Park No-sik (박노식)

Film noir showcases duo's martial arts skills

Source | 2006/05/15 | 0 comments | Permalink |

The film might not have computer graphics imagery or spectacular wire-work, but for a martial-arts flick, it's as visually stunning as any other big-budget action spectacular.
The actors flip and spin in mid-air. They jump up walls. They shoot their bloody fists at their foes -- and it's all real. Well, mostly real.
The actors, Ryoo Seung-wan and Jeong Doo-hong, are indeed real martial artists who play leading roles in the new movie, "Jjakpae", or in its English title, The City of Violence.
"It was a dream come true", said Ryoo, who plays Seok-hwan in the film, which he also directed. "I have been playing and directing many action films, but I always longed for more, something with real live action.
"So I thought I better make one fast, while I'm young and strong enough", he said.
The 34-year-old actor and director began making 8mm films when he was in middle school. He made his first short, "Transmutated Head", in 1996 and participated in director Park Chan-Wook's "Three Members"...| More