China The Warrior is a China–South Korea co-production — one of only a handful of such cross-border film titles indexed here.
Synopsis
무사
“Save the princess. We should be back home!”
In 1375, China was in chaos between Yuan Dynasty and Ming Dynasty. Coryo (an ancient kingdom of Korea then) sent a delegation of many diplomats, soldiers and a silent slave to make peace with the new Chinese government. However, this delegation got charged as spies and sent in exile to a remote desert.
China × South Korea Co-Production
Other China×South Korea titles
History + Drama in China
53 China titles in our catalog blend the History and Drama genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding The Warrior itself).
The 2000–2002 China Window
The Warrior holds position #14 of 28 China films in the 2000–2002 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2000s China Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in China, 142 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when The Warrior premiered alongside 10 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 10 other China films in 2001.
The 86th China title from China we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1935).
Our China catalog contains 946 titles in total (747 films).
Audience Engagement
116 audience reviews — more than 78% of China films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 68th percentile among China films.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on The Warrior, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- exile · 4
- goryeo dynasty · 4
- mongolia · 3
- ambassador · 2
- hostility · 2
- gobi desert · 2
- middle ages (476-1453) · 2
- china · 127
- battle · 34
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #379 of 946 China films indexed here (60th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.2 points above the China average of 6.7/10.
Among China History productions specifically: #22 of 61 (top 36%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | China |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | China, South Korea |
| Original Language | Korean |
| Spoken Languages | Mandarin, Korean |
| Production Companies | Intz.com, KTB Network, Sidus, CJ Entertainment |
| Runtime | 2h 35m |
| Release Date | September 7, 2001 |
| IMDb | tt0275083 |