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Ma-yak-wang

  • 2018
  • Not Rated
  • 2h 19m
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6.2/10
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Ma-yak-wang (2018)
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Set in Busan, South Korea during the 1970s, Lee Doo-sam builds an empire as a drug smuggler in the Busan underworld, while public prosecutor Kim In-goo attempts to take down Lee Doo-sam.Set in Busan, South Korea during the 1970s, Lee Doo-sam builds an empire as a drug smuggler in the Busan underworld, while public prosecutor Kim In-goo attempts to take down Lee Doo-sam.Set in Busan, South Korea during the 1970s, Lee Doo-sam builds an empire as a drug smuggler in the Busan underworld, while public prosecutor Kim In-goo attempts to take down Lee Doo-sam.

  • Director
    • Min-ho Woo
  • Writer
    • Min-ho Woo
  • Stars
    • Song Kang-ho
    • Jo Jung-Suk
    • Bae Doona
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.2/10
    3.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Min-ho Woo
    • Writer
      • Min-ho Woo
    • Stars
      • Song Kang-ho
      • Jo Jung-Suk
      • Bae Doona
    • 15User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations

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    Bae Doona and Song Kang-ho in Ma-yak-wang (2018)
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    Song Kang-ho
    Song Kang-ho
    • Lee Doo-sam
    Jo Jung-Suk
    Jo Jung-Suk
    • Kim In-goo
    Bae Doona
    Bae Doona
    • Kim Jeong-ah
    Jeon Ah-hee
    • 3rd Younger sister
    Si-Won Cha
    • Yong-Pal gang member #2
    Ju-Seon Eo
    • Handcart cleaner
    Chang-Hyeon Han
    • Busan Citizen's Hall MC
    Lee Hee-joon
    Lee Hee-joon
    • Choi Jin-Pil
    Ga-Yoon Heo
    • Jong-Soon
    Lee Ho-Cheol
    • Hippo
    Dae-Myung Kim
    Dae-Myung Kim
    • Lee Doo-hwan
    Ji-Eun Kim
    • Choi Jin Pil's wife
    Park Kyung-hye
    Park Kyung-hye
    • Lee Kyung-Ja
    Hee-jin Lee
    Ju-won Lee
    • Baek Woon-chang courtyard agent 3
    Kim So-jin
    • Seong Sook-kyeong
    • (as Kim So-Jin)
    Lee Sung-min
    Lee Sung-min
    • Seo Sang-hoon
    Jo Woo-jin
    Jo Woo-jin
    • Jo Seong-kang
    • Director
      • Min-ho Woo
    • Writer
      • Min-ho Woo
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      Song Kang-ho and Bae Doo Na had previously worked together in the 2006 film, The Host.

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    7/10
    #MadeInKorea
    Based on Lee Doo-sam's true story, I like South Korean humor, slightly unpretentious and in disconnected moments, but here I missed the humor, as they were not successful, and ended up becoming overwhelming, Kang-ho Song is great as calm citizen, a common and ambitious man, almost clumsy, there is no way not to associate it with the wonderful "Breaking Bad", but here we lack the humor ... We have great photography, ambiance, soundtrack from the 70s, delights, but a bit long and almost dispersed ... That ending, almost "heroic", was crazy and fun, that dark humor that we love, #MadeInKorea.
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    • RosanaBotafogo
    • May 6, 2021

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    • Release date
      • December 19, 2018 (South Korea)
    • Country of origin
      • South Korea
    • Languages
      • Korean
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The Drug King
    • Production company
      • Showbox/Mediaplex
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    • Gross worldwide
      • $14,446,477
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 19 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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