Shadowless Sword (2005)
Shadowless Sword is a 2005 South Korean film starring Lee Seo-jin, Yoon So-yi, and Shin Hyun-joon. A martial arts epic filmed in China, the film follows the exploits of the last prince of the Balhae Kingdom, who hides his identity in a small village until he is called to battle invaders from Khitan. It was released in North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland by New Line Cinema on DVD as The Legend of the Shadowless Sword.
Plot.
The film is set after the fall of Sanggyeong, the capital of Balhae in 926. Dongdan Kingdom dispatches the Chucksaldan (a.k.a. Killer Blade Army) to find and kill the last remaining member of the Balhae royal family, exiled prince Jeong-hyun, to prevent the possible reconstruction of Balhae. Prime Minister Lim Sun-ji, on the other hand, sends a young, talented swordswoman,RELATED:
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Yeon So-ha, to find Prince Jeong-hyun first and bring him back safely. Jeong-hyun, however, is reluctant to come and fight for the throne, still bitter about his unfair exile. The rest of the movie follows So-ha and Jeong-hyun’s journey as they fight their way back to the capital, fall in love and whether or not Jeong-hyun manages to reconstruct the fallen kingdom of Balhae.
Extended cast:
- Lee Ki-yong as Mae Yung-ok
- Jo Won-hee as Jo Chun-soo
- Park Sung-woong
- Lee Han-sol as Dan Yang-soo
- Jeong Ho-bin
- Jin Bong-jin
- Kim Seo-hyeon
- Jo Yeon-ho
- Lee Sang-hong
- Kim Gyeong-ryong
- Park Su-yong
- Han Gang-ho
- Nam Ji-hyunas young Yeon So-ha
- Baek Shin
- Lee Jang-hyeon
- Choi Yeong-gyun
- Lee Su-yong
- Bae Sang-cheol
- Im Se-jin
- Kang Yeong-gu
- Baek Ji-yeol
- Choi Ji-woo(cameo)
