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5.9/10   569 votes
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Director:
Kwang-hoon Lee
Writer:
Ju-ri Hong (writer)
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Release Date:
28 November 2003 (South Korea) more
Plot:
A thousand years ago, an evil spirit was kept imprisoned in a lake by the first emperor of the Chilla empire... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Not bad at all more

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Jun-ho Jeong ... General Biharang
Hyo-jin Kim ... Ja woon-bi
Hye-ri Kim ... Queen Ji-seong
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Won-seok Choi ... Master Myo-hyeon
San Ho ... General Bang Oh-rang
Hyeong-seong Jang
Shin-il Kang ... Minister Mun-su
Han-garl Lee ... Talwi
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Legend of Evil Lake (International: English title)
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Runtime:
Germany:92 min (Fantasy Fim Fest) | Germany:85 min (TV version)
Country:
South Korea
Language:
Korean
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby SR
Filming Locations:
China
Company:
Hanmaek Movies more

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Movie Connections:
References Bai fa mo nu zhuan (1993) more

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17 out of 22 people found the following comment useful:-
Not bad at all, 7 April 2004
8/10
Author: Martin Edelius from Gothenburg, Sweden

The movie starts with the evil sorcerer from one of many clans in China at the time captured and bound by the current emperor. Fast forward circa 800 years and general Biharang is fighting the rebels while his love waits for him at home. At the same time the queen is in love with Biharang, he only has eyes for his love though.

The queen and her advisors do not approve of this and plots against Biharangs girlfriend, sending her into a series of events that unleashes the evil that was trapped almost a thousand years ago, taking over her own body. Will Biharang be able to fight this evil without killing his loved one? Will he be able to battle the scheming advisors and a love struck queen?

This might not be such an epic movie as Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon but it's still quite enjoyable. The story contains love, drama and suspense, the acting is more than ok, the effects, while not up to ILM standards, gets the job done.

Don't try and cram this movie into the standard Hollywood formula since most asian movies that are worth watching doesn't fit into this formula. Try to concentrate less on the evolution of the plot and more on the feeling of the movie and the, in my opinion, very well done camera work.

Well worth watching if you can find it.

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