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Shadowless Sword (2005)

Shadowless Sword poster
Original title
무영검
Directed by
Kim Yeong-jun
Genre
action film, martial arts film
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 52m
Rated
R
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 70 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A prince hides his identity in a village. When invaders from Khitan threaten his kingdom, he must take up the sword to fight them.

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What happens

Shadowless Sword (Korean: 무영검; RR: Muyeonggeom) is a 2005 South Korean film starring Lee Seo-jin, Yoon So-yi, and Shin Hyun-joon. A martial arts epic filmed in China, the film follows the exploits of the last prince of the Balhae Kingdom, who hides his identity in a small village until he is called to battle invaders from Khitan. It was released in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland by New Line Cinema on DVD as The Legend of the Shadowless Sword. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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