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.
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Cast
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Sin Yeong-il
Il-ji-mae
Also in
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Kim Ki-joo
Ma-cheol
Known for
Hand of Death
Five Fingers of Death
Kim Hee-ra
Yoshiyama
Known for
Poetry
Bloody Tie
An Gil-won
Okubo
Also in
A Precious Sword, A Knife of Thunder
The Two Revengeful Hunchbacks
Kim Young-ae
Eun-wol
Known for
Doctors
Moon Embracing the Sun
An Jae-eun
Yukiko
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Chang Hyeok
Kinoshida
Also in
Chilsu and Mansu
The Coachman
Lee Ye-min
Okamoto
Also in
The Secret Rivals
The Dragon's Infernal Showdown
Dokgo Sung
Kuroda
Also in
The Devil's Stairway
Five Marines
Hong Seong-jung
Miura
Also in
Yeonhwa 2
Jang Jeong-kuk
Miura's Subordinate Soldier
Known for
Hand of Death
Jin Bong-jin
Hira
Known for
Shadowless Sword
Five Fingers of Death
Im Kwon-taek Director · Yong Kwon Writer Choe Ho-jin Cinematographer
First release September 22, 1972 · Produced in South Korea · Original title 삼국대협
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Woo-jin Films
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South Korea
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Original title
삼국대협
Original language
Korean
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Korean
Release dates
South Korea · September 22, 1972
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No release date listed for United States.
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