City of the Rising Sun

City of the Rising Sun
City of the Rising Sun
Directed by	Kim Sung-su
Written by	Sam Shin ; Kim Sung-su
Produced by	Cha Seung-jae
Starring	Jung Woo-sung; Lee Jung-jae
Cinematography	Kim Hyung-koo
Edited by	Kim Hyeon
Music by	Park Young ; Kim Jae-won
Release date	January 1, 1999;
Running time	101 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean

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.

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

External links

City of the Rising Sun at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
City of the Rising Sun at IMDb

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