의 기억 출연진". NAVER. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
- ^ Baek, Byung-yeul (July 24, 2015). "Actor Lee apologizes for blackmail scandal". The Korea Times. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
- ^ Song, Soon-jin (January 28, 2014). "JEON Do-yeon in Way Back Home and Memories of the Sword: From Actress to Mother, and Mother to Actress". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ Won, Ho-jung (August 12, 2015). "Herald Interview: Memories of the Sword a welcome challenge for Jeon Do-yeon". The Korea Herald. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ Tae, Sang-joon (January 24, 2014). "KIM Go-eun, Star of Monster and Memories of the Sword: To be Remembered as a Good actress, Not as an Overnight Star". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
- ^ Jang, Seong-ran (August 20, 2015). "Going deep in Memories". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
- ^ "Kim Go-eun Recalls Difficulties in Latest Film". The Chosun Ilbo. August 22, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
- ^ Yoon, Hyo-jung (August 26, 2013). "2PM's Junho confirmed for Memories of the Sword movie". Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
- ^ Lee, Eun-ah (August 27, 2013). "2PM Junho Cast in Lee Byung-hun's Historical Film". TenAsia. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013.
External links
edit- Official website (in Korean)
- Memories of the Sword at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- Memories of the Sword at IMDb
- Memories of the Sword at HanCinema