The Swordsman

2021 • 100 minutes

About this movie

After being blinded in a coup against the king, Joseon's greatest swordsman goes into hiding, far removed from his city's anguish. But when traffickers kidnap his daughter, he has no choice but to unsheathe his sword once more.

Ratings and reviews

It made me think of a Korean Zatoichi, which is unfair for Shintaro Katsu, who made many enjoyable Zatoichi movies. This Korean character stands on his own and the fight scenes are pretty decent. I enjoyed the acting of the main character's values which we've in Korean, Japanese and Chinese values of loyalty, honor and family. There were some unusual item that I didn't think was necessary such as the guns, evil lord's female aide and unusual foot wear but it was still an enjoyable movie.

Wow! Silent and deadly. Will need to watch again but this is no doubt one of the best sword fighting movies in the year. I really liked Jang Hyuk in this movie, he really nailed the performance of the main character. I highly recommend this movie, a bit slow but fun to watch with modern effects and fighting skills👌🏾

Hollywood and Disney deserve to lose all the filming industry, you guys Suck! Korea has been killing it, keep up the hard work, as there's very little I can watch these days without bleaching my eyes!