Shin-gi-jeon (2008)

An historical, epic tale of Korea's creation of Singijeon, a variation of the Chinese fire arrow.

Director:

Yoo-jin Kim

Writers:

Man-hui Lee (screenplay), Hyeon-jeong Shin (screenplay)

Stars:

Jae-yeong Jeong, Eun-jeong Han, Jun-ho Heo

1 win & 5 nominations.

Cast

Credited cast:
Jae-yeong Jeong	...	Seol-joo
Eun-jeong Han	...	Hong-ri
Jun-ho Heo	...	Chang-kang
Sung-Ki Ahn	...	King Sejong (as Sung-kee Ahn)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Geon-sik Bae	...	Researcher
Gyo-jin In	...	In-ha (as Yi Sung Do)
Seong-mo Jeong	...	Sa Ma-soon
Myoeng-su Kim	...	Gya Oh-ryung
Do-gyung Lee	...	Hong-man
Seung-geun Lee	...	Bong-gu
Hyeon-kyeong Ryu	...	Bang-wook

Storyline

During the reign of King Sejong in the 15th century, the Joseon Dynasty was the embodiment of the perfect state. To the Ming China, the aspiring imperial power, Joseon presented an obstacle to territorial expansion. To protect themselves from war, King Sejong develops a secret weapon to defend their territory and take back their land and supremacy.

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Genres:

Adventure | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

4 September 2008 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Divine Weapon

Company Credits

Production Co:

CJ Entertainment, Cinema Service, KnJ Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

134 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

User Reviews

Nice movie, but too many historic mistakes

I would enjoy this movie if the director could did some homework on history.

1. The costume of the Chinese officers and solders are very strange, it is a mixture of China in Yuan dynasty (Mongolian style), Ming dynasty, and Qing dynasty (Manchurian style). Ironically the Koreans (mostly man) in this movie are dressed in the costume of China in Ming Dynasty, which is correct because they learnt it from China.

2. In Ming dynasty, the kingdom of Korea was under sovereign of China. The emperor o China declared Korea as a kingdom which China would never fight with. Actually, in 16 century, Japan invaded Korea and it was China helped them to win the war. This war cost the Ming dynasty a lot which was one of the reasons of its fall. And after its fall into Qing dynasty, the kingdom of Korea was still loyal to Ming and kept using the era name of the last emperor of Ming internally till 19 century… 3. Gunpowder was invented in China and already equipped in the army as early as in 11 century. In Ming dynasty they even had an army equipped with guns and cannons, which was called Divine Engine Division (Shen Ji (Shin Ge) Ying, the first two characters are same as this movie's title, and the last one means division). It's hard to believe they didn't show any of this in this movie.

I could understand Korea proud of their nation and achievement, but this should not be based on screwed history.