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Night of the Assassin

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Joseon, the last and longest dynasty in Korea, spanned over 500 years and contained some of the greatest unrivaled assassins. One such assassin discovers he has a heart condition and must put his violent career aside while he searches for a cure. With a bounty on his head and an area gang barging into his village hide-out, he must again take up his sword and fight to survive.
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Emilie Black Cinema Crazed Night of the Assassin, putting aside the odd filming decisions, is a good film with some fun fight sequences, good performances, and fantastic costumes. Rated: 4/5 Jul 19, 2023 Full Review Read all reviews

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Marc Z Night of the Assassin is an independent film that offers a lot. Well Go USA has done it again by releasing this small film that packs a wallop of a punch. Shin Hyun-joon is a very good in the lead role of a film's title. He is a deadly, but ailing, Assassin that disappears to find peace and solace in hiding. This peace and solace are disturbed, forcing him to reveal his deal nature. While this is a somewhat common theme in martial arts films, the film itself is not common. It has a unique tone, look, and ability to convey the story with heart. Written and directed by first-time auteur Kwak Jeong-deok, this film reminiscent of a a larger budgeted, and terrific film from 2020, known as The Swordsman, also of Korean origin. This film almost pays tribute to the 2020 film, and does so with honor. The film is a low budget film but the action and fight choreography are terrific. There are numerous, visually engaging fight scenes and a worthy climax, I was entertained throughout. There are some truly remarkable moments in this film that involved risk taking. I applaud that. The film also has a tone of humor that makes it a fun watch. For me, the humor is properly tempered with the action-sam not a huge fan of humor infused, fight scenes. The humor here knows its place. The film is a worthwhile and I recommend it. I expect to see future films in the genre from Kwak Jeong-deok, and I expect they will continue to improve. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 08/10/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Joseon, the last and longest dynasty in Korea, spanned over 500 years and contained some of the greatest unrivaled assassins. One such assassin discovers he has a heart condition and must put his violent career aside while he searches for a cure. With a bounty on his head and an area gang barging into his village hide-out, he must again take up his sword and fight to survive.
Director
Kwak Jeong-deok
Producer
Lee Dong-hyeon, Kwang Rae Choi
Screenwriter
Kwak Jeong-deok
Production Co
JOY N CINEMA, JNC Media Group
Genre
Action, Adventure
Original Language
Korean
Release Date (DVD)
Aug 8, 2023
Runtime
1h 41m
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