The Swordsman

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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Choi Jae-hoon directed The Swordsman in 2020. See Choi Jae-hoon's full filmography, where to start with Choi Jae-hoon, or where to go after you've seen everything by Choi Jae-hoon.

The Swordsman was released in 2020 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 101 minutes.