director: Kim Jee-Woon
starring: Jung Woo-Sung · Lee Byung-Hun · Jung Woo-Sung
The Spaghetti
Western isn't dead... it just relocated to Asia. First, Takashi Miike
unspooled SUKIYAKI
WESTERN DJANGO and now director Kim delivers the ultimate homage to
Sergio Leone's THE
GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY. The story deals with three Korean men (a gunfighter, a bandit and a bounty hunter)
in the early 1900s as they cope with the invading Japanese army plus Chinese
and Russian bandits. Ultimately, these three "partners" have
access to a map which shows the whereabouts of a massive treasure in gold.
A
Korean film; original widescreen format (16:9), uncut (139 min.) version
in DVD encoded for ALL REGION NTSC, playable on any American DVD machine;
in Korean language with optional English or Spanish subtitles.
Violence/Adult
Material/Bloodshed:
For Mature Audiences