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General's Son II (1991)

General's Son II poster
Original title
장군의 아들 2
Directed by
Im Kwon-taek
Genre
drama film, action film, crime film, neo-noir
Country
South Korea
Runtime
1h 43m
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 11 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A gangster named Kim Du-han navigates the violent underworld of Korea under Japanese occupation. The film follows his struggles with rival gangs and colonial authorities.

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What happens

General's Son II (Korean: 장군의 아들 2; RR: Janggunui adeul 2), also known as The General's Son II or Son of a General II, is a 1991 South Korean crime film directed by Im Kwon-taek. The second film in Im's General's Son trilogy, it stars Park Sang-min as Kim Du-han, a gangster during the Japanese occupation of Korea. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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