City of the Rising Sun

City of the Rising Sun

108 mins | Drama | Jan. 9, 1999

This is about two young men who want to find the meaning of their lives. Do-chul is a boxer who never wins a game. While trying to make some money, he gets involved with Hong-gi, a small-time crook. They somehow make friends and hang around together, but their views toward life and the world are almost opposite. Do-chul despises Hong-gi's blind materialism. Hong-gi mocks Do-chul's obsession with good-for-nothing boxing career.

City of the Rising Sun

108 mins | Drama | Jan. 9, 1999

City of the Rising Sun
This is about two young men who want to find the meaning of their lives. Do-chul is a boxer who never wins a game. While trying to make some money, he gets involved with Hong-gi, a small-time crook. They somehow make friends and hang around together, but their views toward life and the world are almost opposite. Do-chul despises Hong-gi's blind materialism. Hong-gi mocks Do-chul's obsession with good-for-nothing boxing career.
IMDb rating 6.6
Producers Sidus, Samsung Entertainment
Original title 태양은 없다
Directors Kim Sung-soo
Writers Sim San

Cast

Jung Woo-sung

as Do-chul

Lee Jung-jae

as Hong-ki

Lee Beom-soo

as Byeong-guk

Han Go-eun

as Mimi

Park Ji-hoon

as Seong-hoon

Lee Ki-yeol

as Mr. Moon

Han Sang-mi

as Hong-ki's mother

Kim Young-ho

as Boxing trainer (uncredited)

Park Sung-woong

as Byeong-guk's man

Kwon Tae-won

as Man (uncredited)

Lee Bong-gyu

as Lender (uncredited)