AKA: Arrow, The Ultimate Weapon (literal title)
Revised romanization: Choejongbyungki Hwal
Hangul: 최종병기 활
Genre: Action | History
Director: Kim Han-Min
Writer: Kim Han-Min
Producer: Kim Sung-Hwan, Jang Won-Suk
Cinematographer: Kim Tae-Sung, Park Jong-Chul
Release Date: August 11, 2011
Runtime: 122 min.
Distributor: Lotte Entertainment
Language: Korean, Machurian
Country: South Korea
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2025526/
Cast:
Park Hae-il - Choi Nam-yi
Moon Chae-won - Choi Ja-in
Kim Mu-Yeol - Kim Seo-gun
Ryoo Seung-Ryong - Jyushinta
Park Gi-woong - Dorgon
Plot:
Set during the second Manchu invasion of Korea, Nam-Yi (Park Hae-Il), the best archer in Korea, goes up against the Qing Dynasty to save his younger sister Ja-In (Moon Chae-Won) - who was dragged away by Mongolian invaders.
Nam-Yi's father was killed as a traitor to his country. Kim Moo-Sun, a friend of Nam-Yi's father, takes Nam-Yi and Ja-In and raises them as they were his own children. As a son of a traitor, Nam-Yi's future is limited. He spends his time hunting with the arrow and eventually becomes a master archer. Meanwhile, Nam-Yi hopes his younger sister Ja-In can find happiness. Finally, Ja-In is set to marry Seo-Goon (Kim Mu-Yeol) after going through many difficulties. On the day of their wedding, invading Qing forces enter the village. The invading force slaughters many of the residents while taking others back as captives. Ja-In and Seo-Goon are among the hostages.
During the wedding, Nam-Yi is up in the mountains hunting deer. He hears the rumble of the invading forces. When Nam-Yi makes it back to the village, he finds his step-father slaughtered and his siter taken away. Nam-Yi then sets out to find the Qing army and take out their army with his bow. The great commander of the Qing army Jyuu Shin-Ta (Ryoo Seung-Ryong) discovers the mysterious man trailing his men and taking them out one by one. Jyuu Shin-Ta then sets out to find Nam-Yi. A war of arrows is set to begin ....
"War of the Arrows" ranks #1 South Korea box office movie in 2011 with total admissions of 7,451,344
Awards
2011 (48th) Daejong Film Awards - October 17, 2011
Best Actor (Park Hae-Il)
Best New Actress (Moon Chae-Won)
Best Visual Effects
Best Sound Effects
2011 (31st) Critics Choice Awards - October 30, 2011
Best Cinematography
Best Technical Achievement
2011 (32nd) Blue Dragon Film Awards - November 25, 2011
Best Actor (Park Hae-Il)
Best Supporting Actor (Ryoo Seung-Ryong)
Best New Actress(Moon Chae-Won)
Best Technical Award
Audience Choice Award for Most Popular Movie
2011 (19th) Korean Culture and Entertainment Award - December 15, 2011
Grand Acting (Park Hae-Il)
Best Acting (Ryoo Seung-Ryong)
Excellence Acting(Moon Chae-Won)
