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72% Critic Match
City of the Rising Sun
“The last one is going in style!”
7.2 / 10• 1999• 1h 48m•NR• Korean
DramaCrime
Storyline
Do-chul is a boxer who never wins a game. While trying to make some money, he gets involved with Hong-ki, a small-time crook. They somehow make friends and hang around together, but their views toward life and the world are almost opposite.
Cast & Crew
Jung Woo-sung
Do-chul
Lead
Lee Jung-jae
Hong-ki
Lee Beom-soo
Byeong-guk
Han Go-eun
Mimi
Park Ji-hoon
Seong-hoon
Lee Ki-yeol
Mr. Moon
HB
Han Bok-hui
Hong-ki's Mother
Park Sung-woong
Byeong-guk's Man
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kim Sung-soo's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. City of the Rising Sun is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
