Die Bad: 4K Remastering
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Overview
Sung-bin accidentally commits manslaughter while breaking up his friend Suk-hwan’s rumble. After serving his sentence, Sung-bin reaches out to Suk-hwan but now a police investigator, Suk-hwan avoids Sung-bin. One day, Sung-bin saves a mobster by chance, and follows him into the world of violence. Suk-hwan’s brother Sang-hwan secretly enters the gang finds a place under Sung-bin’s wing, making their relationships even more twisted.
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Review
There is no other way to describe director Ryoo Seungwan’s debut film Die Bad (2000) other than as a myth. As a Cinekid, with only passion for film and no relevant formal education, Ryoo learnt to direct while working on the productions of director Park Chan-wook, Park Ki-Hyung, and Kwak Kyung-taek, and made his first short film, Rumble (1999) using the scraps of Bad Movie (1997), with a budget of 3.8 million KRW. Then he gradually made 3 more short films before eventually completing the omnibus feature film, Die Bad. This film created a syndrome by attracting 80,000 viewers nationwide, thanks to the vivid tension, explosive action scenes, and the appearance of actor, Ryoo Seungbum, who is still amazing to watch, even now. Die Bad is the root that allowed Ryoo to move through action films and become a master of diverse genres, including thrillers and period dramas. It is also nice to see the performances of the younger Jung Jae-yeong, Im Won-hee, and Ahn Gil-kang, and also cinematographer, Chung Chung-hoon, as a car center employee, and director Jang Kun-jae as a friend of Sang-hwan, played by Ryoo Seungbum. (MOON Seok)
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Credit
- DirectorRYOO Seungwan
- ProducerKIM Seongje
- ScreenplayRYOO Seungwan
- CinematographyCHO Youngkyu, CHOI Young-hwan
- GafferKIM Seongkwan, LEE Gyeong-sun, PARK Yeon-il
- MusicKIM Donggyu, KIM Seonghyun, SONG Changduk
- EditorAHN Byeongkeun
- SoundKIM Donggyu
- CastRYOO Seungwan, PARK Sungbin, RYOO Seungbum, BAE Jungsik
Film Source
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Director
RYOO Seungwan
Born in 1973. Ryoo became known as "the Action Kid of Chungmuro" by building his own unique cinematic perspective with his successful debut feature Die Bad (2000). He subsequently directed films such as Crying Fist (2005), The City of Violence (2006), The Unjust (2010), Veteran (2014), Escape from Mogadishu (2021), and Smugglers (2023).
