Dragon Wars: D-War (2007) on Netflix
PG-1320071h 30mActionDramaFantasy
Ethan Kendrick is charged with guarding a woman who can turn a heavenly Imoogi into a Celestial Dragon. He finds Sarah Daniels in Los Angeles, where the Imoogi Buraki hunts her.
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Plot summary
An old Korean legend tells of a woman born able to turn a heavenly Imoogi into a Celestial Dragon, and of a man charged with guarding her. Long ago, Ethan Kendrick and Jack's earlier incarnations kept the corrupt Imoogi Buraki from taking her. In Los Angeles, the antique dealer Jack gives the young Ethan a medallion that belonged to his previous life and tells him the woman he is to protect has been reborn as Sarah Daniels. Fifteen years later Ethan works as a television news anchor in the city. Buraki comes to seize Sarah, and Ethan finds her, tells her what she carries, and tries to keep her away from the creature.
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Did you know?!Facts and trivia about Dragon Wars: D-War (2007)
Can contain spoilers, watch the movie first.
- D-War was announced with a budget of 30 billion won (about US$35 million), but creating the film's creatures pushed it over budget, with outside estimates reaching US$75 million. The DVD release confirmed it had actually cost US$99 million.
- On 7 August, South Korea's Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation broadcast the film's final scene on its Morning Live TV Show without the studio's permission, causing a controversy. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism later said the broadcast did not violate South Korean copyright law.
- At the time of its release, D-War was the highest-budgeted South Korean film of all time. It was also the first Korean film in nearly 30 years to be given a wide theatrical release in North America.
- Within nine days of opening in South Korea, D-War drew five million viewers, setting a national box office record for an opening week.
- The creature effects for D-War took three years to complete, and they were all made in house by director Shim Hyung-rae's own company, Younggu-Art Movies.
