Man on the Edge

"To live as a SHAMAN or to live as a MOB. That is the QUESTION!"

2013 2h 8m KO

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 19

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Synopsis

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A gangster is chosen to become a shaman. How can he balance his totally opposite life, between beating people and helping people. Then, his boss coincidentally hates shaman.

“To live as a SHAMAN or to live as a MOB. That is the QUESTION!”

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Cast

Park Shin-yang
Kwang-ho
Kim Jung-tae
Tae-ju
Uhm Ji-won
Fortune Teller Myung
Jeong Hye-young
Mi-suk
Kim Sung-kyun
Choon-bong
Choi Il-hwa
Boss
Choi Ji-ho
Dae-shik
Park Jeong-ja
Elder Fortune Teller

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Cho Jin-gyu
Writers: Park Gyu-tae
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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2 / 8

AWARDS

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Directed by Cho Jin-gyu, shot by Jeong Gi-won. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Dalpalan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Shin Min-kyung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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5 / 8

AWARDS

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Park Shin-yang and Kim Jung-tae and Uhm Ji-won carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "To live as a SHAMAN or to live as a MOB. That is the QUESTION!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2630028 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Cho Jin-gyu directs. Jeong Gi-won behind the camera. Dalpalan scores. Shin Min-kyung cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 13 years ago.
2Directed by Cho Jin-gyu, shot by Jeong Gi-won. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Dalpalan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Shin Min-kyung shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Park Shin-yang and Kim Jung-tae and Uhm Ji-won carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "To live as a SHAMAN or to live as a MOB. That is the QUESTION!".
7IMDB entry: tt2630028 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 19 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.