Beat (1997 film)
Beat | |
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Hangul | 비트 |
Revised Romanization | Biteu |
McCune–Reischauer | Pit‘ŭ |
Directed by | Kim Sung-su |
Written by | Sam Shin |
Based on | Beat by Huh Young-man |
Produced by | Cha Sung-ji |
Starring | Jung Woo-sung Ko So-young Yoo Oh-sung Im Chang-jung |
Cinematography | Kim Hyung-koo |
Edited by | Kim Hyeon |
Music by | Kim Jae-won |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Beat (Korean: 비트; RR: Biteu) is 1997 South Korean action crime film directed by Kim Sung-su and written by Sam Shin about a high school dropout who is forced into gang life. Jung Woo-sung played the lead Min and Ko So-young his love interest Romy. The plot is based on a bestselling graphic novel by Huh Young-man.
The role solidified Jung as a leading Korean actor and was also based on his real-life experience as a high school dropout.
Plot[edit]
Three friends in Korea all drop out of high school. Min is a feared brawler whose widowed mother is a drunk. The story traces his journey from high school to the underworld as his best friend introduces him to life in the mob. Complicating Min's life further is his love for the volatile Romy, a girl from an upper-class family with dreams of going to a prestigious college.
Cast[edit]
- Jung Woo-sung as Min[1]
- Ko So-young as Romy
- Yoo Oh-sung as Tae-soo
- Im Chang-jung as Hwan-gyu
- Sa Hyeon-jin
- Song Geum-sig
- Jang Dong-jik
- Shin Burm-sik
- Kim Boo-seon as Madam Shin
- Lee In-ock
- Lee Moon-sik as Ward Office staff
References[edit]
- ^ "Jung Woo-sung's films to be shown". 4 December 2013.
External links[edit]
- Beat at IMDb
- Beat at the Korean Movie Database
- 1997 films
- 1997 action films
- 1997 crime films
- 1990s crime action films
- 1990s Korean-language films
- 1990s South Korean films
- 1990s teen films
- South Korean crime action films
- South Korean teen films
- Films about organized crime in South Korea
- Films based on manhwa
- Films based on works by Huh Young-man
- Live-action films based on comics
- South Korean film stubs
- Comics film stubs