Man of Will
| Man of Will | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Lee Won-tae |
| Written by | Lee Won-tae |
| Produced by | Kim Young-ho |
| Starring | Cho Jin-woong Song Seung-heon |
| Cinematography | Hong Jae-sik |
| Edited by | Kim Chang-ju |
| Music by | Kim Hyeong-seok |
Production companies | BA Entertainment Movie Square Pictures Wontak Pictures |
| Distributed by | Kidari Ent |
Release date |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | US$2.7 million[1] |
Man of Will is a 2017 South Korean drama film directed by Lee Won-tae, starring Cho Jin-woong and Song Seung-heon.[2][3] The film was released on October 19, 2017.[4]
Plot
In 1890s, a young man named Kim Chang-soo is sent to prison for his role in the murder of a Japanese man who took part in Empress Myeongseong's assassination. While behind bars, Kim sees that the prisoners are impoverished and uneducated and he finds out most are wrongly convicted. He begins to teach them letters so that they could clear their false charges. He gradually becomes the hope in the prison. However one day, Kim and his fellows get assigned to a large Japanese construction site where nothing but the ordeal worse than death is waiting.[5]
Cast
Main
- A Korean independence fighter and the last leader of the Korean provisional government during Japan's colonial occupation in Shanghai.
- Song Seung-heon as Kang Hyung-sik
- Prison Director
- Jung Jin-young as Go Jin-sa
- Prisoner who is sitting on the death row as a result of leading a Donghak peasantry movement.
- Jung Man-sik as Ma Sang-goo
- A fellow prisoner
Supporting
- Shin Jung-geun as Jo Duk-pal
- Yoo Seung-mok as Lee Young-dal
- Jung Gyu-soo as Yang Won-jong
- Jeon Bae-su as Park Dong-goo
- Kim Jae-young as Kim Sang-no
- Lee Seo-won as Kim Chun-dong
- Kim Yoon-sung as Na Choon-bae
- Kwak Dong-yeon as Choi Yoon-suk
- Bae Jin-woong as Choi Jak-doo
- Hiromitsu Takeda as Watanabe
- Yoon Byung-hee as Hwang Bong-goo
- Lee Tae-il as Kim Man-cheol
- Lee Soon-won as Cheon Jong-soo
- Yeom Hye-ran as Visitor
Special appearance
- Lee Sun-kyun as Go Jong
Production
The film is the debut of director Lee Won-tae, who wrote the 2015 period film The Magician and produced the 2011 horror romantic-comedy Spellbound.[7]
Principal photography began on October 31, 2016. Filming concluded on 31 January, 2017.
Release and reception
A press conference was held on September 12, 2017 at the CGV Apgujeong theater in Seoul. It was attended by the main cast. The film was released in local cinemas on October 19, 2017.[8][9]
On its opening weekend the film came in third at the local box office, selling 201,279 tickets and earned US$1.42 million, increasing the total ticket sales to 260,189 and US$1.8 million in revenue over four days.[10][11]
References
- ^ "MAN OF WILL (2017)". koreanfilm.or.kr.
- ^ Pierce Conran (November 14, 2016). "CHO Jin-woong Takes on COMMANDER KIM CHANG-SOO". Ko Film Biz Zone.
- ^ "대장 김창수' 조진웅이 보여 줄 '청년 김구'의 시간들". No Cut News (in Korean). 2017-09-12. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ Jim Min-ji (September 29, 2017). "'Man of Will' depicts Kim Koo as young man". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ Shim Sun-ah (September 29, 2017). "(Movie Review) 'Man of Will': Kim Koo biopic sheds new light on national hero". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ "Actor Cho recounts pressure of playing Kim Koo role". Koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-10-27.
- ^ "COMMANDER KIM CHANG-SOO Wraps in Gangwon-do Province". www.koreanfilm.or.kr.
- ^ "Cho Jin-woong, Song Seung-heon attend press conference for 'Captain Kim Chang-soo'". Yonhap News Agency. 13 September 2017.
- ^ Shim Sun-ah (12 September 2017). "New Korean film depicts early years of prominent independence fighter". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
- ^ Shim Sun-ah (23 October 2017). "'The Outlaws' again dominates box office, soon to hit 5 mln viewers". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ Jon Maala (23 October 2017). "The Outlaws' tops Korean box office for 2nd week". International Business Times. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
External links
- Man of Will at HanCinema
- Man of Will at IMDb
- Man of Will at Naver
- Man of Will at Daum
- Man of Will at Cine 21
