My Boss, My Teacher

"Step aside, we're set to have you laugh till you cry!"

2006 2h 4m KO

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5.2

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★5.2TMDB · 22

ActionComedyCrime

Synopsis

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A mobster must complete college and spend some time as an ethics teacher in order to receive a promotion to a coveted territory.

“Step aside, we're set to have you laugh till you cry!”

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Cast

Jung Jun-ho
Gye Do-shik
Jung Woong-in
Kim Sang-do
Jung Woon-taek
Dae Ka-ri
Kim Sang-joong
Oh Sang-jung
Kang Sung-pil
Yang Dong-pal
Choi Yoon-young
Choi Na-young
Han Hyo-joo
Yoo Mi-jung
Lee Soo-hyuk
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Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Dong-won
Writers: Kang Suk-bum, Kim Dong-won
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 20 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "My Boss, My Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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AWARDS

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Directed by Kim Dong-won, shot by Lee Hu-kon. 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 Si-hwan. 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 Jung Gwang-jin 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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Jung Jun-ho and Jung Woong-in and Jung Woon-taek carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Step aside, we're set to have you laugh till you cry!".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0757353 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kim Dong-won directs. Lee Hu-kon behind the camera. Kim Si-hwan scores. Jung Gwang-jin cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 20 years ago.
2Part of the "My Boss, My Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kim Dong-won, shot by Lee Hu-kon. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Kim Si-hwan. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Jung Gwang-jin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Jung Jun-ho and Jung Woong-in and Jung Woon-taek carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Step aside, we're set to have you laugh till you cry!".
8IMDB entry: tt0757353 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 22 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.