Taeyangeun eobda (1999)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Sung-su Kim

Writer:

San Shim (writer)

Release Date:

1 January 1999 (South Korea)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

This is about two young men who want to find the meaning of their lives. Do Chul is a boxer who never wins a game...

Plot Keywords:

Boxer | Youth | Buddy

Cast

Woo-sung Jung	...	Do Chul
Jung-Jae Lee	...	Hong-Gi
Go Eun Han	...	Mimi
Beom-su Lee	...	Byeong-guk
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yeong-ho Kim
Hyeon-kyeong Ryu

Also Known As:

City of the Rising Sun (informal English title)
There Is No Sun (literal title)

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Certification:

South Korea:18

Another Sung-Su Kim-Woo-Sung Jung youth movie

This movie is at the extension of "Beat", Sung-Su Kim-Woo-Sung Jung combination's 1997 hit. Of course, this movie is a bit different from "Beat". Jung-Jae Lee, another Korean stud actor, joined the combination and the female character, Mimi, has less value than Romi. Also the ending is also not as tragic as "Beat". However, "Te yang eun up da" still talks about depression of youth and their struggle for a better tomorrow in Wang-Kar Wai like cinematography. This movie is less violent and dynamic than "Beat" but the drama is more intense. Do Chul, a boxer, has a dream to be a champion but he's got some dieseas that makes him nose bleed during the game and faints him. Hong Ki has a dream to be a millionaire and owns some buildings but all he can be is a hoodlum. They know that it's nearly impossible.

Many people assert the importance of keeping the dream and the hope. This movie asks if it's wise to go for the dreams when it seems impossible in reality. However, the movie doesn't give audiences the answer.