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City of the Rising Sun

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{{Infobox film

| name = City of the Rising Sun

| image = City_Of_The_Rising_Sun_poster.jpg

|alt=City of the Rising Sun film poster

| native_name =

| director = Kim Sung-su

| producer = Cha Seung-jae

| writer = Sam Shin
Kim Sung-su

| starring = Jung Woo-sung
Lee Jung-jae

| music = Park Young
Kim Jae-won

| cinematography = Kim Hyung-koo

| editing = Kim Hyeon

| distributor =

| released =

| runtime = 101 minutes

| country = South Korea

| language = Korean

| budget =

| gross =

}}

'City of the Rising Sun' is a 1998 South Korean film about two friends, Hong-ki and Do-chul in their mid twenties, struggling on life in the late 1990s Korean scenario. The film stars Jung Woo-sung as Do-chul and Lee Jung-jae as Hong-ki.

Storyline



Do-chul is a boxer who is forced to give up boxing due to his continuous series of losses. Jobless as he has given up the sport, he is introduced to a debt collecting agency where he meets and starts working with Hong-ki, a swindler, a con-artist.

Hong-ki believes that he can do everything with money, and frequently sees himself winning the lottery of life. As a gambler, he frequently bets on horse racing and loses all the money he has.

The two become friends soon after they meet, although Hong-ki's swindling eventually makes Do-chul to distrust Hong-ki and announce the end of their friendship. After a series of events that cause each one of them to lose everything they have, they become friends again and wish for a little hope watching the rising sun.

Cast



*Jung Woo-sung as Do-chul

*Lee Jung-jae as Hong-ki

*Han Go-eun as Mimi

*Lee Beom-soo as Byeong-guk

*Park Ji-hun

*Lee Ki-yeol

*Han Sang-mi

*Kim Young-ho as Boxing trainer

*Lee Bong-gyu as Loan shark

*Kim Tae-hwan


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