If you loved The Admiral: Roaring Currents, try The Swordsman

A bridge between a film you've already seen and one most people haven't. Here's what they share, and what the second one does that the first one doesn't.

What they share

Theyboth carry the raw mood tag, and they sit in Action / Drama / History territory. If that's the register that drew you to The Admiral: Roaring Currents, the second film will land in a comparable space — through a different lens.

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What The Swordsman is

You live in quiet isolation after a failed coup and an injury that cost you your sight. But slave traders abduct your daughter. Choi Jae-hoon directs with kinetic fight choreography. The film lingers on a father's protective love.

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