Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds

"Fate continues even after death."

2017 2h 19m KO

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Synopsis

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Having died unexpectedly, firefighter Ja-hong is taken to the afterlife by 3 afterlife guardians. Only when he passes 7 trials over 49 days and proves he was innocent in human life, he’s able to reincarnate, and his 3 afterlife guardians are by his side to defend him in trial.

“Fate continues even after death.”

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Cast

Ha Jung-woo
Gang-rim
Cha Tae-hyun
Kim Ja-hong
Ju Ji-hoon
Hae Won-maek
Kim Hyang-gi
Deok-choon
Lee Jung-jae
King Yeomra
Kim Dong-wook
Kim Su-hong
Ye Su-jeong
Ja-hong's Mother
Oh Dal-su
Prosecutor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kim Yong-hwa
Writers: Kim Yong-hwa
Languages: Korean
Countries: South Korea

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MONEY

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Made its money back 6.9× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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RUNTIME

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Part of the "Along with the Gods Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kim Yong-hwa, shot by Kim Byung-seo. 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 Bang Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Jin-oh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Ha Jung-woo and Cha Tae-hyun and Ju Ji-hoon carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Fate continues even after death.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kim Yong-hwa directs. Kim Byung-seo behind the camera. Bang Jun-seok scores. Kim Jin-oh cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Made its money back 6.9× over at the box office.
2Released 9 years ago.
3Part of the "Along with the Gods Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Kim Yong-hwa, shot by Kim Byung-seo. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Bang Jun-seok. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Kim Jin-oh shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ha Jung-woo and Cha Tae-hyun and Ju Ji-hoon carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Fate continues even after death.".
9IMDB entry: tt7160070 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "afterlife", "hell", "trial", "based on comic".
11Released under 15 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kim Byung-seo
Original score: Bang Jun-seok
Editing: Kim Jin-oh
Production design: Lee Mok-won
Costume design: Cho Sang-kyung
Makeup / hair: Choi Hye-im
VFX supervisor: Jung Chul-min
Sound: Gang Hye-yeong
Runtime: 139 min · 2h 19m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $18,300,000
Box office: $125,983,972
Return: 688% of budget
Original language: KO
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Along with the Gods: The Two Worlds (2017)

Part of

Along with the Gods Collection

Adapted from a cartoon of the same name drawn by South Korean cartoonist Zhou Haomin. The plot describes the firefighter Kim Ji-hung (played by Cha Tae-hyun), who is always desperate and brave in the fire scene, died unexpectedly to rescue a little girl in a disaster relief operation. After his death, he was escorted by three gods of death to the underworld. Accept the story of the trial of the seven great Yan Jun. The sequel "Walk with God: The Final Judgment" was filmed back to back and was released in South Korea on August 1, 2018.