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After the death of their father, two siblings are raised by their father's best friend. However, when one gets kidnapped just before her wedding, the other rises against the Manchus.


“Real chase action.”
After being blinded in a coup against the king, Joseon's greatest swordsman goes into hiding, far removed from his city's anguish. But when traffickers kidnap his daughter, he has no choice but to unsheathe his sword once more.

Jang Hyuk
Tae-yeul

Kim Hyeon-soo
Tae-ok

Joe Taslim
Gurutai

Jeong Man-sik
Min Seung-ho

Jang Hyun-sung
Monarch

Lee Na-kyeong
Hwa-seon

Lee Min-hyuk
Gyeom Sa-bok

Choi Jin-ho
Lee Mok-yo

Ji Seung-hyun
Inuchi

Ji Gun-woo
Huasam
The Swordsman is a action, drama, history film released in 2020 exploring themes of sword fight, joseon dynasty (1392–1910), chinese invasion of korea. Directed by Choi Jae-hoon, it stars Jang Hyuk, Kim Hyeon-soo, Joe Taslim. After being blinded in a coup against the king, Joseon's greatest swordsman goes into hiding, far removed from his city's anguish. But when traffickers kidnap his daughter, he has no choice but to unsheathe his sword once more.
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