Set in 1375, this Hong Kong epic cost $60 million to make, and stars Zhang Ziyi (CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON). A captured princess is the only chance for survival that a group of Koryo soldiers have, and they are prepared to risk everything for her. Set to a backdrop of struggling beaurocrats from Koryo attempting to make peace with China, and some epic, intense battles, this is an intense journey into the heart of one countries struggle for independence.
DVD Features
Region 1
Keep Case
Audio - Close Captioning
Writer
Sung-Su Kim: Korean Director, MUSA: THE WARRIOR
Cinematographer
Hyung-Ku Kim: Korean Cinematographer, MUSA: THE WARRIOR
Review 1:
"The film itself is an elaborately choreographed affair full of rip-roaring battle sequences."
Source: Sight and Sound
p.69 02/01/2004