City of the Rising Sun
City of the Rising Sun (Korean: 태양은 없다; RR: Taeyanggeun Ebdoa) is a 1999 South Korean film about two friends, Hong-ki and Do-chul in their mid twenties, struggling on life in the late 1990s Korean scenario. The film stars Jung Woo-sung as Do-chul and Lee Jung-jae as Hong-ki.
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| Hangul | 태양은 없다 |
| Hanja | 太陽은 없다 |
| Revised Romanization | Taeyangeun eobda |
| McCune–Reischauer | T‘aeyangŭn ŏpta |
| Directed by | Kim Sung-su |
| Produced by | Cha Seung-jae |
| Written by | Sam Shin Kim Sung-su |
| Starring | Jung Woo-sung Lee Jung-jae |
| Music by | Park Young Kim Jae-won |
| Cinematography | Kim Hyung-koo |
| Edited by | Kim Hyeon |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
Storyline
Do-chul is a boxer who is forced to give up boxing due to his continuous series of losses. Jobless as he has given up the sport, he is introduced to a debt collecting agency where he meets and starts working with Hong-ki, a swindler working as an undercover agent. Hong-ki believes that he can do everything with money, and frequently sees himself winning the lottery of life. As a gambler, he frequently bets on horse racing and loses all the money he has. The two become friends soon after they meet, although Hong-ki's swindling eventually makes Do-chul to distrust Hong-ki and announce the end of their friendship. After a series of events that cause each one of them to lose everything they have, they become friends again and wish for a little hope watching the rising sun.
Cast
- Jung Woo-sung ... Do-chul
- Lee Jung-jae ... Hong-ki
- Han Go-eun ... Mimi
- Lee Beom-soo ... Byeong-guk
- Park Ji-hun
- Lee Ki-yeol
- Han Sang-mi
- Kim Young-ho ... Boxing trainer
- Lee Bong-gyu ... Loan shark
- Kim Tae-hwan