Credited cast: | |||
Lee Min-Ho | ... | Jong-dae | |
Rae-won Kim | ... | Yong-ki | |
Jin-young Jung | ... | Gil-su | |
Ji-Soo Kim | ... | Min Sung-hee (as Ji-su Kim) | |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Jeon Bae-soo | ... | Co. President Gu (as Bae-Su Jeon) | |
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Byung Mo Choi | ... | Section Chief Moon |
Gwi-hwa Choi | ... | Good-for-nothing 1 of Nam Soon-Chul gang | |
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Kim Dae-Jong | ... | Byung-Sam |
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Jae-young Han | ... | Park Chang-Bae |
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Joo Hee-Joong | ... | Kim Choon-Ho's subordinate |
Jeong Ho-bin | ... | Yang Gi-Taek (as Jung Ho-Bin) | |
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Sung-Woong Hwang | ... | Choon-ho's soccer player |
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Kim Hyeon-Ok | ... | Banquet Waltz team (as Hyun Kim) |
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Eom Hyo-Seob | ... | Kim Jung-Gyu |
Jang Hyuk-jin | ... | Junk shop owner |
In the 1970s, during the height of political corruption, Gangnam, the southern part of Seoul is starting to be transformed into a developed area. Childhood friends Jong-dae and Yong-ki struggle to get by, until their shanty homes are demolished by local thugs. Desperate for cash, they get involved in violent political clashes, and are separated during one of the skirmishes. Three years later, Jong-dae lives as an honest man with former gang leader Kil-su. Meanwhile, Yong-ki has joined Seoul's most powerful criminal organization, the Myeongdong-pa. As a gangster, Yong-ki is entangled in a high-stakes battle over land in Gangnam, all in the name of putting together secret presidential election funds that drive up the value of the city. As the gangs fight over the rights to various plots of land, Yong-ki is captured and interrogated by a rival gang. The southern part of Stransformed into a developed area. Written by tsheringtashi75
Fans of Lee Min Ho may want to tune into this watchable violent explicit gangster movie set in the 1970s corruption world of Seoul property development. At first it may seem hard to imagine the romantic comedy drama actor in such a gritty role. But he is quite good. Kim Rae Won is better here than in more romantic roles. His face isn't right for romance. There are some out of place explicit love scenes.
Main fault is that there are too many characters. Don't like that couldn't keep straight which gangster or politician was doing what to whom. Fewer cast members would have been better. The property deals were interesting.
The fight scenes are quite real looking except the top especially funeral scene feels laughable.