The Secret Court (1970)

思わぬ人物の魂を弁護することになった冥界の使者たち。寿命が尽きている老人を下界から連れ戻す任務にあたるなかで、彼ら自身の知られざる過去が明らかに。

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.

「マルチュク青春通り」のユ・ハ監督が、高麗時代末期を背景に、男色の王とその寵愛を受ける美少年、王妃の3人が、世継ぎ問題も絡んで繰り広げる危険な愛の行方を描く歴史ドラマ。出演は「バリでの出来事」のチョ・インソン、「カンナさん大成功です!」のチュ・ジンモ、「セックス イズ ゼロ2」のソン・ジヒョ。

A sweeping, epic tale of a martial arts warrior who attempts to defy a kingdom to be with his love.

While in medieval Korea, a young girl sets out to revenge the betrayal and the death of her mother. But therefore she must face one of the most powerful men and warriors of the Goryeo Dynasty.

King Kong-min tried to govern the country wisely but, after the death of his wife, he neglects hs state duties. Most of the important decisions to be made fall to the king's retainer Shin Dong, who is more interested in women than politics and the kingdom soon falls into chaos.