Age of Warriors (2003)

Original title

무인시대

Directed by

Shin Chang Suk, Kim Sung Geun, Yoon Chang Bum

Cast

Suh In Suk, Lee Ui Bang, Kim Heung Ki, Jung Joong Bu, Park Yong Woo, Lee Duk Hwa, Kim Gab Soo, Ryu Duk Hwan

Genre

drama television series, historical play

Country

South Korea

Length

1 season, 158 episodes

Rated

15

Rating

4.7 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This series covers 50 years of military rule in Goryeo starting from a coup in 1170. It follows the endless power struggles betrayals and battles among generals and officials.

epicdenseintensegrittyfast-pacedrealisticbrutalunrelenting

What happens

Age of Warriors (Korean: 무인시대; RR: Muinsidae) is a South Korean historical television series. It aired on KBS1 from May 2, 2002 to September 26, 2003, every Saturday and Sunday at 21:45 (KST) for 158 episodes. It is KBS' third histocal series set in Goryeo after Taejo Wang Geon and The Dawn of the Empire, and the largest TV production of the time, with over 130 major actors and a total production cost of 30 billion won. Written by Yoo Dong-yoon and directed by Yoon Chang-bum and Shin Chang-suk, the series covers 50 years of the military rule over Goryeo, from the coup in 1170 until the death of Choe Chung-heon in 1219, and was filmed predominantly on open sets at Mungyeong, North Gyeongsang, and Jecheon, North Chungcheong. Age of Warriors recorded a viewership rating of 20–23% in about a month after its first broadcast. It was appreciated for its non-stop battle scenes, the fast story development, and the detailed and realistic portrayal of the endless plots and massacres to seize power. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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