Teaser Poster and Synopsis for Ryoo Seung-Wan's Period Set Zombie Action Flick Yacha

I'm trying to temper my expectations for this one thanks to the disappointment that was Ryoo's City of Violence but, good Lord, that's a hard thing to do. Why? It's the director of Crying Fist and Arahan making a full on, period set, martial arts zombie picture, that's why. If anyone can pull this off it's Ryoo and I'll cry bitter tears for weeks on end if he cocks it up. Here's the synopsis:

After the downfall of Koguryo in 676 A.D., a stand off between an army set to revive Koguryo and an army out to supress them (consisting mainly of Tang people) is at large. The Koguryo revivalist army led by Pyo-woo escapes the opposition army and arrives at a farming village in a remote forest. They are suddenly attacked by moving corpses - Yachas. The Koguryo soldiers that are done in by the Yachas also turn into one of them. As the brutal attack on humans unfolds, the revivalist army's great battle against the hundreds of Yachas begins.

No cast announced on this yet, though I'd expect to see Ryoo's regular crew popping up prominently. They're aiming for a summer 2008 release.

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