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IMDB only lists Korean spoken, Wikipedia lists Korean and Manchu. I speak neither, so I ask any Korean speakers who've seen this film to help me out. There are several instances of dialog that would indicate the Mongolian/Qing invaders are speaking their own language in this film, which is what you would expect if this film was going for a high degree of accuracy. Is Manchu actually heard in this film? Is is spoken in every scene in which the Mongolian/Qing invaders appear?

I have a strong feeling that there are indeed 2 languages spoken in this film. I only am making sure as in many films (Hollywood films) accuracy is not respected and you have 'foreign' characters speaking in, say, English with a German or Russian accent and the audience is supposed to understand that they're speaking German or Russian. (I hate that.)

The thing is, though, Manchu is a rare language in this day and age, so I'd be very impressed if they actually got the speakers to perform their lines in Manchu every time a Mongolian/Qing invader appears.

I would appreciate it if a Korean speaker who has seen this film would give an answer.

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The actors were taught to speak proper Manchu by language experts it seems. It must have been quite a time-consuming and difficult task as apparently there're only 10 or so Manchu language professors and only 20 or so Masters students in Korea! Very interesting! :)

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