Dachimawa Lee

"Villains, take the express train to hell!"

2008 1h 40m KO

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5.9

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★5.9TMDB · 21

ActionAdventureComedyWestern

Synopsis

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Under Japanese imperialism, Korean national treasure Golden Buddha is stolen. More important to national security, the statue contains vital information concerning Korean freedom fighters and their whereabouts as well as their true identities. The interim Korean government appoints legendary Korean spy Agent Dachimawa Lee to recover the fabled statue and reveal the dark plot behind the theft.

“Villains, take the express train to hell!”

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Cast

Im Won-hee
Dachimawa Lee
Kong Hyo-jin
Keum Yeon-ja
Park Si-yeon
Ma-ri
Hwang Bo-ra
Girl
Ryoo Seung-bum
Border Lynx
Kim Su-hyun
Damanegi
Kim Roi-ha
General Kim
Ahn Kil-kang
Agent 6

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Ryoo Seung-wan
Writers: Ryoo Seung-wan, Kwon Hyeok-jae
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 18 years ago.

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2 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Dachimawa Lee collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, shot by Cho Yong-kyu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Nam Na-young 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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Im Won-hee and Kong Hyo-jin and Park Si-yeon carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Villains, take the express train to hell!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1243930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Ryoo Seung-wan directs. Cho Yong-kyu behind the camera. Nam Na-young cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 18 years ago.
2Part of the "Dachimawa Lee collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Ryoo Seung-wan, shot by Cho Yong-kyu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Nam Na-young shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Im Won-hee and Kong Hyo-jin and Park Si-yeon carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "Villains, take the express train to hell!".
7IMDB entry: tt1243930 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 21 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.