War of the Arrows
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| Hangul | |
| Hanja | 활 |
| Revised Romanization | Choejongbyeonggi Hwal |
| McCune–Reischauer | Choechongp'yŏngki Hwal |
| Directed by | Kim Han-min |
| Produced by | Jang Won-seok Kim Sung-hwan |
| Written by | Kim Han-min |
| Starring |
Park Hae-il Moon Chae-won Ryu Seung-ryong |
| Music by | Kim Tae-seong |
| Cinematography | Kim Tae-seong Park Jong-chul |
| Edited by | Kim Chang-ju Steve M. Choe Heo Sun-mi |
| Distributed by | Lotte Entertainment |
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Running time
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122 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language |
Korean Manchu |
War of the Arrows (Hangul: 최종병기 활; Hanja: 最終兵器 활; RR: Choejongbyeonggi Hwal), alternately titled Arrow: The Ultimate Weapon, is a 2011 South Korean period action film starring Park Hae-il, Ryu Seung-ryong and Moon Chae-won. Set after the Second Manchu invasion of Korea, the film is about an archer who risks his life to save his sister from slavery under Prince Dorgon's rule.
Praised by critics for its fast pacing and combat sequences, the film drew an audience of 7.48 million, making it the highest grossing Korean film of 2011. It was also honored at the 48th Grand Bell Awards and the 32nd Blue Dragon Film Awards, including Best Actor for Park, Best Supporting Actor for Ryu, and Best New Actress for Moon.
The film begins with two children Nam-yi and Ja-in being chased by King Injo's guards and saved by their father Choi Pyeong-ryung, an officer of King Gwanghae and a skilled archer. He sends his own children to find a place of refuge with his best friend Kim Mu-seon. As they escape crying, Ja-in begs her brother to go back to their father but their father is killed in front of Nam-yi. Nam-yi, though bitten by the guard dogs, kills them and escapes with Ja-in. Nam-yi becomes the only family Ja-in has. 13 years later Nam-yi (Park Hae-il) is now a skilled archer and hunter. He learns from Mu-seon's son Seo-goon (Kim Mu-yeol) that he and Ja-in (Moon Chae-won) plan to get married, with the approval of Mu-seon who is also Ja-in's godfather.
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