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ERA
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Released 19 years ago.
MoodPlayr Β· trivia#01
The Show Must Go On
"Part-time Gangster. Full-time Daddy."
2007 1h 52m KO
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6.5
SOLID
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6.7
IMDB
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6.5TMDB Β· 49β
6.7IMDB Β· 1,768
ActionComedyCrime
Synopsis
Spoiler shield
A middle-aged gangster's lifetime of mistakes catch up with him as his personal and professional life is destroyed.
βPart-time Gangster. Full-time Daddy.β
Cast
Song Kang-ho
Kang In-goo
Park Ji-young
Mi-ryung
Oh Dal-su
Hyun-soo
Yoon Je-moon
Director Noh
Choi Il-hwa
Chairman Noh
Kim So-eun
Hee-soo
Min Do-gi
Jin-ho
Lee Jong-kwan
Ki-tae
Credits
Behind the camera
- Director
- Han Jae-rim
- Writers
- Han Jae-rim, Lee Ji-won
- Languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.
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Fun facts πΏ
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DIRECTOR
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Directed by Han Jae-rim, shot by Park Yong-su. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
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DIRECTOR
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Original score by Yoko Kanno. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
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DIRECTOR
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Editor Kim Sun-min 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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Song Kang-ho and Park Ji-young and Oh Dal-su carry the top of the cast.
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FACT
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Marketing tagline: "Part-time Gangster. Full-time Daddy.".
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WILD
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IMDB entry: tt1038110 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
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WILD
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Only 49 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
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Cinephile deep dive
The take
Han Jae-rim directs. Park Yong-su behind the camera. Yoko Kanno scores. Kim Sun-min cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Korean.
Trivia
Things worth knowing
- 1Released 19 years ago.
- 2Directed by Han Jae-rim, shot by Park Yong-su. Note their partnership β DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
- 3Original score by Yoko Kanno. Worth a dedicated listen after β most great films lose half their impact without the score.
- 4Editor Kim Sun-min shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
- 5Song Kang-ho and Park Ji-young and Oh Dal-su carry the top of the cast.
- 6Marketing tagline: "Part-time Gangster. Full-time Daddy.".
- 7IMDB entry: tt1038110 β still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
- 8Only 49 TMDB ratings β you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.
The technical file
- Cinematography
- Park Yong-su
- Original score
- Yoko Kanno
- Editing
- Kim Sun-min
- Production design
- Lee Min-bok
- Makeup / hair
- Heo Jeong-im
- Runtime
- 112 min Β· 1h 52m
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- KO
- Certification (US)
- 15
- IMDB rating
- 6.7/10 Β· 1,768 votes
- MPAA
- G
Awards
6 wins & 4 nominations total
Also by
Han Jae-rim
Trailers & featurettes
Watch the pieces
Production companies
Who made it
- LU
Lucy Film
Key crew
- StuntsJeong Bong-yeon
- StuntsYang Hae-gil
- StuntsKim Min-soo
- Stunt DriverKim Min-soo
- StuntsSong Min-seok
- VFX SupervisorLee Dong-hun
- Sound RecordistLee Sang-wook
- Makeup & HairHeo Jeong-im
- Production DesignLee Min-bok
- StuntsKwak Jin-seok
- StuntsPark Geun-seok
- AdaptationLee Won-jae
- StuntsYoon Dae-won
- StuntsKim Pil-su
- Lighting DirectorSong Taek-jun
- EditorKim Sun-min
- Sound SupervisorKim Suk-won
- Sound SupervisorKim Chang-sub
- Special Effects SupervisorKim Byeong-gi
- ProducerGang Tae-woo
- Martial Arts ChoreographerLee Hong-pyo
Themes & keywords
What it's about, really
- gangster
- father
Release history Β· US
When it landed
- Theatrical2007-04-0515
Also known as
International titles
- Portrait of a Gangster - Der Weg des PatenDE
- Uahan segyeKR
- The Show Must Go OnKR
- δΌι ηδΈηCN
