Geochilmaru (2005) - 거칠마루 (Geo-chil-ma-roo)

'Geochilmaru: The Showdown' [DVD Review]

2006/04/23 | Source | Permalink |

Unique blend of a naturalistic, low-key approach and wry, quirky humor

Kyu Hyun Kim (internews)

Murim Jijon, (in Korean means "The Ultimate Among Martial Artists") an internet website devoted to all things martial arts, is embroiled in a controversy over the identity of a mysterious contributor, known only as "Geochilmaru (a vernacular Korean name roughly meaning "The Toughest and Best")".

When the members of the site challenge Geochilmaru that he is all talk and no action, he responds by selecting eight among them and giving them a chance to fight him.


Production Notes

A Sponge/Mongmaru Production.

Directed by Kim Jin-seong. Screenplay by Byeon Won-mi and Kim Jin-seong. Starring Kwon Min-gi, Kim Jin-myeong, Seong Hong-il, Oh Mi-jeong, Yoo Yang-rae, Yoo Ji-hoon, Jang Tae-sik, Choi Jin-yong.

Cinematography by Choi Young-min. International sales by Sponge. 86 min.
oming from radically diverse social backgrounds and specializing in various martial arts ski...| More

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Kick-butt actress takes role as interpreter for Jeju police

2006/01/12 | Source | Permalink |

The heroine of the Korean martial arts film "Geochilmaru: The Showdown", is now embarking on her chosen career ― though one perhaps just as daunting as acting. Following graduation from police college as a marine police officer, Oh Mi-jeong, 27, is now on board Patrol Ship No. 1502, based out of Jeju Island. She is responsible for Korean-Chinese interpretation.
Ms. Oh, playing the character "president Cheol", showed off her martial arts skills in the film, which stars eight martial arts masters. The movie opened last September.
As a youngster, Ms. Oh was not interested in martial arts, as her father, a taekwondo instructor, did not push her to take it up. However, she joined a wushu (a Chinese martial art) club at Jeju National University.
She said she joined the club on a whim, but later won prizes in national wushu competitions between 1998 and 2000. Perhaps she had martial arts in her genes, as she achieved a second-level grade in wushu and a first-level in Japanese kendo w...| More

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KOFIC supporting release of small-scale films

2005/11/23 | Source | Permalink |

The Korean Film Council has stepped up its support of small-scale arthouse releases, with three films scheduled to be released in November through the KOFIC-supported ArtPlus Cinema Network.

The three films all drew a positive reception at the recent Pusan International Film Festival, and include multiple prize winner The Unforgiven by YOON Jong-bin, about the experiences of several young men during their obligatory two-year military service; independent feature Five Is Too Many by AHN Seul-gi, about the relationship that develops between five outsiders in Korean society; and Korean-Japanese documentary Annyong, Sayonara by KIM Tae-il and Kumiko KATO, about the efforts of a Korean woman and a Japanese man to sue to Yasukuni Shrine, which holds the remains of several Japanese war criminals.

The films will be screened nationwide through the various venues that have signed up to the ArtPlus Cinema Network, giving audiences a chance to experience smaller, less commercially-oriented f...| More

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