Green Fish
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Green Fish (1997
) is a South Korea
n film. It was the first feature-length film directed by Lee Chang-dong
, who also wrote the screenplay. Lee had previously been known as a novelist and high school teacher. The film stars Han Suk-kyu
in one of his first major film roles. It was the eighth highest-attended Korean film of 1997.
Although director Lee is renowned for superb writing, he allowed Han to improvise the now-famous extended monologue inside the telephone booth. The scene became iconic enough to be spoofed
by the 2002 Korean compendium of satire, "Funny Movie" directed by Gyu-seong Jang. As recently as August 2007, the scene was once again spoofed in the MBC drama "Kimchi Cheese Smile".
The character of "Kim Yang-gil" (a rival mob boss), as played by Myung Kae-nam, has been parodied with an extended back-story in the black comedy "The Customer is Always Right" (2006).
The pivotal scene in a men's restroom, has recently been cited by poet/director Yu Ha for informing the basis of a similar scene in his more stylistically baroque
A Dirty Carnival
.
1997 in film
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) is a South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n film. It was the first feature-length film directed by Lee Chang-dong
Lee Chang-dong
Lee Chang-dong is a South Korean film director, screenwriter and novelist. He won the 2008 Special Director's Prize at the Asian Film Awards and has been nominated for the Golden Lion and Palme d'Or. Lee served as South Korea's Minister of Culture and Tourism from 2003 to 2004.-Life and career:Lee...
, who also wrote the screenplay. Lee had previously been known as a novelist and high school teacher. The film stars Han Suk-kyu
Han Suk-kyu
Han Suk-kyu is a South Korean actor.-Biography:Han is known as a family man, avid golfer, fisherman and voracious reader. He collects animation by Studio Ghibli and hopes to join Ghibli voice cast one day as a Korean-speaking character. While a student at the Film and Theater department of...
in one of his first major film roles. It was the eighth highest-attended Korean film of 1997.
Although director Lee is renowned for superb writing, he allowed Han to improvise the now-famous extended monologue inside the telephone booth. The scene became iconic enough to be spoofed
Parody
A parody , in current usage, is an imitative work created to mock, comment on, or trivialise an original work, its subject, author, style, or some other target, by means of humorous, satiric or ironic imitation...
by the 2002 Korean compendium of satire, "Funny Movie" directed by Gyu-seong Jang. As recently as August 2007, the scene was once again spoofed in the MBC drama "Kimchi Cheese Smile".
The character of "Kim Yang-gil" (a rival mob boss), as played by Myung Kae-nam, has been parodied with an extended back-story in the black comedy "The Customer is Always Right" (2006).
The pivotal scene in a men's restroom, has recently been cited by poet/director Yu Ha for informing the basis of a similar scene in his more stylistically baroque
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
A Dirty Carnival
A Dirty Carnival
A Dirty Carnival is a South Korean neo-noir mob film directed by Yoo Ha that is the fourth feature film for him. Released in 2006, this film sold 1.6 million tickets.- Plot :...
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Cast
- Han Suk-kyuHan Suk-kyuHan Suk-kyu is a South Korean actor.-Biography:Han is known as a family man, avid golfer, fisherman and voracious reader. He collects animation by Studio Ghibli and hopes to join Ghibli voice cast one day as a Korean-speaking character. While a student at the Film and Theater department of...
- Makdong - Moon Sung-keunMoon Sung-keunMoon Sung-keun is a South Korean actor. Moon was born as the son of Rev. Moon Ik-hwan in Tokyo, Japan, in 1953. After graduation from Sogang University with a bachelor degree in trading, Moon had worked as a salary man for 8 years. Moon started acting on stage in 1985...
- Bae Tae-kon - Shim Hye-jinShim Hye-jinShim Hye-jin is a South Korean actress and model. Shim was regarded as a representative actress that dominated the screen of the 1990s in South Korea. Shim started her career as a model, and entered stardom with a Coca-Cola commercial in the late 1980s...
- Mi-ae - Han Seong-kyu - Makdong's 2nd eldest brother
- Jeong Jin-yeongJeong Jin-yeongJeong Jin-yeong , is a South Korean actor best-known for his role in the hugely successful The King and the Clown.-Filmography:*Green Fish...
- Makdong's 3rd eldest brother - Jeong Jae-yeongJeong Jae-yeong- Career :Jeong starred in the film noir No Blood No Tears , and was a supporting actor in Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance . Later he won Best Supporting Actor at the Blue Dragon Film Awards for his role in the box office hit Silmido ....
- Oh Ji-hye - Makdong's sister
- Song Kang-hoSong Kang-hoSong Kang-ho is a leading South Korean film actor.- Career:Song Kang-ho never professionally trained as an actor, beginning his career in social theater groups after graduating from Kimhae High School...
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