Memories of the Sword
Theatrical poster
Hangul
협녀: 칼의 기억
Hanja
俠女: 칼의 記憶
Revised RomanizationHyeomnyeo: Kar-ui gi-eok
Directed byPark Heung-sik
Written by
  • Park Heung-sik
  • Choi A-reum
Produced byKim Hyun-chul
Starring
Music byMowg
Distributed by
Release dates
  • August 13, 2015 (2015-08-13) (South Korea)
  • August 28, 2015 (2015-08-28) (United States)
Running time
121 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Budget₩10 billion
Box officeUS$2.4 million[1]

Memories of the Sword (Korean: 협녀: 칼의 기억; Hanja: 俠女: 칼의 記憶; RR: Hyeomnyeo: Kar-ui gi-eok; lit. "Female Warrior: Memories of the Sword") is a 2015 South Korean martial arts period action film co-written and directed by Park Heung-sik, starring Lee Byung-hun, Jeon Do-yeon and Kim Go-eun.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Plot

This is a story of three swordsmen, Poong-cheon, Seol-rang, and Deok-gi, who led an uprising during the Goryeo era. When their desire for freedom and justice is about to be fulfilled, Deok-gi betrays them, leading to the death of Poong-cheon, and to Seol-rang disappearing along with Poong-cheon's infant daughter Hong-ee. When Seol-rang leaves, Deok-gi intones the prophecy that "You, no, not just you, but you and I both will be killed by Hong-ee."

Eighteen years later, Seol-rang, now called Wallso, is a blind woman with two children who manages a tea house at Byukran port. Determined to take revenge on Deok-gi, Wallso tries to teach Hong-ee to become a master of the sword, but Hong-ee (who changed her name to Seol-hee) is much more interested in day-to-day affairs than what happened to her father in the past.

One day, a big sword match hosted by the powerful military ruler Deok-gi (now known as Yoo-baek) is held in the market. Seol-hee participates in the match despite Wallso's objections. As the match progresses, she ends up fighting Yull, who is the master of the sword.

Yoo-baek realizes that Seol-hee's skill with the sword is similar to Seol-rang's, whom he had once loved. Yoo-baek orders his subordinates to catch Seol-hee, but she is able to run away. That same night, Seol-hee learns how her father, Poong-cheon died. Wallso tells her that there are two enemies that Seol-hee is destined to vanquish: Yoo-baek, and Wallso herself. Shocked and desperate, Seol-hee leaves home: the beginning of a long journey of revenge.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Memories of the Sword (2015)". KOFIC. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  2. ↑ Lee, Eun-ah (July 8, 2013). "Lee Byung-hun Cast in New Historical Film". TenAsia. Archived from the original on July 10, 2013.
  3. ↑ "Memories of the Sword". Asian Project Market. Retrieved July 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ Lee, Jin-ho (July 8, 2013). "Memories of the Sword Casts Lee Byung Hun and Jeon Do Yeon as Leads". enewsWorld. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
  5. ↑ Choi, He-suk (June 18, 2015). "Lee Byung-hun's Memories of the Sword set for August release". K-pop Herald. Retrieved June 22, 2015.
  6. ↑ Yoon, Sarah (June 23, 2015). "Lee Byung-hun's Memories of the Sword teaser out". K-pop Herald. Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Actresses lead Korean film industry this summer". Yonhap. July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  8. ↑ Lim, Jeong-yeo (July 14, 2015). "Lee Byung-hun, Jun Do-yeon's Memories of the Sword release date confirmed". K-pop Herald. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  9. ↑ Conran, Pierce (August 10, 2015). "In Focus: Memories of the Sword". Korean Film Biz Zone. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
  10. ↑ Baek, Byung-yeul (August 10, 2015). "Memories of Sword overshadows Lee". The Korea Times. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  11. ↑ Baek, Byung-yeul (July 24, 2015). "Actor Lee apologizes for blackmail scandal". The Korea Times. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
  12. ↑ Song, Soon-jin (January 28, 2014). "JEON Do-yeon in Way Back Home and Memories of the Sword: From Actress to Mother, and Mother to Actress". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  13. ↑ Won, Ho-jung (August 12, 2015). "Herald Interview: Memories of the Sword a welcome challenge for Jeon Do-yeon". The Korea Herald. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
  14. ↑ Tae, Sang-joon (January 24, 2014). "KIM Go-eun, Star of Monster and Memories of the Sword: To be Remembered as a Good actress, Not as an Overnight Star". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  15. ↑ Jang, Seong-ran (August 20, 2015). "Going deep in Memories". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Kim Go-eun Recalls Difficulties in Latest Film". The Chosun Ilbo. August 22, 2015. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  17. ↑ Yoon, Hyo-jung (August 26, 2013). "2PM's Junho confirmed for Memories of the Sword movie". Korea Star Daily via Yahoo!. Archived from the original on August 26, 2013. Retrieved August 26, 2013.
  18. ↑ Lee, Eun-ah (August 27, 2013). "2PM Junho Cast in Lee Byung-hun's Historical Film". TenAsia. Archived from the original on September 1, 2013.
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