A skilled Korean archer goes up against the mighty force of Manchus with the sole purpose of rescuing his kidnapped sister.A skilled Korean archer goes up against the mighty force of Manchus with the sole purpose of rescuing his kidnapped sister.A skilled Korean archer goes up against the mighty force of Manchus with the sole purpose of rescuing his kidnapped sister.
- Awards
- 13 wins & 15 nominations
Kang Tae-young
- Hu Ra-hu
- (as Tae-yeong Kang)
Moon Young-dong
- Wu Ring-ga
- (as Young-Dong Moon)
- Director
- Writer
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaActors who played Manchu characters in the film actually learned to say their lines in Manchu, a language that almost came to the brink of extinction in the early 21st century.
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War of the Arrows is not your typical set battle piece - it is a superbly realised take on the classical idea of one man, a true hero in skill and virtue, being chased by a band of elite archers.
The story of a brother looking to rescue his sister and her husband from invaders is well-handled. The last two-thirds of War of the Arrows is simply outstanding - here we have thrilling film with snipers - but snipers who use bow and arrows rather than guns - who give chase to each other - and what a chase!
In addition, above and beyond excellent production values, the acting is a class-above this genre. Even though this is clearly an action film, there is character development, virtue as well as virtuosity, and this reviewer for one was totally lost in the film in a way that no amount of special effects or set wire fights alone can produce - it is simply a thrilling film.
This is a film that does transcend its genre and is clearly one of the better films of the year, bar none.
The story of a brother looking to rescue his sister and her husband from invaders is well-handled. The last two-thirds of War of the Arrows is simply outstanding - here we have thrilling film with snipers - but snipers who use bow and arrows rather than guns - who give chase to each other - and what a chase!
In addition, above and beyond excellent production values, the acting is a class-above this genre. Even though this is clearly an action film, there is character development, virtue as well as virtuosity, and this reviewer for one was totally lost in the film in a way that no amount of special effects or set wire fights alone can produce - it is simply a thrilling film.
This is a film that does transcend its genre and is clearly one of the better films of the year, bar none.
- intelearts
- Dec 25, 2011
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- Also known as
- Arrow, the Ultimate Weapon
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $251,200
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $24,041
- Oct 2, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $50,587,661
- Runtime2 hours 2 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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