Ethan learns he carries the spirit of a warrior who battled dragons in 16th-century Korea -- and one day he'll find a tattooed girl carrying the spirit of that warrior's beloved. Years later, he meets Sarah and dragons soon descend on Los Angeles seeking out the two souls of the ancient lovers.
Visual Effects
Dragons that move like they're on PowerPoint slides. Mesmerizingly wrong.
Direction
Shim Hyung-rae's complete commitment to this vision is almost admirable.
Acting
Jason Behr delivers every line like he's reading a takeout menu.
Director
Shim Hyung-rae
Jason Behr
Ethan Kendrick
Amanda Brooks
Sarah Daniels
Robert Forster
Jack
Craig Robinson
Bruce
Aimee Garcia
Brandy
Chris Mulkey
Agent Frank Pinsky
John Ales
Agent Judah Campbell
Elizabeth Peña
Agent Linda Perez
Billy Gardell
Zoo Guard
Holmes Osborne
Hypnotherapist
Michael Shamus Wiles
Evil General
NiCole Robinson
Psychiatrist
Geoff Pierson
Secretary of Defense
Kevin Breznahan
Reporter
Cody Arens
Young Ethan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was the most expensive Korean film ever made at the time, and it still holds the record for widest theatrical release by a Korean director in the US.
The Imoogi legend blends Korean folklore with blockbuster ambition, but the LA setting and English dialogue were specifically engineered to crack Hollywood—resulting in one of cinema's most fascinating misfires.
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