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Green Fish (Movie - 1997)

Green Fish (초록물고기)

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초록물고기 (Cho-rok-mool-go-gi)

Directed by Lee Chang-dong (이창동)

Screenplay by ,

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114min | Release date in South Korea :

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This is a melodrama depicting death, love, pain, and the hardships that an innocent young man experiences in a violent society, where the meaning of family vanishes because of industrializat... More

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  • Korean Movies Feed on Raw Action
    2008/09/01, Source,
    By Lee Hyo-won
    Staff Reporter

    Action movies show the human body twisting in unimaginable ways and engage the audience in the art of primal combat. Here come two films, one about the making of an unconventional action movie, and the other which documents the stuntmen who help make such films pos,...    More
  • Culture Zone: Horror Flicks
    2008/07/18, Source,
    Welcome back.
    As is the custom on Fridays, our Yoo Jihae is in the studio to tell us about what's happening on the cultural front in the country.
    Hi, Jihae.
    What do you have for us this week?
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  • LEE Chang-Dong Tribute in Fribourg
    2008/03/04, Source,
    The most comprehensive retrospective yet of critically acclaimed Korean director Lee Chang-dong will be featured at the 22nd Fribourg Intern,...More

  • MOON Seong-geun Cast in SONG Il-gon Horror
    2008/02/26, Source,
    Acclaimed actor Moon Seong-geun will take the lead role in "Sahwa" (meaning 'Royal Massacre') a horror from Cannes winning director,...More
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 Produced by
 Myeong Kye-nam (명계남)
 Yeo Gyoon-dong (여균동)
Production
Cinema Service (시네마서비스)
Staff
 Lee Mi-yun (이미연)
 Production department
 Oh Seung-wook (오승욱)
 Assistant director
 Hong Hyun-gi (홍현기)
 Lighting/cinematography department
 Myeong Kye-nam (명계남)
 Production department
 Yeo Gyoon-dong (여균동)
 Production department
 Lee Dong-joon (이동준)
 Musician
 Kyeong Min-ho (경민호)
 Editing department
 Park Nam-hyeon (박남현)
 Martial arts director
Technics
114 min •35mm •Panoramic (1.85)
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Release date in South Korea : 1997/02/07
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Synopsis
This is a melodrama depicting death, love, pain, and the hardships that an innocent young man experiences in a violent society, where the meaning of family vanishes because of industrialization. Mak-Dong finishes his military service and is on the way home, when he helps Mi-Ae, who is being harassed by gangsters. As a result, he misses his train. Mak-Dong arrives home with her rosy scarf in his hand. Nobody welcomes Mak-Dong except his big brother with polio. Mak-Dong except his big brother with polio. Mak-Dong wishes he managed a good restaurant so that all the family members could live together. So he goes to Seoul searching for work and goes to the night club where Mi-Ae sings, to return her scarf. Mi-Ae is the mistress of the gangster Bae Tae-Gon. She finds a job for Mak-Dong through Tae-Gon. Mak-Dong begins to work in the parking lot and falls into the Family of violence...
International Film Festivals
2003 Buenos Aires International Independent Film Festival ,
2003 Prague International Film Festival Febiofest ,
2004 Jakarta International Film Festival,
2005 the Tiger Eye Firecracker Showcase,
2005 Filmasia Film Festival , Tribute to actor Han Seok-kyu
2008 Fribourg International Film Festival, Tribute to Lee Chang-dong

Box Office in Seoul (Admission) : 163.655

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Lee Chang-dong was influenced by Hou Hsiao-hsien's realism, & forced to do gangster genre in his 1st film. Don't judge this based on his later movies. This has great emotional value for the Korean generation who lived through the story.
2007-11-12 18:13:08
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