Tomb of the River , also known as Paid in Blood [2](Korean: 강릉; Hanja: 江陵; RR: Gangneung) is a 2021 South Korean neo-noir action thriller film directed by Yoon Young-bin, starring Jang Hyuk and Yu Oh-seong. It was released on 10 November 2021.[3][4]
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| Hangul | 강릉 |
| Revised Romanization | Gangneung |
| Directed by | Yoon Young-bin |
| Written by | Yoon Young-bin |
| Starring | Jang Hyuk Yu Oh-seong |
Production companies | Asciendo Bon Factory Joy N Cinema DayDream Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Studio Santa Claus Nintendo Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Box office | est. US$2.68 million[1] |
Plot edit
Chairman Oh, the leader of a crime gang, plans to construct the biggest resort in Gangneung, with Kim Gil-seok as his loyal underling. Things turn violent when a new upcoming gangster Lee Min-seok sets his sight on the Gangneung resort, and uses all sorts of deceitful means to acquire it.[5]
Cast edit
Main edit
- Yu Oh-seong as Kim Gil-seok, loyal underling of Chairman Oh
- Jang Hyuk as Lee Min-seok, a ruthless gangster from Seoul
- Park Sung-geun as Cho Bang-hyun, a detective who is also Gil-seok's long time friend
- Oh Dae-hwan as Kim Hyung-geun, Gil-seok's right-hand man
Supporting edit
- Lee Hyun-kyun as Lee Chong-seop
- Shin Seung-hwan as Kang Jung-mo, Min-seok's assistant
- Song Young-kyu as President Shin
- Kim Jun-bae as Choi Mu Sang
- Lee Chae-young as Namkoong Eun-seon, Min-seok's partner
- Han Sun-hwa as Han Bo-ram
- Kim Se-joon as Chairman Oh
- Kim Tae-han
- Jo Hyun-shik
- Choi Ki-sub
Production edit
Principal photography began on October 19, 2020, and filming wrapped up on December 6, 2020.[6]
This marks a reunion between the lead actors Jang Hyuk and Yu Oh-seong after filming the series The Merchant: Gaekju 2015 together in 2015–2016.[7]
References edit
- ^ "KOFIC, KOBIS (Korean Box Office Information System) The Box office: Korean films of 2021". KOFIC. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
- ^ "Paid in Blood Viki page".
- ^ "유오성X장혁 '강릉', 11월 개봉 확정". September 16, 2021.
- ^ "장혁x유오성 '강릉' 11월17일→11월10일로 개봉일 변경".
- ^ "장혁·유오성, 영화 '강릉' 호흡". December 10, 2020.
- ^ "유오성X장혁, '강릉' 캐스팅…19일 촬영 시작". October 22, 2020.
- ^ Cho, Ji-young (November 4, 2021). "[인터뷰④] 유오성 "장혁 '장사의 신' 이후 6년 만에 재회..나이 먹더니 액션 힘들어해"('강릉')" [[Interview ④] Yoo Oh-seong "Reunited after 6 years after Jang Hyuk's 'God of Trade'.. I'm getting older and it's hard to act" ('Gangneung')]. Sports Chosun (in Korean). Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Naver.
External links edit
- Tomb of the River at IMDb
- Tomb of the River at Daum (in Korean)
- Tomb of the River at HanCinema
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