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| Won Bin | ... | 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 | |
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Jong-pil Lee | ... | Detective No |
| Thanayong Wongtrakul | ... | Ramrowan | |
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Hyo-seo Kim | ... | Hyo-jeong |
| Young-chang Song | ... | Oh Myung-gyu | |
| Su-ryun Baek | ... | Old Woman (as Soo-ryeon Baek) | |
| Nam Kyung-Eub | ... | Section Chief (as Kyeong-eup Nam) | |
| Do-won Jeong | ... | Detective Park (as Jeong Do-won) | |
| Do-won Kwak | ... | Detective Kim (as Kwak Byung-gyu) | |
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Seok-hyeon Jo | ... | Moon Dal-seo |
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Sang-Kyeong Son | ... | Bear |
An ex-special agent CHA Tae-shik's only connection to the rest of the world is a little girl, So-mi, who lives nearby. Her mother, Hyo-jeong smuggles drugs from a drug trafficking organization and entrusts Tae-shik with the product, without letting him know. The traffickers find out about her smuggling and kidnap both Hyo-jeong and So-mi. The gang promises to release them if Tae-shik makes a delivery for them, however it actually is a larger plot to eliminate a rival drug ring leader. When Hyo-jeon's disemboweled body is discovered, Tae-shik realizes that So-mi's life may also be in danger. Tae-shik becomes enraged at the prospect that So-mi may already be dead and prepares for a battle, putting his own life at risk. Written by Anonymous
It doesn't take much to piece together a competent action flick, but this film goes the extra mile. Armed with an elaborate soundtrack, increasingly brutal action and a pair of powerful performances from Bin Won and Kim Sae-ron, The Man From Nowhere is a one-two punch worth remembering.