The Swordsman (2020)

Profile

• Movie: The Swordsman
• Revised romanization: Geomgaek
• Hangul: 검객

• Director: Choi Jae-Hoon
• Writer: Choi Jae-Hoon
• Producer:
• Cinematographer:
• Release Date: September 23, 2020
• Runtime: 100 min.
• Distributor: Opus Pictures
• Language: Korean
• Country: South Korea

Synopsis

After the dethronement of Gwanghaegun, the country’s best swordsman Tae Yool (Jang Hyuk) vanishes. Joseon itself is in chaos due to the conflict between Qing and Ming Dynasty. Gurutai (Joe Taslim) is a member of the imperial family of Qing. He makes unreasonable demands upon Joseon. Under this situation, Tae Yool’s daughter Tae Ok (Kim Hyun-Soo) is taken by Gurutai’s subordinates. Tae Yool picks up his sword again to save his daughter.