A Promise

1998 1h 47m KO

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7.2

SOLID

★7.2TMDB · 6

RomanceCrime

Synopsis

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When she met him at the first time, he was a wounded person. However, she saw him through his clear eyes hidden in the bandage. She, Chae Hi-Ju, is a doctor and he, Kong Sang-Du, is a boss of a bandit. The pair seemed not to love each other in terms of their position, but they were closed to each other giving up their own world. However, he was not a common man...

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Jeon Do-yeon
Chae Hee-ju
Park Shin-yang
Gong Sang-du
Jung Jin-young
Eom Ki-tak
Cho Seon-mook
Oh Ki-ryang
Seo Hye-rin
Yeong-Hye
Kim Myeong-kuk
Nam Jeong-Taek
Park Ji-il
Jang Woo-shin
Yoo Soon-chul
Chae Pil-Soo

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Yoo-jin
Writers: Lee Man-hee
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Cho Sung-woo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Editor Ko Im-pyo 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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Jeon Do-yeon and Park Shin-yang and Jung Jin-young carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0289633 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kim Yoo-jin directs. Cho Sung-woo scores. Ko Im-pyo cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

128 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Original score by Cho Sung-woo. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Ko Im-pyo shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Jeon Do-yeon and Park Shin-yang and Jung Jin-young carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0289633 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 6 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.