Arahan

Downtown Seoul. An errant gust. A discarded paper cup skitters. Meek Officer Sang-hwan stumbles into a hidden war between rival factions of mystical martial artists. He is prophesied to be the savior. A wuxia parody for the post-Tarantino set.

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Ryoo Seung-wan directed Arahan in 2004. See Ryoo Seung-wan's full filmography, where to start with Ryoo Seung-wan, or where to go after you've seen everything by Ryoo Seung-wan.

Arahan was released in 2004 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 114 minutes.