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Jung Woo-Sung Takes On An Inferno Of Terpitude And Violence In The TIFF Trailer For ASURA: THE CITY OF MADNESS

Director Kim Sung-soo’s newest presents what looks to be a stark, suspenseful tale in the new crime thriller, Asura: The City Of Madness. Kim reunites for his fourth outing with actor Jung Woo-Sung, who initially caught my attention many years ago with the 1997 urban youth crime drama, Beat, actor Hwang Jung-Min on the heels of hits like Fists Of Legend, The Wailing and Veteran. The film is opening on September 28 in South Korea but is first poised to play before TIFF during the Special Presentations line-up on September 12. As usual, festival programmers like Giovanna Fulvi get first dibs on these titles, and now offers her take on Kim’s latest effort. Korean maestro Kim Sung-soo (Musa: The Warrior) returns to the Festival with this epic crime drama about the creeping corruption that threatens a modern metropolis — and jeopardizes one man’s beleaguered soul. Detective Han (Jung Woo-sung of […]

Ryoo Seung-Wan's VETERAN Takes Its Chase To The Streets In The New Teaser

Lee B. Golden III

It’s been a minute since we’ve heard from The Berlin File and The City Of Violence helmer Ryoo Seung-Wan, but he’s back and making some waves this week with the fresh new crime comedy, Veteran. Ryoo rejoins with the lead star of his 2010 suspense thriller, The Unjust, actor Hwang Jung-Min and looks toward becoming spectacular treat at the cinema when released in July, judging by the latest teaser which you may now view below. Yoo Ah-In and Jung Woong-In also star. SYNOPSIS: After an international auto theft sting, veteran detective Do-chul is treated to a night at a club where he meets Tae-oh, the tyrannical heir to an untouchable mega corporation. Convined Tae-oh is a drug addict, he tries to investigate, but is stopped by his boss. Meanwhile Tae-oh runs into Mr Bae – a truck driver who helped Do-chul with his auto theft case – protesting to get […]