The Good, the Bad, the Weird [K-Movie] (Song Kang-ho, Lee Byung-hun, Jung Woo-sung)
The Good, the Bad, the Weird (좋은 놈, 나쁜 놈, 이상한 놈) is a 2008 South Korean western film directed by Kim Ji-woon. It premiered on May 24, 2008 at the Cannes Film Festival. This film was inspired by The Good, the Bad and the Ugly.
Plot
The background is the wilderness of 1930s Manchuria. The Bad(a hitman) is hired to acquire a treasure map from a Japanese official traveling on a train, The Weird(a thief) steals the map from the Japanese official when he robs him on the train. The Bad just after manages to stop the train and a slaughter of Japanese and Manchurian guards ensues. The Good(a Bounty hunter) appears on the scene with his shotgun in hand and tries to kill The Bad. Meanwhile The Weird manages to escape to the Ghost Market, to figure the map out and escape from his pursuers. In this unpredictable, escalating battle for the map with the Japanese Army, and Manchurian bandits also after the map, who will survive and claim the supposed treasure?
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Cast
- Song Kang-ho … Yoon Tae-goo, the Weird
- Lee Byung-hun … Park Chang-i, the Bad
- Jung Woo-sung … Park Do-won, the Good
- Yoon Je-moon … Byeong-choon, Machurian Bandits’ Leader’s Right hand man
- Ryoo Seung-soo … Man-gil, Yoon Tae-goo’s brother
- Song Yeong-chang … Kim Pan-joo
- Son Byeong-ho … Seo Jae-sik
- Oh Dal-su … Park Seo-bang
- Uhm Ji-won … Na-yeon (cameo)
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Eye for an eye [K-movie]
Country: South Korea
Production Company: Taewon Entertainment Inc.
Genre: Action/ Thriller
Director: Ahn Kwon Tae/ Kwak Gyeong Taek
Starring: Han Seok Kyu, Cha Seung Won, Song Yeong Chang, Lee Byeong Joon, Jeong In Gi, Kim Ji Seok, Son Byeong Wook, Lim Seong Gyoo, Lee Jae Goo, Kim Yoon Tae
Length: 101 mins
Date of release: 30th July, 2008
Synopsis
Sung Chan (Han Seok Kyu) is a top detective of the special crime squad. He is notorious for punishing the opponent who hurts his pride. When Hyun Min (Cha Seung Won) impersonates as Sung Chan and robs a cash transport car under the daylight, and seizes $10 billion worth of smuggled gold right before the cop’s eyes, Sung Chan is outraged. He cannot let this criminal slip through. Sung Chan goes after Hyun Min like a wild beast going after its prey, but Hyun Min cunningly threads through the investigation, even leaving traces in the crime scenes on purpose to allure and provoke Sung Chan.
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