Exclusive: Showbox production also stars Jo Jung-suk and Doona Bae.
Korean studio Showbox has started shooting crime drama Drug King (working title) in Busan, South Korea with Song Kang-ho (Snowpiercer) heading the cast.
Directed by Woo Min-ho, the film is based on the true story of an infamous drug dealer in Busan in the 1970s. Song plays the drug lord, while Jo Jung-suk (The Face Reader) and Doona Bae (Sense8, Cloud Atlas) have also joined the cast.
Woo’s credits include political thriller Inside Men, which grossed $50.4m in Korea in 2015. Song also stars in Showbox’s A Taxi Driver, also starring Thomas Kretschmann and directed by Jang Hoon, which is being lined up for a summer 2017 release.
Korean studio Showbox has started shooting crime drama Drug King (working title) in Busan, South Korea with Song Kang-ho (Snowpiercer) heading the cast.
Directed by Woo Min-ho, the film is based on the true story of an infamous drug dealer in Busan in the 1970s. Song plays the drug lord, while Jo Jung-suk (The Face Reader) and Doona Bae (Sense8, Cloud Atlas) have also joined the cast.
Woo’s credits include political thriller Inside Men, which grossed $50.4m in Korea in 2015. Song also stars in Showbox’s A Taxi Driver, also starring Thomas Kretschmann and directed by Jang Hoon, which is being lined up for a summer 2017 release.
- 5/21/2017
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
The ever-reliable thespian Song Kang-ho, after a big 2013, in which he featured in Snowpiercer, The Face Reader and The Attorney, had a quiet 2014 before appearing in Lee Joon-ik’s smash hit period drama The Throne and Kim Jee-woon’s Colonial Era action-thriller The Age of Shadows. This year, Song seems to be hitting his stride with the following films.
Taxi Driver
Sure to stir up many memories and much debate, it depicts the story of a taxi driver and the late Jürgen Hinzpeter (played by Thomas Kretschmann), a German journalist who reported on 1980 Gwangju Uprising, when the Korean military invoked martial law and slaughtered citizen in Gwangju. The film is to be directed by Jang Hoon of Secret Reunion (2010) and stars Song as the titular character.
In 2003, Hinzpeter was awarded with the Song Kun-ho Journalism Prize in Korea and made a thank you speech that he was grateful for a courageous taxi driver,...
Taxi Driver
Sure to stir up many memories and much debate, it depicts the story of a taxi driver and the late Jürgen Hinzpeter (played by Thomas Kretschmann), a German journalist who reported on 1980 Gwangju Uprising, when the Korean military invoked martial law and slaughtered citizen in Gwangju. The film is to be directed by Jang Hoon of Secret Reunion (2010) and stars Song as the titular character.
In 2003, Hinzpeter was awarded with the Song Kun-ho Journalism Prize in Korea and made a thank you speech that he was grateful for a courageous taxi driver,...
- 4/30/2017
- by Lady J.
- AsianMoviePulse
The 52nd ceremony was held on December 27, 2016 at Sejong University’s Convention Center and hosted by Kim Byung-chan, Kong Seo-young, Lee Tae-im.
Lee Byung-hun, who won the “Best Male Actor”, decided to speak about the still-existing controversy surrounding the awards ceremony, during his acceptance speech:
“I’m happy to receive this award, but my heavy heart takes precedence. There’s been a lot of talk about and problems with the Grand Bell Awards, and I feel like these problems have still not been addressed,” he said. He called for action to be taken, and hopes that the industry will eventually come to an understanding.
The ceremony has been criticized for its fee-based voting system, poor accounting practices, and was supposedly boycotted last year for announcing -but later retracted- that only attendees could win awards. Similar to last year, many of the nominees and subsequent winners were not in attendance.
Kim Hye-su
Source: Soompi.
Lee Byung-hun, who won the “Best Male Actor”, decided to speak about the still-existing controversy surrounding the awards ceremony, during his acceptance speech:
“I’m happy to receive this award, but my heavy heart takes precedence. There’s been a lot of talk about and problems with the Grand Bell Awards, and I feel like these problems have still not been addressed,” he said. He called for action to be taken, and hopes that the industry will eventually come to an understanding.
The ceremony has been criticized for its fee-based voting system, poor accounting practices, and was supposedly boycotted last year for announcing -but later retracted- that only attendees could win awards. Similar to last year, many of the nominees and subsequent winners were not in attendance.
Kim Hye-su
Source: Soompi.
- 1/8/2017
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Box-office king and critically acclaimed thespian Song Kang-Ho is slated to star in the upcoming Korean period thriller, “Drug King”. Song plays a drug lord building his illegal empire in 1970s Busan.
From: http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/
Expectations are high, as Song Kang-Ho is known for delivering award-winning performances. He frequently works with the best Korean filmmakers. He starred in Chan-Wook Park’s “J.S.A.: Joint Security Area” (2000), “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance” (2002), and “Thirst” (2009), as well as Joon-Ho Bong’s “Memories of Murder” (2003), “The Host” (2006), and “Snowpiercer” (2013). Recently, Song came out in Kim Jee-woon’s smash hit “The Age of Shadows” (2016), Korea’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards. “Drug King” pairs Song with writer-director Woo Min-Ho, who recently helmed the 2015 gangster film “Inside Men”—Korea’s top grossing R-rated movie of all-time.
Filming for “Drug King” is set for 2017. No...
From: http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/
Expectations are high, as Song Kang-Ho is known for delivering award-winning performances. He frequently works with the best Korean filmmakers. He starred in Chan-Wook Park’s “J.S.A.: Joint Security Area” (2000), “Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance” (2002), and “Thirst” (2009), as well as Joon-Ho Bong’s “Memories of Murder” (2003), “The Host” (2006), and “Snowpiercer” (2013). Recently, Song came out in Kim Jee-woon’s smash hit “The Age of Shadows” (2016), Korea’s official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 89th Academy Awards. “Drug King” pairs Song with writer-director Woo Min-Ho, who recently helmed the 2015 gangster film “Inside Men”—Korea’s top grossing R-rated movie of all-time.
Filming for “Drug King” is set for 2017. No...
- 12/10/2016
- by Ella Palileo
- AsianMoviePulse
The Korean Film Critics’ Association announced its list of winners for the year earlier this week through a press release.
The highest honor for ‘Best Film’ went to South Korean spy film ‘The Age of Shadows’ which stars Song Kang-Ho and Gong Yoo, and directed by Kim Jee-woon. The film, which is South Korea’s entry for the 89th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category, also picked up the award for ‘Best Music’.
Son Ye-jin – The Truth Beneath
In the acting category, the ‘Best Actress’ accolade was awarded to Son Ye-jin for her role as a young mother suffering from a mental condition who goes looking for her missing daughter in thriller “The Truth Beneath”.
Lee Byung-hun won the ‘Best Actor’ award for his acclaimed performance in political film “Inside Men”, directed by Woo Min-ho. Jeong Ha-dam won the ‘Rookie Actress’ award for “Steel Flower” while...
The highest honor for ‘Best Film’ went to South Korean spy film ‘The Age of Shadows’ which stars Song Kang-Ho and Gong Yoo, and directed by Kim Jee-woon. The film, which is South Korea’s entry for the 89th Academy Awards in the Best Foreign Language Film category, also picked up the award for ‘Best Music’.
Son Ye-jin – The Truth Beneath
In the acting category, the ‘Best Actress’ accolade was awarded to Son Ye-jin for her role as a young mother suffering from a mental condition who goes looking for her missing daughter in thriller “The Truth Beneath”.
Lee Byung-hun won the ‘Best Actor’ award for his acclaimed performance in political film “Inside Men”, directed by Woo Min-ho. Jeong Ha-dam won the ‘Rookie Actress’ award for “Steel Flower” while...
- 10/24/2016
- by Pamela Koh
- AsianMoviePulse
One of the latest and most important tendencies in S. Korean cinema is the harsh critique of public institutions. This tendency finds its apogee in ‘Inside Men’, which is based on Yoon Tae-ho’s webtoon “The Insiders” that focuses on the corruption within Korean society.
Additionally, Inside Men was a big hit South Korea , taking in more than 9 million admissions. Thus becoming the top grossing R-rated movie of all-time at the Korean Box office.
The film revolves around the intricate, and filled with corruption, relationships of five men
The film revolves around the intricate, and filled with corruption, relationships of five men.
Lee Kang-hee is the chief editor at a large newspaper, who has helped an ex-prosecutor ( Jang Pil-woo ) rise to the parliament. The former currently provides the necessary publicity and the latter the political power.
The financing comes from President Oh, owner of a large company; which provides for both Jang and the newspaper.
Additionally, Inside Men was a big hit South Korea , taking in more than 9 million admissions. Thus becoming the top grossing R-rated movie of all-time at the Korean Box office.
The film revolves around the intricate, and filled with corruption, relationships of five men
The film revolves around the intricate, and filled with corruption, relationships of five men.
Lee Kang-hee is the chief editor at a large newspaper, who has helped an ex-prosecutor ( Jang Pil-woo ) rise to the parliament. The former currently provides the necessary publicity and the latter the political power.
The financing comes from President Oh, owner of a large company; which provides for both Jang and the newspaper.
- 9/4/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Kankuro Kudo’s anarchic Japanese comedy has triumphed at the 15th New York Asian Film Festival, which executive director Samuel Jamier said drew record audiences.
Too Young To Die! received its North American premiere at the festival, and stars Ryunosuke Kamiki as a student sent to Buddhist hell after a freak bus accident, only to make a pact with a guitar-shredding demon to be reincarnated and reunite with his high school crush.
Toho Co Ltd handles international sales. Tomoya Nagase also stars as the demon.
Showbox’s South Korean thrillers Inside Men from Woo Min-ho and A Violent Prosecutor from Lee Il-hyeong came second and third in the poll.
Inside Men’s Lee Byung-hun attended the festival to receive one of three Star Asia Awards.
Fourth was Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit’s offbeat rom-com Heart Attack from Thailand, while Mario Cornejo’s surfing relationship drama Apocalypse Child from the Philippines ranked fifth.
“This year, we...
Too Young To Die! received its North American premiere at the festival, and stars Ryunosuke Kamiki as a student sent to Buddhist hell after a freak bus accident, only to make a pact with a guitar-shredding demon to be reincarnated and reunite with his high school crush.
Toho Co Ltd handles international sales. Tomoya Nagase also stars as the demon.
Showbox’s South Korean thrillers Inside Men from Woo Min-ho and A Violent Prosecutor from Lee Il-hyeong came second and third in the poll.
Inside Men’s Lee Byung-hun attended the festival to receive one of three Star Asia Awards.
Fourth was Nawapol Thamrongrattanarit’s offbeat rom-com Heart Attack from Thailand, while Mario Cornejo’s surfing relationship drama Apocalypse Child from the Philippines ranked fifth.
“This year, we...
- 7/14/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The biggest European film festival excludsively dealing with Asian cinema will open on Friday the 22nd of April with the South Korean blockbuster “The Tiger” and close with the Hong Kong thriller “The Bodyguard” on Saturday the 30th with the presence of the legendary Sammo Hung. Legendary director Johnnie To and composer Lim Giong will also attend.
The festival will feature 72 films in the official selection (5 world premieres) a retrospective of Japanese science fiction, the restored 4K versions of four Bruce Lee masterpieces and over 100 events organized around the city.
The line up of 2016 includes the followings:
Competition Section
China (10)
Chongqing Hot Pot, Yang Qing, crime-action- hipster noir, China 2016, European Premiere
The Dead End, Cao Baoping, cop-loves-cop thriller, China 2015, European Premiere
Destiny, Zhang Wei, human drama, China 2016, World Premiere
The Left Ear, Alec Su, youth drama, China 2015, European Premiere
Lost in Hong Kong, Xu Zheng, clash of cultures comedy, China 2015, International Festival Premiere
The Master,...
The festival will feature 72 films in the official selection (5 world premieres) a retrospective of Japanese science fiction, the restored 4K versions of four Bruce Lee masterpieces and over 100 events organized around the city.
The line up of 2016 includes the followings:
Competition Section
China (10)
Chongqing Hot Pot, Yang Qing, crime-action- hipster noir, China 2016, European Premiere
The Dead End, Cao Baoping, cop-loves-cop thriller, China 2015, European Premiere
Destiny, Zhang Wei, human drama, China 2016, World Premiere
The Left Ear, Alec Su, youth drama, China 2015, European Premiere
Lost in Hong Kong, Xu Zheng, clash of cultures comedy, China 2015, International Festival Premiere
The Master,...
- 4/21/2016
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The 18th Feff will feature 50 titles in competition, including Lost In Hong Kong, Mojin: The Lost Legend and Ip Man 3, as well as a new Focus Asia market.Scroll down for full programme
The Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff) has revealed the programme for its 18th edition (April 22-30), featuring a myriad of high-profile Asian titles from the past year.
The event will close with the European premiere of director and actor Sammo Hung’s latest feature, The Bodyguard [pictured], with Hung due to be in attendance.
Hung’s appearance marks the second year in a row that the festival has played host to a Hong Kong film icon, after Jackie Chan attended last year’s edition.
The Bodyguard (also known as My Beloved Bodyguard) has grossed close to $50m since its release in China on April 1. The film stars Sammo Hung as a retired bodyguard who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young girl.
The...
The Udine Far East Film Festival (Feff) has revealed the programme for its 18th edition (April 22-30), featuring a myriad of high-profile Asian titles from the past year.
The event will close with the European premiere of director and actor Sammo Hung’s latest feature, The Bodyguard [pictured], with Hung due to be in attendance.
Hung’s appearance marks the second year in a row that the festival has played host to a Hong Kong film icon, after Jackie Chan attended last year’s edition.
The Bodyguard (also known as My Beloved Bodyguard) has grossed close to $50m since its release in China on April 1. The film stars Sammo Hung as a retired bodyguard who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a young girl.
The...
- 4/13/2016
- ScreenDaily
Johnnie To-produced Trivisa and Yang Qing’s Chongqing Hotpot will open this year’s Hong Kong International Film Festival (March 21-April 4), while Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s Creepy will close the event.
Chongqing Hotpot, which receives its world premiere at Hkiff, follows three high school classmates who open a hotpot restaurant and their adventures when the business fails.
Trivisa, which recently premiered at the Berlin film festival, is a gangster tale co-directed by Johnnie To proteges Frank Hui, Vicky Wong and Jevons Au. Kurosawa’s thriller Creepy, starring Hidetoshi Nishijima as a dectective investigating his neighbour, also premiered in Berlin.
In total, the festival will screen 240 titles including 63 world, international and Asian premieres. Highlights include a retrospective of Wong Kar Wai’s Jet Tone Films, celebrating the company’s 25th anniversary, and a spotlight on Korean cinema which will screen Kwon Oh-kwang’s Collective Invention, E J-yong’s The Bacchus Lady, Im Kwon-taek...
Chongqing Hotpot, which receives its world premiere at Hkiff, follows three high school classmates who open a hotpot restaurant and their adventures when the business fails.
Trivisa, which recently premiered at the Berlin film festival, is a gangster tale co-directed by Johnnie To proteges Frank Hui, Vicky Wong and Jevons Au. Kurosawa’s thriller Creepy, starring Hidetoshi Nishijima as a dectective investigating his neighbour, also premiered in Berlin.
In total, the festival will screen 240 titles including 63 world, international and Asian premieres. Highlights include a retrospective of Wong Kar Wai’s Jet Tone Films, celebrating the company’s 25th anniversary, and a spotlight on Korean cinema which will screen Kwon Oh-kwang’s Collective Invention, E J-yong’s The Bacchus Lady, Im Kwon-taek...
- 2/24/2016
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Trending Korean Films
Inside Men: The Original
Director: Woo Min-Ho / Distributor: Showbox
The extended version — of hit thriller Inside Men (2015), based on a webtoon of the same title by Yoon Tae-Ho, which features Jo Seung-Woo (Woo Jang-Hoon) as a prosecutor that dissects corruption for the sake of coming up through the ranks, Lee Byung-Hun (Ahn Sang-Gu) as a thug that moves at the bidding of people with deep pockets and Baek Yoon-Sik (Lee Kang-Hee) as an editor that manipulates public opinion to fulfill his needs — unravels the knotty relationship between the characters.
In the film, their stellar performances have mesmerized audiences.
Inside Men: The Original is playing now nationwide.
A Melody to Remember
Director: Lee Han / Distributor: Next Entertainment World
Set during the Korean War when thousands of children were orphaned or rendered homeless.
Lieutenant Han Sang-Ryul (played by Im Si-Wan), who is devastated at the tragic loss of his family,...
Inside Men: The Original
Director: Woo Min-Ho / Distributor: Showbox
The extended version — of hit thriller Inside Men (2015), based on a webtoon of the same title by Yoon Tae-Ho, which features Jo Seung-Woo (Woo Jang-Hoon) as a prosecutor that dissects corruption for the sake of coming up through the ranks, Lee Byung-Hun (Ahn Sang-Gu) as a thug that moves at the bidding of people with deep pockets and Baek Yoon-Sik (Lee Kang-Hee) as an editor that manipulates public opinion to fulfill his needs — unravels the knotty relationship between the characters.
In the film, their stellar performances have mesmerized audiences.
Inside Men: The Original is playing now nationwide.
A Melody to Remember
Director: Lee Han / Distributor: Next Entertainment World
Set during the Korean War when thousands of children were orphaned or rendered homeless.
Lieutenant Han Sang-Ryul (played by Im Si-Wan), who is devastated at the tragic loss of his family,...
- 1/26/2016
- by Lady Jane
- AsianMoviePulse
Overview
This month more than 18 million people attended the Korean Cinemas, sales reach over $124 million dollars. Korean Films gather most of the public again with 64% of the market and reaching sales of $79 million. As far as foreign films they were watched by 6.6 million people and sales reach $45 million.
If we compared the data from the same month but from last year we can observe that the total admissions descent 12.6%. Korean film admissions only descent 4% but the biggest variation is in the foreign film admissions as they show a decline of 24%. Something we weren’t expecting due the release of the highly awaited “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”. This month sales reach $124 million dollars, that’s $30 million less than in 2014.
Movie Release
The Himalayas – The Tiger – Pororo3 : Cyber Space Adventure
This month the most watched Korean Films were: “The Himalayas” (Cj) by Lee Seok-hoon with 5.1 million spectators, “The Tigers” (Contents...
This month more than 18 million people attended the Korean Cinemas, sales reach over $124 million dollars. Korean Films gather most of the public again with 64% of the market and reaching sales of $79 million. As far as foreign films they were watched by 6.6 million people and sales reach $45 million.
If we compared the data from the same month but from last year we can observe that the total admissions descent 12.6%. Korean film admissions only descent 4% but the biggest variation is in the foreign film admissions as they show a decline of 24%. Something we weren’t expecting due the release of the highly awaited “Star Wars: The Force Awakens”. This month sales reach $124 million dollars, that’s $30 million less than in 2014.
Movie Release
The Himalayas – The Tiger – Pororo3 : Cyber Space Adventure
This month the most watched Korean Films were: “The Himalayas” (Cj) by Lee Seok-hoon with 5.1 million spectators, “The Tigers” (Contents...
- 1/7/2016
- by Sebastian Nadilo
- AsianMoviePulse
The year is almost up, the box office has been tallied and the people have spoken. Stories of greedy corporate heirs, crooked clergy, conniving journalists and dirty politicians have risen to the top of the pile, each more acerbic than the last. But 2015 ends with a bang and one of the darkest, most fiercely critical mainstream Korean films of recent memory. Woo Min-ho ably surpasses his previous efforts with third feature Inside Men, which also marks a comeback of sorts for the embattled star Lee Byung-hun, who has spent much of the year in tabloid columns for the wrong reasons. Following a small part in Terminator: Genisys and his roles as the villain in the risible Memories of the Sword, Lee plays the gruff,...
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- 12/28/2015
- Screen Anarchy
We present the monthly industry report on South Korean Cinema.
Overview
This month more than 14 million people attended the Korean cinemas, sales reach $ 98 million dollars. Korean Films gather most of the public (70%) with more than 10 million admissions and sales reach over $70 million. On the other hand Foreign Films it was watched by 4 million and gather $28 million in sales.
If we compared the data from the same month but from last year we can see that there was a small variation (-3.36%) regarding the total number of admissions. The big change can be seen in the distribution of the public, 70% of the audience went to watch Korean Films. We have remember that in November 2014 “Interstellar” was released and took most of the audience. But this time things were very different two Korean movies “The Priests” and “Inside Men” were able to get most of the audience (57%). This despite the release of...
Overview
This month more than 14 million people attended the Korean cinemas, sales reach $ 98 million dollars. Korean Films gather most of the public (70%) with more than 10 million admissions and sales reach over $70 million. On the other hand Foreign Films it was watched by 4 million and gather $28 million in sales.
If we compared the data from the same month but from last year we can see that there was a small variation (-3.36%) regarding the total number of admissions. The big change can be seen in the distribution of the public, 70% of the audience went to watch Korean Films. We have remember that in November 2014 “Interstellar” was released and took most of the audience. But this time things were very different two Korean movies “The Priests” and “Inside Men” were able to get most of the audience (57%). This despite the release of...
- 12/17/2015
- by Sebastian Nadilo
- AsianMoviePulse
Exclusive: Adventure period comedy sequel sells to slew of territories, including Japan.
Korea’s Showbox/Mediaplex has pre-sold adventure period comedy Detective K: Secret Of The Lost Island to a slew of territories, including Twin Co for Japan.
The film, which is scheduled for Korean release on Feb 11 in the run-up to Lunar New Year, has also gone to Lemon Tree for China, Av-jet for Taiwan, Soundspace International for Indonesia/Vietnam/Cambodia/Laos, Viva Communications for Philippines and Colourful Garden for Myanmar.
In addition, Full Brief Marketing, a company affiliated to China Lion Entertainment, has acquired the film for Australia & New Zealand and Dreamwest Pictures for North America.
The film is a sequel to Detective K: Secret Of The Virtuous Widow, which was a big hit over Lunar New Year 2011, pulling in 5m admissions. The sequel reunites the team of director Kim Sok-yun and cast Kim Myung-min and Oh Dal-soo. Actress Lee Yeon-hee...
Korea’s Showbox/Mediaplex has pre-sold adventure period comedy Detective K: Secret Of The Lost Island to a slew of territories, including Twin Co for Japan.
The film, which is scheduled for Korean release on Feb 11 in the run-up to Lunar New Year, has also gone to Lemon Tree for China, Av-jet for Taiwan, Soundspace International for Indonesia/Vietnam/Cambodia/Laos, Viva Communications for Philippines and Colourful Garden for Myanmar.
In addition, Full Brief Marketing, a company affiliated to China Lion Entertainment, has acquired the film for Australia & New Zealand and Dreamwest Pictures for North America.
The film is a sequel to Detective K: Secret Of The Virtuous Widow, which was a big hit over Lunar New Year 2011, pulling in 5m admissions. The sequel reunites the team of director Kim Sok-yun and cast Kim Myung-min and Oh Dal-soo. Actress Lee Yeon-hee...
- 2/7/2015
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Korea’s Showbox/Mediaplex is launching sales on sequel Detective K: Secret Of The Lost Island, starring Kim Myung-min, at Busan’s Asian Film Market.
A sequel to 2011 hit Detective K: Secret Of The Virtuous Widow, the film is directed by Kim Sok-yun, who directed the original as well as Old Miss Diary. Kim Myung-min’s credits include Man Of Vendetta.
Set in 1795, the film follows Detective K and his sidekick investigating a lethal counterfeiting ring that threatens the state of the Joseon dynasty.
Showbox also has the market premiere of “hard-boiled action noir” The Divine Move starring Jung Woo-sung at Asian Film Market, along with political drama Inside Men, starring Lee Byung-hun (Masquerade, Red 2) and Cho Seung-woo (Tazza: The High Rollers), and directed by Woo Min-Ho (Man Of Vendetta).
The company’s slate also includes crime drama The Classified File, directed by Kwak Kyung-taek (Friend, Typhoon) and starring Kim Yun-seok (Haemoo). The film is...
A sequel to 2011 hit Detective K: Secret Of The Virtuous Widow, the film is directed by Kim Sok-yun, who directed the original as well as Old Miss Diary. Kim Myung-min’s credits include Man Of Vendetta.
Set in 1795, the film follows Detective K and his sidekick investigating a lethal counterfeiting ring that threatens the state of the Joseon dynasty.
Showbox also has the market premiere of “hard-boiled action noir” The Divine Move starring Jung Woo-sung at Asian Film Market, along with political drama Inside Men, starring Lee Byung-hun (Masquerade, Red 2) and Cho Seung-woo (Tazza: The High Rollers), and directed by Woo Min-Ho (Man Of Vendetta).
The company’s slate also includes crime drama The Classified File, directed by Kwak Kyung-taek (Friend, Typhoon) and starring Kim Yun-seok (Haemoo). The film is...
- 10/5/2014
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
The Korean divide rears its head again in “The Spies”, following a gang of agents from the North who find themselves reluctantly reactivated after spending most of their lives in the South. The film sees writer director Woo Min Ho working again with acclaimed actor Kim Myung Min (who won plaudits in 2009 for his amazing turn in “Closer to Heaven” as a man struggling with Lou Gehrig’s disease), following their harrowing “Man of Vendetta” with a somewhat lighter ensemble piece. The film’s supporting cast are of a similarly high calibre, with Yeom Jung Ah (“The Old Garden”), television actor Jung Gyu Woon (“History of the Salaryman”), Yu Hae Jin (“Miss Conspirator”) and Byun Hee Bong (“The Host”), joining Kim as the spies caught firmly between a rock and a hard place. Kim Myung Min plays Kim, who along with single mother Kang (Yeom Jung Ah), activist farmer Woo...
- 3/19/2013
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
Don’t you hate it when your Viagra salesman of-choice turns out to be a secret South Korean spy? Apparently that’s the premise for writer/director Woo Min-ho’s upcoming thriller, appropriately entitled “Spy.” Although I don’t think anyone is currently in the market for yet another spy-oriented suspense flick, I am willing to toss my entertainment budget at a motion picture which boldly incorporates Viagra sales into its plotline. That is all sorts of awesome. Here’s what the official synopsis says about the plot: Kim Myeong-min is Agent Kim, a family man who lives a happy and contented life with his wife and two children. He is disguised as a manager in a company that sells fake viagra imported from China. Together with his three comrades, Agent Kang, Agent Woo and Adviser Yoon, Agent Kim was sent to South Korea 10 years ago for a special mission.
- 8/7/2012
- by Todd Rigney
- Beyond Hollywood
Top Korean actor Kim Myung Min follows up his award winning performance in the tough illness drama “Closer to Heaven” with something quite different, though no less difficult in “Man of Vendetta”. Marking the debut of writer director Woo Min Ho the film is another in the currently popular kidnap genre, this time with a moral twist, seeing Kim as a minister whose life changes completely when his daughter is snatched. Mixing thrills and complex plotting, the film is also notable for the comeback of television actress Park Joo Mi (“All In”) as his tortured wife, and the presence of rising child star actress Kim So Hyun (“Baker King”, “Kim Tak Goo”). Kim stars as pastor Young Soo, and the film begins with him attempting to hand money at an ice hockey rink to the man who has kidnapped his daughter, only for everything to go badly wrong. Eight years later,...
- 2/16/2011
- by James Mudge
- Beyond Hollywood
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