Memories of the Sword

Memories of the Sword
Hangul 협녀: 칼의 기억
Revised Romanization Hyeomnyeo: Kar-ui gi-eok
Directed by Park Heung-sik
Produced by Kim Hyun-chul
Written by Park Heung-sik
Choi A-reum
Starring Lee Byung-hun
Jeon Do-yeon
Kim Go-eun
Distributed by Lotte Entertainment (South Korea)
Well Go USA (USA)
Release dates
  • August 13, 2015 (2015-08-13) (South Korea)
  • August 28, 2015 (2015-08-28) (United States)
Running time
 121 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Budget ₩10 billion

Memories of the Sword (Hangul: 협녀: 칼의 기억; RR: Hyeomnyeo: Kar-ui gi-eok; lit. "Female Warrior: Memories of the Sword") is a 2015 South Korean martial arts/romance period drama co-written and directed by Park Heung-sik, starring Lee Byung-hun, Jeon Do-yeon and Kim Go-eun.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]

Plot

This 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.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ Lee, Eun-ah (8 July 2013). "Lee Byung-hun Cast in New Historical Film". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 10 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Memories of the Sword". Asian Project Market. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  3. ↑ Lee, Jin-ho (8 July 2013). "Memories of the Sword Casts Lee Byung Hun and Jeon Do Yeon as Leads". enewsWorld. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Choi, He-suk (18 June 2015). "Lee Byung-hun's Memories of the Sword set for August release". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 22 June 2015.
  5. ↑ Yoon, Sarah (23 June 2015). "Lee Byung-hun's Memories of the Sword teaser out". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  6. ↑ "Actresses lead Korean film industry this summer". Yonhap. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
  7. ↑ Lim, Jeong-yeo (14 July 2015). "Lee Byung-hun, Jun Do-yeon's Memories of the Sword release date confirmed". K-pop Herald. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  8. ↑ Conran, Pierce (10 August 2015). "In Focus: Memories of the Sword". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  9. ↑ Baek, Byung-yeul (10 August 2015). "Memories of Sword overshadows Lee". The Korea Times. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  10. ↑ Baek, Byung-yeul (24 July 2015). "Actor Lee apologizes for blackmail scandal". The Korea Times. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
  11. ↑ Song, Soon-jin (28 January 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 30 January 2014.
  12. ↑ Won, Ho-jung (12 August 2015). "Herald Interview: Memories of the Sword a welcome challenge for Jeon Do-yeon". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  13. ↑ Tae, Sang-joon (24 January 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 30 January 2014.
  14. ↑ Jang, Seong-ran (20 August 2015). "Going deep in Memories". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Kim Go-eun Recalls Difficulties in Latest Film". The Chosun Ilbo. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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  17. ↑ Lee, Eun-ah (27 August 2013). "2PM Junho Cast in Lee Byung-hun's Historical Film". TenAsia. Archived from the original on 1 September 2013.

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