Bichunmoo: Warrior of Virtue Review

Bichunmoo: Warrior of Virtue
An orphan swordsman falls in love with the daughter of his parents' murderer.

by Alan Morrison |
Published on
Release Date:

01 Jan 2000

Running Time:

118 minutes

Certificate:

15

Original Title:

Bichunmoo: Warrior of Virtue

Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon isn't alone in bringing star-cross'd lovers to the martial arts genre. Korean director Young-jun Kim's debut - the first release from new DVD label Premier Asia - is as strong on swooning romance as it is on breakneck fight choreography.

Driven by gorgeous images (the petal-blizzard flashbacks in particular) and awesome action (the swordplay sequences are truly dizzying), the knot of the plot grows tighter as a warrior avenges the murder of his parents while wooing his lifelong love (his adversary's daughter). Hyeon-jun Shin also excels as the broodingly charismatic sword master.

Top-notch martial arts action.
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