RYOO Seung-wan Joins in HD Film Project of CJ Entertainment
May 02, 2006
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by Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)
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City of Violence (Jjakpae) will be the next action packed - film for director RYOO Seung-wan. RYOO's recent films were the critically acclaimed boxing drama Crying Fist (2005) and the popular martial arts comedy Arahan (2004).
City of Violence will be a HD film produced by CJ Entertainment. CJ Entertainment started a low-budget HD film project to explore the cost-efficient digital filmmaking and assigned some of South Korea's main directors. The first announced film of the HD project is PARK Chan-wook's next film I am a cyborg. But That's OK.
Director RYOO himself will play the lead character. The protagonist returns to his hometown for a funeral of his friend. His friend was the victim of organized crime and he starts an investigation to seek revenge.
LEE Won-jae who wrote the Blood Rain adaptation is responsible for the scenario. Filming started last February and apparently HD filming is not only cost-effective, but also time-saving; the film is to be released this June.
Director RYOO Seung-wan was part of the first books about influential South Korean directors published by the Korean Film Council (KOFIC). The PDF file is available for free on the KOFIC website: http://www.koreanfilm.or.kr/kofic/publications_03.asp
Yi Ch'ang-ho (KOFIC)
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