City of the Rising Sun

"The last one is going in style!"

1999 1h 48m KO

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7.2

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★7.2TMDB · 20

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Synopsis

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Do-chul is a boxer who never wins a game. While trying to make some money, he gets involved with Hong-ki, a small-time crook. They somehow make friends and hang around together, but their views toward life and the world are almost opposite.

“The last one is going in style!”

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Cast

Jung Woo-sung
Do-chul
Lee Jung-jae
Hong-ki
Lee Beom-soo
Byeong-guk
Han Go-eun
Mimi
Park Ji-hoon
Seong-hoon
Lee Ki-yeol
Mr. Moon
Han Bok-hui
Hong-ki's Mother
Park Sung-woong
Byeong-guk's Man

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Sung-soo
Writers: Sim San, Kim Sung-soo
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Sung-soo, shot by Kim Hyung-koo. 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 Park Young. 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 Kim Hyun 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

CAST

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Jung Woo-sung and Lee Jung-jae and Lee Beom-soo carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "The last one is going in style!".

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0240077 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kim Sung-soo directs. Kim Hyung-koo behind the camera. Park Young scores. Kim Hyun cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

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Things worth knowing

127 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Directed by Kim Sung-soo, shot by Kim Hyung-koo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Park Young. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Kim Hyun shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jung Woo-sung and Lee Jung-jae and Lee Beom-soo carry the top of the cast.
6Marketing tagline: "The last one is going in style!".
7IMDB entry: tt0240077 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 20 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.