Mapado 2: Back to the Island

2007 2h 9m KO

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5.2

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★5.2TMDB · 5

Comedy

Synopsis

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Detective Chung-su takes a secret mission from a dying president of a big company. The businessman wants to see his first love before he dies.The only information the detective has is that her name is Kkotnim and she now lives on an island called Tongbaek, off one of the country's southern ports. He rides on a private boat to the island with an anonymous passenger, dreaming of the big bucks he will get when he completes his mission.But the boat is wrecked in a fierce storm, and Chung-su and the passenger find themselves lying on the shore of a strange island. In the struggle to escape from the island, Chung-su meets up with five grandmothers who will not let him or the other men escape. During his captivity, he investigates if one of the grandmothers is indeed the love interest. Will he find out and escape from the island alive?

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Lee Moon-sik
Na Chung-su
Kim Ji-young
Mrs. Yeongkwang
Yeo Un-gye
Chairwoman
Kim Eul-dong
Mrs. Yeosu
Kim Hyung-ja
Mrs. Masan
Kil Hae-yeon
Mrs. Jeju
Lee Kyu-han
Jeon Ki-young
Kim Yang-woo
Secretary

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Lee Sang-hoon
Writers: Cho Samuel
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Mapado Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Lee Sang-hoon, shot by Jang Seong-baek. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Moon In-dae 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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Lee Moon-sik and Kim Ji-young and Yeo Un-gye carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1051844 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Lee Sang-hoon directs. Jang Seong-baek behind the camera. Moon In-dae cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 19 years ago.
2Part of the "Mapado Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Lee Sang-hoon, shot by Jang Seong-baek. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Editor Moon In-dae shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Lee Moon-sik and Kim Ji-young and Yeo Un-gye carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt1051844 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 5 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.