Posted on September 6, 2013 |
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Fists of Legend / Jeonseolui Joomeok (2013)
Action
On a television show billed as "the greatest fight show on Earth," eager amateurs with lots to prove boldly step into the ring and expect to leave bloody but victorious. The ratings hungry producers seek out "legendary" but largely forgotten streetfighters and mine their desperation for recaptured glory and redemption into ratings gold. Three old friends and rivals from high school days who get their invitation to the big fight for the chance to win $200,000 and much more. 25 years later – Deok-kyu, whose Olympic dreams were dashed, now runs a struggling noodle shop. Jae-seok who always wanted to be number one but still finds himself in a third-rate gang. And Sang-hoon, a thug turned corporate executive who must go back and find his bloodlust one last time.
Starring: Woong-in Jung, Hwang Jung-Min, Yo-won Lee, Jun-Sang Yoo, Je-mun Yun
Director: Woo-Suk Kang
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Tags: Hwang Jung-Min, Je-mun Yun, Jun-Sang Yoo, Woo-Suk Kang, Woong-in Jung, Yo-won Lee
Posted on September 5, 2013 |
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Silmido (2003)
Action | Drama
The year was 1968. An attempt on their president's life narrowly averted, the South Korean government responds to the threat by assembling a team of expendable civilians, and training them to become cold-blooded killers. Their target: North Korean leader Kim Il-Sung. But just as the soldiers prepare to carry out their daring mission, a chance for reconciliation presents itself to the leaders of the two feuding nations. Now, with their operatives still active and in the field, the South Korean government denies any knowledge of the mission, leaving the trained assassins to fend for themselves behind enemy lines.
Starring: Sung-kee Ahn, Kyung-gu Sol, Jun-ho Heo, Jae-yeong Jeong, Seong-jin Kang, Won-hui Lim, Shin-il Kang, Jeong-heon Lee
Director: Woo-Suk Kang
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Tags: Jae-yeong Jeong, Jeong-heon Lee, Jun-ho Heo, Kyung-gu Sol, Seong-jin Kang, Shin-il Kang, Sung-kee Ahn, Won-hui Lim, Woo-Suk Kang
Posted on October 24, 2012 |
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Two Cops / Tukabseu (1993)
Comedy
Detective JO, who commits all sorts of wrongdoing to pull together money, gets his new partner, Detective KANG, the top graduate of the National Police Academy who is burning with chivalry. Following procedure down to the letter when it comes to handling police work, Detective KANG argues with Detective JO at every turn. Meanwhile, Detective JO tries every scheme to corrupt him. Then one day, Soo-won visits Detective KANG and appeals to him to help her with an anonymous suspicious character threatening her. In order to get to the bottom of the situation, Detective KANG visits Soo-won's apartment and ends up falling for her. Afterwards, Detective KANG will stop at nothing to earn the money to impress her. Shortly, Detective KANG even gets his hands on drugs and tries to make a deal with criminals…
Starring: Sung-kee Ahn, Su-Won Ji, Joong-Hoon Park, Seong-jin Kang, Bo-sung Kim, Su-ro Kim
Director: Woo-Suk Kang
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Tags: Bo-sung Kim, Joong-Hoon Park, Seong-jin Kang, Su-ro Kim, Su-Won Ji, Sung-kee Ahn, Woo-Suk Kang
Posted on October 20, 2012 |
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How to Top My Wife / Manula jugigi (1994)
Comedy | Drama
Bong-soo and So-young work together respectively as president and producer at the same film production company. Passionately in love when they got married, they are now facing a mid-life crisis. Bong-soo, who does everything halfheartedly, is already weary of So-young, a perfectionist who always carries out her plans without paying attention to his opinion. He begins having an affair with Hae-ree, an actor starring in the film he is producing. She wants Bong-soo to divorce his wife. In anguish, he decides to get rid of his wife. After making a series of absurd mistakes while trying to kill her himself, Bong-soo hires a hit-man.
Starring: Joong-Hoon Park, Jin-shil Choi, Jeong-hwa Eom, Jong-won Choi
Director: Woo-Suk Kang
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Tags: Jeong-hwa Eom, Jin-shil Choi, Jong-won Choi, Joong-Hoon Park, Woo-Suk Kang
Posted on August 11, 2011 |
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Moss (2010)
Crime | Drama | Mystery
Moss is a Korean film about a group of people with dark secrets – a retired detective (Jing Jae-young, Welcome to Dongmakgol), a former whorehouse owner (Kim Joon-bae, Marine Boy), a quiet loner (Kim Sang-ho, Jeon Woochi: The Taoist Wizard), a mentally challenged joker (Yu Hae-jin, Tazza: The High Rollers), and a beautiful young woman (Yoo-sun, The Big Swindle).
Starring: Jae-yeong Jeong, Hae-il Park, Jun-Sang Yu, Yoo Sun
Director: Woo-Suk Kang
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Tags: Hae-il Park, Jae-yeong Jeong, Jun-Sang Yu, Woo-Suk Kang, Yoo Sun
