Bichunmoo

Bichunmoo
Hangul 비천무
Hanja 飛天舞
Revised Romanization Bicheonmu
McCune–Reischauer Pich'ŏnmu
Directed by Kim Young-jun
Produced by Lee Tae-won
Yoo Jung-ho
Written by Kim Young-jun
Starring Shin Hyun-joon
Kim Hee-sun
Jung Jin-young
Music by Kim Seong-jun
Cinematography Byeon Hee-seong
Edited by Lee Eun-mi
Release date
  • July 1, 2000 (July 1, 2000)
Running time
 118 minutes
Country South Korea
Language Korean
Budget US $4,000,000

Bichunmoo (Hangul: 비천무; RR: Bicheonmu) is a 2000 South Korean martial arts fantasy drama film written and directed by Kim Young-jun and featuring Shin Hyun-joon, Kim Hee-sun and Jung Jin-young. At the time of its release, it was the most expensive film in Korean history (it was supplanted in 2001 by Musa).

Plot

In 12th-century China, during Mongol rule, childhood sweethearts Jinha and Sullie are separated but vow to reunite. Orphan Jinha begins training in the Bichun martial arts and discovers his father was a swordsman murdered by the Mongol army. Meanwhile, Sullie's father, a Mongol general, arranges for her to marry a Mongol noble. Believing Jinha to be dead, Sullie marries the noble. Recovering from near-death, Jinha takes on the persona of bandit Jahalang, and begins an anti-Mongol crusade with the help of his army of warriors. Finally Jin-ha and Sullie are re-united, when Jinha's bandit warriors infiltrate Sullie's family manor.

Cast

Criticism

In spite of its financial success, the film was heavily criticised on its initial release in Korea, primarily due to its alleged disloyalty to the comic book on which it was based. Another argument given against the film was the casting choice of Kim Hee-sun, who was perceived as being too modern for a period swordplay film.

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