Gangnam 1970 (2015)

Jong-Dae and Yong-Ki make a living by picking up paper and empty bottles. Both then join different gangster clan and becomes involved in a struggle of political interests over development in Gangnam, Seoul.

Director:

Ha Yoo

Writer:

Ha Yoo

Stars:

Lee Min-Ho, Rae-won Kim, Jin-young Jung

4 wins & 10 nominations.

Cast

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)
Byung Mo Choi	...	Section Chief Moon
Gwi-hwa Choi	...	Good-for-nothing 1 of Nam Soon-Chul gang
Kim Dae-Jong	...	Byung-Sam
Jae-young Han	...	Park Chang-Bae
Joo Hee-Joong	...	Kim Choon-Ho's subordinate
Jeong Ho-bin	...	Yang Gi-Taek (as Jung Ho-Bin)
Sung-Woong Hwang	...	Choon-ho's soccer player
Kim Hyeon-Ok	...	Banquet Waltz team (as Hyun Kim)
Eom Hyo-Seob	...	Kim Jung-Gyu
Jang Hyuk-jin	...	Junk shop owner

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

female breast nudity | thrusting | caught having sex | friendship | best friends | 

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Taglines:

As the district of Gangnam development reaches its peak, two childhood friends' friendship is tested as their associated gangs battle to take larger shares of the land.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Drama

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Did You Know?

Trivia

Girl group 'AOA' member Seol-Hyun Kim's film debut.

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Alternate Versions

The uncut version released via iPTV includes the scene where Lee Min-ho takes off his shirt, the idol who turned into talented actress, 'Seolhyun"s beating up scene and the Lee Min-ho and Kim Rae-won's ragpicker scene, apart from Kim Rae-won and Lee Yeon-doo's sensational uncut bed scene.

User Reviews

Exciting if hard to follow at times

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.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [Japan]

Country:

South Korea

Language:

Korean

Release Date:

21 January 2015 (South Korea)

Also Known As:

Gangnam 1970

Filming Locations:

Seoul, South Korea

Box Office

Opening Weekend USA:

$18,022, 8 February 2015

Gross USA:

$18,022

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$16,191,434

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sega Sammy Entertainment, Showbox/Mediaplex, m.o.vera Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1