South Korea Synopsis
구르믈 버서난 달처럼
“Destiny is drenched in blood.”
Lee Mong-hak and a skilled blind swordsman Hwang Jeong-hak, both long to wipe away corruption and heal the world. Lee Mong-hak creates a rebel army to achieve his goal and get rid of the King.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Blades of Blood. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From Achim Pictures
Action + Adventure in South Korea
96 South Korea titles in our catalog blend the Action and Adventure genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Blades of Blood itself).
The 2009–2011 South Korea Window
Blades of Blood holds position #77 of 137 South Korea films in the 2009–2011 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 2010s South Korea Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 2010s in South Korea, 719 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Blades of Blood premiered alongside 53 others.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 53 other South Korea films in 2010.
The 394th South Korea title from South Korea we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1955).
Our South Korea catalog contains 1,397 titles in total (931 films).
Audience Engagement
37 audience reviews — more than 63% of South Korea films in our index.
Review volume (63th percentile) outruns trending popularity (32th) — a durable title with sustained audience attention.
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Blades of Blood, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- blade · 3
- 16th century · 11
- martial arts · 369
- sword fight · 56
- joseon dynasty · 42
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,004 of 1,397 South Korea films indexed here (28th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is -0.5 points below the South Korea average of 6.9/10.
Among South Korea Action productions specifically: #190 of 266 (top 71%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | South Korea |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Korean |
| Production Companies | Achim Pictures, Tiger Pictures, SK Telecom, Michigan Venture Capital, M-Line Distribution |
| Runtime | 1h 48m |
| Release Date | April 28, 2010 |
| IMDb | tt1730695 |