Continuity mistake: When Moore is speaking with Minister Allen about continuing the investigation into Joseph's death, just after he finishes saying "It was a missionary who died", Allen can be seen lowering his hands. The camera then changes angles to focus on Moore, and we can Allen lowering his hands a second time. (00:39:53)
Continuity mistake: When Dong-mae slits the throat of the Japanese official, a few streaks of the man's blood suddenly appear on his nose that weren't there a couple seconds prior. (00:25:30)
Continuity mistake: Gwan-su stands outside the American legation. In a wide shot, we can see one of the ribbons used to tie his hat with can be seen going over his left shoulder. In the next shot, the ribbon is suddenly off his shoulder. (00:38:48)
Continuity mistake: When Eugene and Ae-sin are standing by the river, in the shot where Ae-sin says "longing, flower-gazing", nothing can be seen in Eugene's hair. When the camera cuts to Eugene, a tiny petal has suddenly appeared in his hair. (00:49:28)
Continuity mistake: When Ae-sin and Hui-seong are kneeling on the ground, in a wide shot, their shadows cannot be seen on the ground beside them. But later in the scene, when Hui-seong takes the handkerchief, their shadows can be seen on the ground next to them. (01:14:30 - 01:16:15)
Continuity mistake: After Hui-seong tells his parents to annul the engagement, there is a montage of him setting up his work desk. A small blue notepad can be seen placed on top of blank pieces of A4 paper. The notepad is positioned towards the edge of the page, next to other accessories on the desk. But in the next shot, the notepad is now positioned at the opposite edge of the page, away from all the other accessories. (01:01:18)
Continuity mistake: When Hui-seong is sitting at the poker game with the other women, in the shots focusing on Ae-sun, she is shown with two fingers placed on the back of the playing cards. But in the wide shots of the table, she is shown with three fingers placed on the back of the cards. (01:02:33)
Continuity mistake: When Eugene is about to shoot Wan-ik, after the flashback of Yong-ju saying "The one who killed Sang-wan and his wife was Lee Wan-ik", the scene cuts back to Wan-ik. In the shot, we can see his aid standing behind Wan-ik, to the right of him. The camera cuts to Eugene aiming, but when he fires in the next shot, the aid is now behind Wan-ik on his left. In the same shot, he ducks down, but in the following wide shot, he is standing upright. (00:12:00)
Continuity mistake: Il-sik and Chun-sik approach Hina with some drawings they made for. Just as Hina says "I don't think I'll need this anymore", the two men look surprised. One of them has a ribbon (used to tie his hat with) on his shoulder. But in the next shot, the ribbon is off his shoulder. (00:56:20)
Continuity mistake: After Hina refused to use the drawing that Chun-sik and Il-sik made, when Il-sik says "If they parted young, it would be her mother", the ribbons used to tie his hat with are still. When the camera changes angles to focus on Chun-sik, where the ribbons are now blowing in the wind. Then when it cuts back to Il-sik, the ribbons are still again. (00:57:10)
Continuity mistake: When Ae-sin is practising her shooting skills, in a shot focusing on her, we can see her thumb is placed along the side of the rifle at a horizontal angle. When the shot cuts, her thumb is at a vertical angle. Then two shots after that, at a horizontal angle again. (00:58:33)
Continuity mistake: After Dong-mae has been shot and has a flashback to a greeting he had with Ae-sin, there is a streak of blood shown coming out of his mouth going down to the bottom of his chin. The shot cuts to Hui-seong, but when it cuts back to Dong-mae, two additional (smaller) streaks of blood have suddenly appeared next to the first blood streak. (01:08:13)
Continuity mistake: When the Japanese soldiers are arresting the English teacher and Nam-jong attempts to intervene, whilst one of the soldiers says "This American witch sold Japanese information to America", he is shown holding the strap for his rifle with his hand near his chest. When the camera changes angles, his hand is touching the bottom of the strap (near the butt of the rifle). (01:09:02)
Continuity mistake: When Hina is sword fighting with the Japanese soldier, and he slips over, in the overview shot, he is shown dropping his sword. When they go to help him up a few seconds later, the sword is now in his hand. (00:16:48)
Continuity mistake: When Sa-hong pulls out the napkin used to tie Ae-sin's hair, some of her hair can be seen going over her shoulder. When the shot cuts, all of her hair is behind her shoulder. (00:12:26)
Continuity mistake: When Sa-hong catches Deok-mun threatening Ae-sun, in the shot of Deok-mun realising he is standing there, he has his hand raised in the air as he was about to hit Ae-sun. When it cuts to a wide shot, his hand is suddenly lowered. (00:44:59)
Continuity mistake: When Mrs. Haman hugs Ae-sin after Sa-hong dies, in one shot, Haman is shown placing her right arm over Ae-sin's shoulder. When the camera changes angles, her arm is much lower down Ae-sin's torso. (00:55:03)
Continuity mistake: When Hui-seong is wondering if Ae-sin will come to him to hide, the cigarette he is holding is raised so that it is level with his chin. When the camera cuts to a wide shot, the cigarette is lowered to his side. (00:30:30)
Continuity mistake: When Ae-sin is in Hui-seong's room, and he is preparing an escape from her, in the shot where Hui-seong starts saying "I don't know if this will work", Ae-sin's hair can be seen going over her left shoulder. The shot cuts to Hui-seong, then when it cuts back to Ae-sin, her hair is now directly on her left shoulder. A couple of shots after that, her hair is suddenly over her left shoulder again. (00:07:18)
Continuity mistake: When Hui-seong is eating with his father, in the shot where the An-pyeong asks "What did you say", Hui-seong is shown holding a spoon in his hand. The camera then changes angles to focus on Hui-seong, and he is now holding a pair of chopsticks in his hand. (00:34:45)
