by Bhob Stewart
synopsis
In this South Korean crime drama, Makdong (Han Suk-Kyu) is discharged from the army to find changes in his rural hometown village. Aboard a train, he meets nightclub singer Miae (Shim Hye-Jin), girlfriend of a Seoul gang leader (Moon Sung-Keun). Makdong joins the gang, but his increasing interest in Miae puts him in conflict with the boss. This film won the 1997 Vancouver Film Festival's Dragons and Tigers Award, given to top Asian films.
characteristics
- Mob
- Mafia
- Love-triangle
- Risk
- Songwriter
- Yakuza
- Songwriting
- Jeopardy
- Homecoming
- Danger
- Bad-woman
- Discharge
- Endangerment
- Good-guy
- Gang
