Gunman in Joseon (2014) User Reviews

Great action thriller from Korea

[Roberthart555 · 8/10 · 24 July 2015]

This show is great and one of the more original Korean dramas.

I watched it on drama fever where it is called the Joseon Gunman btw.

The story is about revenge. The best swordsman in Joseon gets killed while on a mission for the king to catch a mysterious masked gunman who uses a Western style rifle. He is the victim of a broader conspiracy and after he is killed, the kind declares him a traitor. His son is then sentenced to death and his daughter is sold into slavery. The son (who is the star of the show) runs away to Japan for a few years and comes back as the best gunman ever.

Once back in Joseon, he pretends to be a Japanese businessman while he hunts for the people who killed his dad. He helps poor people n stuff while he searches and becomes a masked hero gunman of sorts.

There is tons of action and drama although the main story doesn't really start until episode 4 so give it a chance. I recommend it to anyone who doesn't mind subtitles.

Wonderful Journey!

[morebon · 10/10 · 10 September 2019]

I adore Joseon Era costume dramas, and this one was fantastic. Of course, I have my bias's because of the beautiful ( flower boy), talented Lee Joon Gi. He's got that swoon worthy, cocky smile where it makes him look so adorably cute in all his implementations ( his music isn't bad either). He does have many character changes throughout this series, which makes his performance extraordinary. Absolutely fabulous world building and narrative. Loved it!

Watch this again then review

[jgardiner-871-726729 · 9/10 · 19 December 2021]

It was so long ago when I watched it and this is what I wrote. This is a hard movie to watch. So much tragedy. Watched ages ago Lee Joon Gi my hero. Must watch again some day. The his is one of the first dramas I watched years ago.

My favourite historical drama

[lamiaa-11757 · 10/10 · 13 June 2021]

JG reunion with nam sang mi, I really love their chemistry. The strong plot , the whole cast did an amazing job.

Slow deterioration in the writing

[scottydog60 · 2/10 · 25 May 2018]

This drama started well, good acting and directing and soundtrack, but over the course of the 22 episodes it degraded till it felt like a student attempt at writing.

Could have been so much better

[kefacatoncu · 5/10 · 7 July 2023]

This was the last and by far the worst of Lee Joongi Dramas. After watching Flower of Evil I watched all I could find. I have done this with other stars I liked. I really hated the directing and the writing was at times nonsensical. The characterization of the female lead annoyed me so much I wished her dead. She is supposed to be a well educated intelligent person, and she keeps forgetting the man she loves is a traitor who would get executed if caught, and seems to act like she wants to make sure he does. Her and the sister both are made out to be total idiots for the sake of a few inexcusable extra emotional drama scenes that weren't necessary, there was more than enough drama. I also disliked her over the top acting at times, but I blame the directing, because I have seen her do so much better. There were several characters I would have liked to see more development on, because their motives were a bit murky, especially the Queen. Also the tension between Japan and Qing was one of the most interesting parts to me, I would have liked to have that introduced and discussed a bit earlier in place of some of the pointless and idiotic crying scenes that were created by having characters be inexcusably stupid.

Not so sharp of a shooter

[Park_Min · 3/10 · 10 December 2023]

The drama fell flat in so many ways. The whole idea of a sharpshooter tackling the Joseon era should've been thrilling but the way they pulled it off was dull. The characters were generally dislikable. Their emotions and connections felt about as deep as a puddle after a sprinkle. And that forced romance was cringe central. No spark, no real chemistry between these characters, making it hard to care about their lovey-dovey moments. They tossed action, romance, and politics into a blender without a recipe, which resulted in a messy unattractive artificial mix. It's hard to recommend this one...