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The City of Violence

Original title: Jjakpae
  • 20062006
  • 1h 32m
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
4.5K
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The City of Violence (2006)
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After their childhood friend is murdered, a two-man martial arts army beats a path to the perp.After their childhood friend is murdered, a two-man martial arts army beats a path to the perp.After their childhood friend is murdered, a two-man martial arts army beats a path to the perp.
IMDb RATING
6.6/10
4.5K
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Seung-wan Ryu
  • Writers
    • Jung-min Kim
    • Won-jae Lee
    • Seung-wan Ryu
  • Stars
    • Seung-wan Ryu
    • Jae-mo Ahn
    • Dong-hyeon Baek
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  • Director
    • Seung-wan Ryu
  • Writers
    • Jung-min Kim
    • Won-jae Lee
    • Seung-wan Ryu
  • Stars
    • Seung-wan Ryu
    • Jae-mo Ahn
    • Dong-hyeon Baek
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 24User reviews
    • 41Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 6 nominations

    Videos1

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    Trailer 3:02
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    Photos11

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    Seung-wan Ryu
    Seung-wan Ryu
    • Seok-hwanas Seok-hwan
    • (as Ryu Seung-wan)
    Jae-mo Ahn
    • Cameoas Cameo
    Dong-hyeon Baek
    • Arcade gangsteras Arcade gangster
    Kim Byeong-Ok
    Kim Byeong-Ok
    Richard Epcar
    Richard Epcar
    • Additional Voicesas Additional Voices
    • (English version)
    • (voice)
    Chang-Hyeon Jeong
    • Hallway doormanas Hallway doorman
    Seok-yong Jeong
    • Dong-hwanas Dong-hwan
    Deok-hyeon Jo
    • CEO Joas CEO Jo
    Gyoo-Cheol Jo
    Doo-hong Jung
    • Tae-suas Tae-su
    Woo Jung
    Woo Jung
    • Teen Wang-jaeas Teen Wang-jae
    Ahn Kil-kang
    Ahn Kil-kang
    • Wang-jaeas Wang-jae
    • (as Kil-Kang Ahn)
    Jeong-sang Kim
    Kkobbi Kim
    Kkobbi Kim
    • Prostitute Schoolgirlas Prostitute Schoolgirl
    • (as Kim Kkobbi)
    Mi-ra Kim
    Shi-hoo Kim
    • Teen Seok-hwanas Teen Seok-hwan
    Su-hyeon Kim
    • Cameoas Cameo
    Tae-Yeong Kim
    • Director
      • Seung-wan Ryu
    • Writers
      • Jung-min Kim
      • Won-jae Lee
      • Seung-wan Ryu
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      During one fight scene involving street gangs, you see a group of baseball outfit coming fighters wearing facepaint in in two colors, which is a direct nod to Walter Hills "The Warriors" (1979) to make it more clear they have "warriors" written on their chest
    • Connections
      References The Warriors (1979)

    User reviews24

    Review
    Top review
    Passable, but nothing special...
    This is an entertaining enough modern-day martial arts action thriller which is, it has to be said, entirely unoriginal in almost every respect. The plot concerns a city cop returning to his hometown for the funeral of a childhood friend, victim of a back-alley knifing while chasing thugs from his bar. Together with a second childhood friend, our hero suspects something amiss and begins his own investigation into the murder. This decision is the cue for a succession of unlikely encounters and a particularly bloody and fatal encounter with yet another childhood friend.

    There are some people whose personalities are so under-developed that they have a tendency to adopt the characteristics of those they are close to (accent, mannerisms, etc), and this film reminded me a lot of people like that. Watching it, I got the impression that the writer/director was mimicking every film he wished he'd made. There are a number of obvious 'homages', and a flashback to a juvenile fight that is as (hopefully deliberately) cheesy as any 70s chop-socky sequence. One of the 'homages' is to Quentin Tarantino's (himself the king of the 'homage') over-rated Kill Bill so if, like me, you were bored by Tarantino's self-indulgence, you might consider thinking twice about watching a film whose writer obviously thinks so highly of it. Having said that, there is something ironic about an Asian film so clearly referencing a film which blatantly ripped off so many of the staple devices of its national genre.

    The action is as frenetic and professional as you'd expect, and the storyline is reasonably engaging but, when all is said and done, this is really nothing more than a decent time-filler.
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    • JoeytheBrit
    • Dec 10, 2007

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 25, 2006 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Official sites
      • Official site (South Korea)
      • Official site (United Kingdom)
    • Language
      • Korean
    • Also known as
      • Jjakpae
    • Filming locations
      • South Korea
    • Production company
      • Weyunaegang Productions
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $2,400,000 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $6,201,250
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 32 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • DTS

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