Seize the Precious Sword (1972)
After the Japanese Invasion of Korea in 1592, Iljimae, a master of the interlaced sword method, heads to Japan to find the national treasure, the Cheonryongsword, which was robbed by the Japanese pirate Kuroda. Around this time, there were two more men looking for Kuroda, one of them was Ma-cheol, a one-armed swordsman who lost his left arm due to Kuroda's trick, and the other was Kuroda's henchman Okamodo, who lost his newlywed wife and even lost his own eyes. This is Yoshiyama, the swordsman who lost his mind. At first, the three knights, who met by chance, were wary of each other for their own goals, but were captured by Kuroda's persistent pursuit. In the end, after a bloody fight, they succeed in revenge, and Iljimae returns home with the recovered Cheonryongsword.
Director: Im Kwon-taek
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Sin Yeong-il as Il-ji-mae |
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Kim Ki-joo as Ma-cheol |
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Kim Hee-ra as Yoshiyama |
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An Gil-won as Okubo |
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Kim Young-ae as Eun-wol |
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An Jae-eun as Yukiko |
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Chang Hyeok as Kinoshida |
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Lee Ye-min as Okamoto |
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Dokgo Sung as Kuroda |
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Hong Seong-jung as Miura |
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Jang Jeong-kuk as Miura's Subordinate Soldier |
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Jin Bong-jin as Hira |
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Lee Gi-yeong as Susuki |
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Lee Ye-seong as Ito |
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Choe Jun as Mazda |
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Im Seong-po as Tea House Owner |
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Yang Chun as Tea House girl |
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Kim Ki-beom as Iwamura |
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Ju Sang-ho as Bandit 1 |
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Kim Tae-hyeong as |
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Lee Seok-ku as |
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Kim Woo-seok as Kuroda's Subordinate Soldier |
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Kim Yeong-bok as Samurai Couple (Man) |
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Jeong Man-do as |
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Cho Hak-ja as Maeda |
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Park Yang-mi as Samurai Couple (Woman) |
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Kim Min-su as Bandit 2 |
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Martin Choe Min-Kyu as Bandit 3 |
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Ji Bang-yeol as Senior Statesman 1 |
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Park Byeong-gi as Senior Statesman 2 |
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Son Jun as Senior Statesman 3 |
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Kim Gyeong-o as Boatman |
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Kwak Seon-ho as |
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Lee Tae-jin as Miura's Henchman |
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Kim Tae-seon as |
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Chae Jang-jin as |
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An Il-ryeok as Ohara |
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Kim Yong-hak as Barkeeper |
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Gwak Choel-seong as Bandit 4 |
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Lee Gyeong-ryeo as Kuroda's Henchman |
| Directing | Im Kwon-taek | Director |
| Writing | Yong Kwon | Writer |
| Production | Chung Jin-woo | Producer |
| Production | Park Yong-u | Executive Producer |
| Production | Chung Kwang-wong | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Choe Ho-jin | Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Go Hae-jin | Lighting Director |
| Lighting | Choi lb-chun | Lighting Director |
| Editing | Kim Hui-su | Editor |
| Sound | Mun-pyeong Hwang | Music |
| Art | Lee Bong-seon | Production Design |
| Art | Lee Wol-ho | Props |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Hae-yoon | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Kim Yong-hak | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Lee Gyeong-ryeo | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | Lee Jae-woong | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Kim Kyeong-il | Sound Effects |
| Directing | An Il-ryeok | Action Director |
| Directing | No Se-han | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Shim Jae-suk | Assistant Director |
| Art | Sim Ryang-seob | Assistant Director of Photography |
| Art | Jo Gyu-chan | Assistant Director of Photography |
| Lighting | Lee Min-bu | Lighting Production Assistant |
| Lighting | Lee Bu-nam | Lighting Production Assistant |
| Production | Lee Se-houng | Production Director |
| Production | Choo Chon-ho | Production Director |
| Production | Jeong Min-yeong | Production Manager |
| Directing | An Seung-ho | Script Supervisor |