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The Japanese Godfather

Original title: Ilbon daebu
Year: 1989
Running time: 114 min.
Country: South Korea
Director: Kim Hyo-cheon
Screenwriter: Kim Ha-lim
Cast: Seung-won Yun, Kim Dong-Hyeon
Music: Lee Jong-shik
Cinematography: Paeng Jeong-mun
Producer: Oh-seong Films
Genre: Action. Drama | Crime. 1950s
Synopsis: Released from prison following the bombing of Hiroshima, Kang Dae-sun tries to return to Korea but, because of the chaos at the end of the war, fails to secure passage. He and his former cellmate Ok Man-sul become gangsters but spend a good deal of their time fighting communist sympathizers. When the Korean War breaks out, Dae-sun gives up the idea of ever returning home and concentrates on rising in rank to become the most powerful gangster in Japan.

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The Japanese Godfather

1989

Kim Hyo-cheon