The Man from Nowhere (2010) Ajeossi (original title)

Director:

Jeong-beom Lee

Writer:

Jeong-beom Lee (written by)

Release Date:

5 August 2010 (South Korea)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Nothing to lose, nothing to compromise

Plot:

A quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past takes on a drug- and organ trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend.

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Drug Trafficking | Pawnshop | Organ Trafficking | Shot In The Stomach

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Bin Won	...	Cha Tae-sik
Sae-ron Kim	...	Jeong So-mi
Tae-hoon Kim	...	Kim Chi-gon
Hee-won Kim	...	Man-seok
Seong-oh Kim	...	Jong-seok
Jong-pil Lee	...	Detective No
Thanayong Wongtrakul	...	Ramrowan
Hyo-seo Kim	...	Hyo-jeong
Young-chang Song	...	Oh Myung-gyu
Su-ryun Baek	...	Old Woman (as Soo-ryeon Baek)
Kyeong-eup Nam	...	Section Chief
Jeong Do-won	...	Detective Park
Do Won Kwak	...	Detective Kim
Seok-hyeon Jo	...	Moon Dal-seo
Sang-Kyeong Son	...	Bear
Jae-won Lee	...	Kim Do-chi
Min-ho Hwang	...	Nam Seong-sik
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
So-hee Hong	...	Kim Yeon-soo

Directed by
Jeong-beom Lee

Writing credits
Jeong-beom Lee		(written by)

Produced by
Katharine Kim	....	executive producer
Tae-hun Lee	....	executive producer
Tae-hun Lee	....	producer

Original Music by
Hyun-jung Shim

Cinematography by
Tae-yoon Lee

Film Editing by
Sang-beom Kim

Production Design by
Hong-sam Yang

Costume Design by
Ju-hee Jang

Makeup Department
Hyun-kyu Hwang	....	makeup artist
Hee Eun Lee	....	special makeup effects artist

Sound Department
Suk-won Kim	....	sound
Montabord	....	production sound mixer
Sang-june Yi	....	sound recordist

Visual Effects by
Tae-ui Kim	....	visual effects supervisor
Il Hwan Na	....	art supervisor
Jung-ryul Park	....	visual effects
Min Jung Shin	....	digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department
Chol-o Lee	....	lighting technician

Production Companies

• Cinema Service
• Opus Pictures
• United Pictures

Distributors

• Mediatres Estudio (2011) (Spain) (all media)
• Well Go (2010) (USA) (all media)
• Mediatres Estudio (2011) (Andorra) (all media)
• CJ Entertainment (2010) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Festive Films (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Toei Company (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Beyond Home Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Central Park Films (2012) (Turkey) (all media)
• EDKO Film (2011) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Gravitas Ventures (2011) (USA) (video) (VOD)
• Splendid Film (2011) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Digital Idea

Other Companies

• HFR  digital intermediate
• Seoul Film Commission  location support
• Stareast Digital Laboratory  digital intermediate
• Stareast Digital Laboratory  film processing

Also Known As:

"Ajeossi" - South Korea (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence, pervasive language, drug content and brief nudity

Runtime:

Korea:119 min

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:18 | USA:R (certificate #46605) | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:18 | Hong Kong:III | Australia:MA | Japan:R15+ | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | New Zealand:R18 | Netherlands:16 | Germany:18 | France:-16 (DVD rating) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:18A (Manitoba)

Company:

Cinema Service

Trivia:

The phone Cha Tae-Sik uses is a Samsung A900M.

Quotes:

Storekeeper:[to Tae-Sik Cha] Kids will learn from their mistakes. Parenting isn't just giving birth. She's always by herself. Bring her around more often, like the other dads. It's on me.

Movie Connections:

Remade as The Man from Nowhere (????)

Another adrenaline rush explosive thriller from the koreans

Korean thriller makers are making a splendid job now-a-days, they have even succeeded the Hollywood thriller makers in this specific genre..The Man from Nowhere' is a perfect example of this. Anyone might think this is a mix of 'Leon:The Professional' and 'Man on Fire' where a highly trained but troubled person tries to protect a child, but this movie is more than that.There are many short but strong stories nicely fabricated that will keep You watching the total movie in a rush! Now come to the story. A mystery man with no past links suddenly becomes involved in a drug transport because of a child being kidnapped and unfortunately that child was the only link of him to the outerworld .So had to comeout from his own hideout and save the girl and find out the persons behind it. He has to defy the police as they are after it too, at a point the sad past life comes to daylight and it was well understood about his strange behavior of everything. This rouge so renegades the force and takes the action by his own. The stylish BOURNE looking action scenes specially needs to be appreciated.But I m not giving it the highest rating only its lacking of showing the touchy emotions in the best way..it was excess .Silence play a better role than words in some situations, it needed that. But the overall movie was simply sublime.reasonable violence was shown here..it was logical. Some funny characters and parts are nicely putted into, that enhanced the color and variety of the movie. But I am getting addicted to this korean thrillers." Memories of a murder', "Joint security Area', Vengeance trilogy( including OLDBOY), Infernal Affairs trilogy, 'The Chaser','Thirst','The Bittersweetness of Life', 'I Saw The Devil'..the serial is getting longer and longer..keep it up !!