Typhoon (2005)
- Original title
- 태풍
- Directed by
- Kwak Kyung-taek
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- South Korea
- Runtime
- 2h 04m
- Rated
- G
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 48 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A North and South Korean refugee becomes a pirate and plots a devastating attack on both Koreas. A naval officer is sent to stop him before his plan unfolds.
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What happens
Typhoon (Korean: 태풍; RR: Taepung) is a 2005 South Korean action film directed by Kwak Kyung-taek and starring Jang Dong-gun, Lee Jung-jae, and Lee Mi-yeon. Jang plays a vengeful refugee-turned-pirate who plans a massive attack on North and South Korea. A top South Korean naval officer (Lee Jung-jae) is assigned the task to stop his plans and execute him. Typhoon was the highest budget South Korean film at the time, with a budget of over 15 million dollars, or about 17 billion won. The film was shot in three countries: South Korea, Thailand, Russia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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