Arahan
(2004)
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Arahan
(2004)
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Seung-beom Ryu | ... |
Sang-hwan
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So-yi Yoon | ... |
Wi-jin
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Sung-kee Ahn | ... |
Ja-woon
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Doo-hong Jung | ... |
Heuk-woon
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Ju-sang Yun | ... |
Mu-woon
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Kil-Kang Ahn | ... |
Thugs' Boss
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Ming Jeng Chew | ... |
Himself
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Oi-su Lee |
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Ik-Joon Yang |
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When a thief driving a motorcycle steals a purse of a pedestrian, the clumsy, naive and honest rookie policeman Sang-hwan runs after him, but the skilled specialist in martial arts Wi-jin captures the criminal and Sang-hwan is severely injured. She brings Sang-hwan to her home, where the six Masters of Tao heal him and believe that he has a powerful Qi, the spiritual energy of the universe, and could be a powerful warrior. Sang-hwan begins his training to ascend to a Maruchi, while the evil and ambitious Heuk-woon is accidentally released from his imprisonment. The powerful Heuk-woon attacks the masters, searching a key that they protect, which would permit him to become an Arahan and dominate the world. When the masters are defeated, Sang-hwan and Wi-jin are the only and last hope to mankind. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
I had a chance to view this film during the NIFFF 2004 (Neuchatel International Fantasy Film Festival) in Switzerland. Far Eastern Films are very popular this days (at least in Europe) and offer a different way of telling stories than the big US-productions. The naive downtown policeman Sang Hwan helps the good and punishes the bad. He is discovered b a martial art master and trained to unleash the powers within him, in order to fight the ultimate evil Heung Un and save the world. This South-Korean film is combining humor, action and special effects a little bit in the tradition of Jackie Chan-films. "Arahan" is based on a Korean cartoon. 3 out of 5 *