My Way (2011)
"Mai wei" (original title)

Inspired by a true story. Jun Shik works for Tatsuo's grandfather's farm while Korea is colonized by Japan, but he has a dream to participate in Tokyo Olympics as a marathon runner. Tatsuo ... See full summary »

Director:

Je-kyu Kang

Writers:

Je-kyu Kang, Byung-in Kim (screenplay)

Stars:

Dong-gun Jang, Jô Odagiri, Bingbing Fan

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Dong-gun Jang	...	Jun-shik Kim
Jô Odagiri	...	Tatsuo Hasegawa
Bingbing Fan	...	Shirai
In-kwon Kim	...	Lee Jong-dae
Seung-hyeon Han
Jin-seok Yang
Ji-han Do
Hee-won Kim
Yeon-hee Lee
Ji-woong Wi
Jong-yeol Jeong
Ho-yeon Lee
Michael Arnold	...	Father
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Frederick Arnold	...	Russian Soldier
Ismail Deniz	...	Shuo / Karim

Storyline

Inspired by a true story. Jun Shik works for Tatsuo's grandfather's farm while Korea is colonized by Japan, but he has a dream to participate in Tokyo Olympics as a marathon runner. Tatsuo also aims to become a marathon runner, so the two are in rivalry. But war breaks out and they both are forced to enlist in the army. Tatsuo becomes the head of defense in Jun Shik's unit and he devises a scheme but fails. Jun Shik and Tatsuo are captured by the Soviets. They run away but soon are captured by Germans and forced to separate. In 1944, they meet again at the shores of Normandy.

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Taglines:

In a world at war, my enemy is my salvation.

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Genres:

Action | Drama | History | War

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for intense realistically graphic sequences of war violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] Official site [kr]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean Japanese Russian

Release Date:

20 April 2012 (USA)

Also Known As:

My Way

Filming Locations:

Latvia

Box Office

Budget:

KRW 30,000,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$17,817 (USA) (20 April 2012)

Gross:

$67,330 (USA) (18 May 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Directors, SK Planet, CJ Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

137 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The German officer addressing the German troops at Normandy is played by former German judoka Alexander von der Groeben (billed in the closing titles as Alexander Graf von der Groeben). Participant of the Olympic Games 1984 and 1988, and two times European champion in 1984 and 1985.

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Goofs

In the opening marathon scene, the American flag shown on the side of the road is the 50-star version introduced in 1960; during the 1948 Olympics, the flag would have been identical to that used in WWII with 48 stars. In the closing marathon scene, one of the marathoners (#198) has a Canadian maple leaf flag on his jersey which was not Canada's flag until 1965.

User Reviews

My Way gives new meaning to rivalry

War films are released left and right, but usually all feel like another rehash with little to nothing new to them. With the Asian film market they are well-known for their epic period pieces and have delivered some really well done war films. The latest of this genre My Way coming out of Korea takes a unique take on the war film. While they have proved the ability to make a great war movie, will this new twist with the story manage to create something memorable or just be another loss on the battlefield? My Way follows a Korean and Japanese marathon runner that are thrust into a bitter rivalry that follows them off the track and onto the battlefield as they are forced to enlist. This is not only a good war film it is easily one of the best to come along in quite a while. As it advertised, it is very much like Saving Private Ryan, but way better. The story is a bit out there at times but is amazing to watch. It has taken the true story of a Korean body found on the beaches of Normandy and created and amazing journey around it. The performances are all really well done and only enhance the overall experience. There are times in war movies that they try to deliver a well-crafted story to make a better film, but end up sacrificing the war aspect. Here they not only didn't ignore it, they deliver on a massive scale. With a film running almost two and a half hours, it delivers almost non-stop violent bloody action that takes you directly onto the battlefield. While it is a long film, it never really feels like it. The story moves at a breathtaking pace with a brilliantly executed pace and beautifully violent visuals that will not soon be forgotten.

My Way has not only created a brilliant war film, it takes you on a journey of redemption and emotional pain. There are so many levels to this film that it's nearly impossible to touch on them all. If you are a fan of this genre then you have to give this movie a shot. It is not just a movie; it's an experience of cleverly written and executed filmmaking that will entertain on numerous levels.

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