City of the Rising Sun

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1999 South Korean film

City of the Rising Sun

Hangul|

태양은 없다

Hanja|

太陽은 없다

Revised Romanization| Taeyangeun eobda
McCune–Reischauer| T‘aeyangŭn ŏpta
Directed by| Kim Sung-su
Written by| Sam Shin
Kim Sung-su
Produced by| Cha Seung-jae
Starring| Jung Woo-sung
Lee Jung-jae
Cinematography| Kim Hyung-koo
Edited by| Kim Hyeon
Music by| Park Young
Kim Jae-won

Release date

* January 9, 1999 (1999-01-09)

Running time

| 101 minutes
Country| South Korea
Language| Korean

City of the Rising Sun (Korean: 태양은 없다; RR: Taeyangeun Eobda) is a 1999 South Korea action drama film about two friends, Hong-ki and Do-chul, in their mid-twenties struggling in life, set against the backdrop of late 1990s Korea. The film stars Jung Woo-sung as Do-chul and Lee Jung-jae as Hong-ki.

## Storyline

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Do-chul is a boxer who is forced to give up boxing due to his continuous series of losses. Jobless as he has given up the sport, he is introduced to a debt collecting agency where he meets and starts working with Hong-ki, a swindler, a con-artist. Hong-ki believes that he can do everything with money, and frequently sees himself winning the lottery of life. As a gambler, he frequently bets on horse racing and loses all the money he has. The two become friends soon after they meet, although Hong-ki's swindling eventually makes Do-chul to distrust Hong-ki and announce the end of their friendship. After a series of events that cause each one of them to lose everything they have, they become friends again and wish for a little hope watching the rising sun.

## Cast

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* 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-hun
* Lee Ki-yeol
* Han Sang-mi
* Kim Young-ho as Boxing trainer
* Lee Bong-gyu as Loan shark
* Kim Tae-hwan

## External links

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* City of the Rising Sun at the Korean Movie Database
* City of the Rising Sun at IMDb

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