Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days

"Unveiling millennium-old secrets."

2018 2h 21m KO

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Synopsis

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As the deceased soul Ja-hong and his three afterlife guardians prepare for their remaining trials for reincarnation, the guardians soon come face to face with the truth of their tragic time on Earth 1,000 years earlier.

“Unveiling millennium-old secrets.”

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Cast

Ha Jung-woo
Gang-rim
Ju Ji-hoon
Hae Won-maek
Kim Hyang-gi
Deok-choon
Don Lee
Sung-ju / Household God
Kim Dong-wook
Kim Su-hong
Lee Jung-jae
King Yeomra
Cho Han-chul
Prosecutor
Im Won-hee
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 6.2× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 8 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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DIRECTOR

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Editor Kim Hye-jin 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 Ju Ji-hoon and Kim Hyang-gi carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Unveiling millennium-old secrets.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Kim Yong-hwa directs. Kim Byung-seo behind the camera. Bang Jun-seok scores. Kim Hye-jin 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 6.2× over at the box office.
2Released 8 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 Hye-jin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Ha Jung-woo and Ju Ji-hoon and Kim Hyang-gi carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Unveiling millennium-old secrets.".
9IMDB entry: tt8116428 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 9 themes, including "afterlife", "hell", "trial", "based on comic".
11Released under 28 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Kim Byung-seo
Original score: Bang Jun-seok
Editing: Kim Hye-jin
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: 141 min · 2h 21m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $18,300,000
Box office: $112,790,210
Return: 616% of budget
Original language: KO
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Along with the Gods: The Last 49 Days (2018)

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.