The Man from Nowhere | |
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Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Revised Romanization | Ajeossi |
McCune–Reischauer | Ajŏssi |
Directed by | Lee Jeong-beom |
Written by | Lee Jeong-beom |
Produced by | Lee Tae-heon |
Starring | |
Cinematography | Lee Tae-yoon |
Edited by | Kim Sang-bum |
Music by | Shim Hyun-jung |
Distributed by | CJ Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 119 minutes |
Country | South Korea |
Language | Korean |
Box office | US$43 million[1] |
The Man from Nowhere (Korean: 아저씨; RR: Ajeossi; lit. Mister) is a 2010 South Korean neo-noir action-thriller film starring Won Bin and written and directed by Lee Jeong-beom. It was South Korea's highest-grossing film in 2010 and had 6.2 million admissions.[2] In the film, a mysterious man embarks on a bloody rampage when the only person who seems to understand him is kidnapped.
The Man from Nowhere was released in the United States and Canada on October 1, 2010. An Indian remake titled Rocky Handsome was released in 25 March 2016. This also marked Won Bin's final appearance as an actor to date.[3][4][5]