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"The greatest lie (n)ever landed."

2025 2h 16m KO

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★7.0TMDB · 103

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Synopsis

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When hijackers seize a Japanese flight and demand to fly to Pyongyang, a mysterious mastermind hatches a zany scheme to reroute the plane to Seoul.

“The greatest lie (n)ever landed.”

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Cast

Sul Kyung-gu
Nobody
Hong Kyung
Seo Go-myung
Ryoo Seung-bum
Park Sang-hyeon
Takayuki Yamada
Shinichi Ishida
Kippei Shiina
Kubo
Kim Seung-oh
Maeda
Show Kasamatsu
Denji
Nairu Yamamoto
Asuka

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Byun Sung-hyun
Writers: Byun Sung-hyun, Lee Jin-seong
Languages: Korean, Japanese, English
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released last year.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Korean, Japanese, English.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Byun Sung-hyun, shot by Cho Hyoung-rae. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Kim Hong-jip. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Sang-bum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Sul Kyung-gu and Hong Kyung and Ryoo Seung-bum carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The greatest lie (n)ever landed.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt33550069 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Byun Sung-hyun directs. Cho Hyoung-rae behind the camera. Kim Hong-jip scores. Kim Sang-bum cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean, Japanese, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released last year.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Korean, Japanese, English.
3Directed by Byun Sung-hyun, shot by Cho Hyoung-rae. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kim Hong-jip. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Kim Sang-bum shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Sul Kyung-gu and Hong Kyung and Ryoo Seung-bum carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "The greatest lie (n)ever landed.".
8IMDB entry: tt33550069 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Classified under 16 themes, including "airplane", "airport", "1970s", "dark comedy".