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Memories of the Sword
It's a tragic story about that little girl who is fighting a real war in her life. The story began in medieval Korea, where a young girl began to avenge her betrayal and her mother's sudden death. Things may turn out to be tragic, but that innocent girl must face one of the most powerful men and warriors in the Goreo family, who will make things harder.
15 April 1971, South Korea
11 February 1973, Seoul, South Korea
12 July 1970, Seoul, South Korea
12 December 1960, Chungju, North Chungcheong Province, South Korea
9 December 1976
2 July 1991, Seoul, South Korea
August 26, 2015
Park Heung-sik's Memories of the Sword is a historical Korean action film that delivers plenty of what its title promises.August 25, 2015
Memories of the Sword stands apart from other action films because Park wisely imagines violence as an elemental clash of dispositions.September 03, 2015
Not even A-list stars Jeon Do-yeon and Lee Byung-hun can save this plodding Korean martial-arts epic.August 28, 2015
Lavish Korean historical epic has many things going for it, but a bewildering plot and an undeniable repetitiveness undermine its intent.August 28, 2015
These actors keep Memories of the Sword watchable and give us faith that we'll see them in better projects.August 27, 2015
The plot in the South Korean martial-arts period-piece Memories of the Sword may verge on the incomprehensible but, boy, is it gorgeous.August 27, 2015
It would all be eye-roll-inducing were it not for Ms. Jeon's striking poise and the luminous presence of Ms. Kim, an eager performer who imbues the film with energy.