City of the Rising Sun

You’re a washed-up boxer picking fights you can’t win and picking pockets you’ll regret. Then Hong-ki drifts in with grease on his shoes and philosophy on his tongue and the two become visible only when the neon flickers. The director cuts from bruised knuckles to sunrise over Seoul like the city itself is holding its breath.

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Kim Sung-soo directed City of the Rising Sun in 1999. See Kim Sung-soo's full filmography, where to start with Kim Sung-soo, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kim Sung-soo.

City of the Rising Sun was released in 1999 (KO original-language production), with a runtime of 108 minutes.