General's Son

General's Son
Poster to General's Son (1990)

Hangul	장 군 의 아 들
Hanja	將軍의 아들
Revised Romanization	Jangguneui Adeul
McCune–Reischauer	Changgunŭi Adŭl
Directed by	Im Kwon-taek
Produced by	Lee Tae-won
Written by	Yoon Sam-yuk
Based on	The General's Son by Hong Song-yu
Starring	Park Sang-min Shin Hyun-joon
Music by	Shin Pyong-ha
Cinematography	Jung Il-sung
Edited by	Park Sun-duk
Distributed by	Taehung Pictures
Release dates	June 9, 1990 (1990-06-09)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	South Korea
Language	Korean Japanese

General's Son (Hangul: 장군의 아들; RR: Janggunui adeul) is a 1990 South Korean film directed by Im Kwon-taek. It was the most highly attended film in South Korea in both 1990 and 1991.^[1] This is the first of a trilogy with General's Son II in 1991 and General's Son III in 1992.

Plot

Kim Du-han lost his mother at the age of eight, and he survives on the streets as a singing beggar. His natural-born fighting skills places him on the mean streets of Jongno with the kisaeng house Wumigwan at the center. He is soon recognized for his incredible strength and ability. He finds out through Shin Ma-jeok, the head of a student gang, that he is the son of General Kim Jwa-jin who fought against the Japanese army. Meanwhile, the Yakuzas expand their sphere of influence and try to take over the Jongno streets but Du-han protects the Korean vendors of Jongno and wins their respect. When the head of Wumigwan, Kim Gi-hwan is arrested, Du-han becomes the leader of the Jongno gang.

Cast

Park Sang-min - Kim Du-han
Shin Hyun-joon - Hayashi
Lee Il-jae
Bang Eun-hee
Kim Hyung-Il
Hwang Jung-min
Jung Doo-hong
Kim Sun-kyung
Yang Taek-jo

Awards

Grand Bell Awards: Best New Actor (1991)^[1]

Notes

1 2 "History in Popular Culture: Movies / South Korea". Memory & Reconciliation in the Asia-Pacific. Retrieved 2007-12-04. External link in |publisher= (help)

Sources

Janggunui adeul (1990) at the Internet Movie Database
"Son of a General". Variety. 1991-06-10. p. 62.
"The General's Son". Busan International Film Festival. Retrieved 2013-09-05.
Fountain, Clarke. "Chang-gun ui Adeul (1990)". Allmovie. Retrieved 2013-09-05.

Films directed by Im Kwon-taek

Farewell to the Duman River (1962)
Femme Fatale, Jang Hee-bin (1968)
The Genealogy (1979)
The Hidden Hero (1979)
Mandala (1981)
Gilsoddeum (1986)
Ticket (1986)
The Surrogate Woman (1987)
Village in the Mist (1982)
Adada (1987)
Diary of King Yeonsan (1987)
Come Come Come Upward (1989)
General's Son (1990)
General's Son II (1991)
Fly High Run Far (1991)
General's Son III (1992)
Seopyeonje (1993)
The Taebaek Mountains (1994)
Festival (1996)
Downfall (1997)
Chunhyang (2000)
Chi-hwa-seon (2002)
Low Life (2004)
Beyond the Years (2007)
Hanji (2011)
Revivre (2015)

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