Man on the Edge | |
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Directed by | Jo Jin-kyu |
Screenplay by | Park Gyu-tae |
Produced by | Kim Woo-jae |
Starring | Park Shin-yang |
Cinematography | Jung Ki-won |
Edited by | Shin Min-kyung |
Music by | Jang Young-gyu Dalpalan |
Distributed by | Showbox |
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Running time | 128 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$21.9 million[1] |
Man on the Edge (Korean: 박수건달; RR: Baksoogundal) is a 2013 South Korean film directed by Jo Jin-kyu. The story follows Gwang-ho (Park Shin-yang), the right-hand man of a powerful crime boss, as he struggles with the realization that he is destined to become a shaman.[2] Man on the Edge is director Jo Jin-kyu's fifth film; his debut feature, My Wife Is a Gangster, is credited with sparking the popularity of gangster themes in Korean cinema.[3] In a press conference for the film, lead actor Park Shin-yang told the audience that among his other preparations, he went to a shaman to learn more about the traditional practices.[4]