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Northeast of Seoul

1974 · 98 min

A breezy, sunlit treasure hunt with scrappy rivalries and exotic scenery, more matinee adventure than nail-biting thriller.

Genres
Action, Adventure, Thriller
Overview
Three adventurers--at times competing with each other, at other times allied with each other--search South Korea for a magical sword that is supposed to imbue its owner with wealth and power.

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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • greed
  • ambition
  • betrayal
  • survival
  • friendship
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action6
Horror1
Humour3
Realism5
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness3
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
action, adventure, thriller
Directed by
David Lowell Rich
Written by
Antonio Santean
Starring
Anita Ekberg, John Ireland, Victor Buono, Yung-Kyoon Sin, Chi-He Choi, Oh-Sang Kwon, Ivan Stansby
Music
Alan Heyman
Runtime
98 min
Country
Hong Kong, United States of America
Languages
English

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