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Konan The Barbarian Swordsman

1985 · 63 min

A scrappy, choppy revenge quest that lurches between sword fights, its patchwork editing giving it a rough, dreamlike momentum.

Directed by
Ki-pung Choi
Genres
Action
Overview
An IFD cut and paste movie, mostly made from the Korean action film Muin/The Warrior. Synopsis on the box is: “Due to frequent attacks of Mongolian soldiers, the people of Koryo Kingdo, including Yu-seong’s family are under much suffering. You-seong heads for Mongolia in search of Yong Tae-san, the enemy who had destroyed his family and kidnapped his betrothed Su-ruin.”

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Directed by
Ki-pung Choi
Genres
Action
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Tone
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • revenge
  • survival
  • family
  • war
  • violence
Places
  • countryside
  • wilderness
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror3
Humour2
Realism5
Romance3
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity3
Emotional weight5

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Genres
action
Directed by
Ki-pung Choi
Starring
Jae-cheol Song, Jeong-eun Yun, Mi-kyeong Seo, Min-gyu Choi, Iho Kim
Runtime
63 min
Country
Hong Kong, South Korea

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