# City of the Rising Sun (1999)

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**Original title**: *태양은 없다*
**Runtime**: 108 min
**Genres**: Drama, Crime
**Directed by**: Kim Sung-soo
**Written by**: Sim San
**Starring**: Jung Woo-sung, Lee Jung-jae, Lee Beom-soo, Han Go-eun, Park Ji-hoon, Lee Ki-yeol

> *The last one is going in style!*

## Synopsis (in-house rewrite)

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.

**Mood tags**: foreign-gem, bittersweet, neon-soaked, outsider, raw

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