Chuno: The Slave Hunters is a 2010 South Korean historic drama filled with simply as a lot motion as there’s romance.
Set throughout the nation’s Joseon Dynasty, which lasted from 1392 to 1897, the saga follows fallen nobleman-turned-slave hunter, Lee Dae-gil, and his two trusty companions, Basic Choi and Wang-son, who function bounty hunters with questionable ethics who’re drawn right into a political plot that simply occurs to coincide with Dae-gil’s private tragedy and heartbreak.
He’s spent a decade obsessively trying to find the slave he fell in love with, Un-nyun, who his household tried to homicide. She believes him to be lifeless after a confrontation between Dae-gil and her brother Keun-nom by which the 2 siblings escaped, and afterwards assumed new identities. Dae-gil carries her portrait with him from city to city, hoping to be reunited, in addition to take his revenge.
In the meantime he’s tasked with looking down basic Music Tae-ha, a not too long ago returned prisoner of warfare who serves Crown Prince Sohyeon. When Sohyeon is killed, together with two of his three sons, Tae-ha is framed for stealing and made a slave as punishment, however vows to seek out and rescue the late prince’s third son and rightful inheritor. Alongside the best way, he encounters Un-nyun, who now goes by the title Hye-won, and is on the run from an organized marriage. Their fates turn into intertwined, and neither is conscious that they’re each targets of the relentless Dae-gil.
With twenty-four episodes to inform the entire story, I can’t understate how invested you’ll turn into in every of those characters. Jang Hyuk’s Dae-gil is essentially the most tragically loveable anti-hero, performing numerous feats of Prince of Persia-esque parkour, and delivering what’s to this present day essentially the most memorable crying scene I’ve ever seen. Mid-chew with a mouthful of hard-boiled egg, he receives devasting information and breaks down in a gut-wrenching sob. It’s essentially the most lifelike and human depiction of grief I’ve ever seen on display screen, that you just nonetheless can’t assist however chuckle at for the mess of all of it. It’s a departure from the extra completely picturesque performances Okay-dramas are recognized for.
Nonetheless, this story will maintain you captive and have you ever crying like a child too.
