Bichunmoo

Bichunmoo is a 2000 South Korean martial arts fantasy drama film written and directed by Kim Young-jun and featuring Shin Hyun-joon, Kim Hee-sun, and Jung Jin-young. At the time of its release, it was the most expensive film in Korean history (it was supplanted in 2001 by Musa). Plot In 12th-century China, during Mongol rule, childhood sweethearts Jinha and Sullie are separated but vow to reunite. Orphan Jinha begins training in the Bichun martial arts and discovers his father was a swordsman murdered by the Mongol army. Meanwhile, Sullie's father, a Mongol general, arranges for her to marry a Mongol noble. Believing Jinha to be dead, Sullie marries the noble. Recovering from near-death, Jinha takes on the persona of bandit Jahalang, and begins an anti-Mongol crusade with the help of his army of warriors. Finally Jin-ha and Sullie are re-united, when Jinha's bandit warriors infiltrate Sullie's family manor. Cast Shin Hyun-joon as Yu Jinha Kim Hee-sun as Sullie Jung Jin-young as Namgung Junkwang Jang Dong-Jik as Lai Choi Yoo-jung as Yeojin Gi Ju-bong as Kwakjung Bang Hyep as Namgung Sung Kim Hak-cheol as Taruga Kim Soo-ro as Ashin Lee Han-gal as Changryun Seo Tae-hwa as Saijune Production Bichunmoo was shot entirely in China, with a Hong Kong-based martial arts director.