Le Grand Chef 2: Kimchi Battle

2010 1h 58m KO

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6.6

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6.1

IMDB

★6.6TMDB · 12★6.1IMDB · 228

Comedy

Synopsis

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"Le Grand Chef 2" begins with the Korean president visiting the Japanese Prime Minister and becoming involved in a heated debate over the origins of kimchi. The Japanese Prime Minister makes the bold claim that kimchi is an original Japanese dish which sets off the Korean president. Upon the Korean's president return home he sets upon a globalization plan for kimchi, which includes a nationwide "Kimchi Contest". Then, a lady named Jang-eun (Kim Jung-Eun) and her step-brother Sung-Chan (Jin Goo) compete in the Kimchi dish contest, with both siblings using their mother's kimchi recipe.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kim Jung-eun
Jang-eun
Jin Goo
Seong-chan
Wang Ji-hye
Jin-soo
Lee Bo-hee
Soo-hyang
Choi Jong-won
Ja-woon
Lee Byung-joon
Cho Dong-hee
Sung Ji-ru
Yeo-sang
Kim Yeong-ok
Yeo-sang's mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Baek Dong-hoon
Writers: Huh Young-man, Shin Dong-ik
Languages: Japanese, Korean
Countries: South Korea

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, Korean.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Le Grand Chef Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Baek Dong-hoon, shot by Cho Yong-kyu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Kim Jung-eun and Jin Goo and Wang Ji-hye carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1687241 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Baek Dong-hoon directs. Cho Yong-kyu behind the camera. Park Gok-ji cuts. Produced in South Korea. Dialogue in Japanese, Korean.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 2 languages: Japanese, Korean.
3Part of the "Le Grand Chef Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Directed by Baek Dong-hoon, shot by Cho Yong-kyu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Park Gok-ji shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kim Jung-eun and Jin Goo and Wang Ji-hye carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt1687241 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 12 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.