The Man from Nowhere (2010 film)

The Man from Nowhere
Theatrical release poster
Korean name
Hangul
Revised RomanizationAjeossi
McCune–ReischauerAjŏssi
Directed byLee Jeong-beom
Written byLee Jeong-beom
Produced byLee Tae-heon
Starring
CinematographyLee Tae-yoon
Edited byKim Sang-bum
Music byShim Hyun-jung
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • August 4, 2010 (2010-08-04)
Running time
119 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$43 million[1]

The Man from Nowhere (Korean아저씨; RRAjeossi; 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]

  1. ^ "The Man from Nowhere". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  2. ^ "The Best Selling Films of 2010". Korean Film Council via Koreanfilm.org. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  3. ^ "Netizens criticize Won Bin for having no new projects and only promoting as an endorsement model". Allkpop. 2018-07-03. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  4. ^ Julie Jones (2015-10-20). "Won Bin's Comeback Will Wait A While Longer". Kdramastars.com. Retrieved 2021-03-09.
  5. ^ Roshmila Bhattacharya (2014-04-07). "John Abraham plays a killing machine in 'Rocky Handsome'". Mumbai Mirror/Times of India. Retrieved 2021-03-09.