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Marine Boy (film)

May 05, 2023

Marine Boy (Korean: 마린보이; RR: Marin Boi) is a 2009 South Korean film. The feature film debut of writer and director Yoon Jong-seok, it stars Kim Kang-woo, Cho Jae-hyun and Park Si-yeon in the lead roles. Marine Boy is the story of a former national swimmer who finds himself in debt, and out of desperation is employed as a mule by a gangster boss, smuggling drugs by sea. Yoon regarded the film's title as a unique point, saying, "There is something beguiling about its duality, how these criminals are called something that romantically calls to mind the popular cartoon Marine Boy or the star swimmer Park Tae-Hwan".[1]

Marine Boy
Theatrical poster
Directed byYoon Jong-seok
Written byYoon Jong-seok
Produced byWon Dong-yeon
Kim Ho-seong
Lee Sang-yong
StarringKim Kang-woo
Cho Jae-hyun
Park Si-yeon
CinematographyKim Ji-yong
Edited bySteve M. Choe
Kim Chang-ju
Music byJung Jae-il
Production
company
REALies pictures
Distributed byCJ Entertainment
Release date
  • February 5, 2009 (2009-02-05)
Running time
118 minutes
CountrySouth Korea
LanguageKorean
Box officeUS$3,923,970

Plot

Former national swimmer Cheon-soo dreams of travelling to Palau, and to fund his trip he works as a swimming instructor by day while gambling at night. However, after losing a game of poker he finds himself heavily in debt and in trouble with the loan sharks. Kang, the head of a local drugs syndicate, offers to pay off Cheon-soo's debts; in return, Cheon-soo must work as a "marine boy", a mule who smuggles drugs across the open waters.

Knowing the danger he faces, Cheon-soo tries to make a run for it, but he is arrested at the airport by police detective Kim Gae-ko. Kim is intent on capturing Kang, and faced with no other choice, Cheon-soo agrees to work as a spy on his behalf. His situation becomes further complicated when he falls for Yu-ri, a jazz singer under Kang's charge and the daughter of Kang's best friend. But Yu-ri suspects Kang of killing her father, and she and Cheon-soo plot to take the drug money for themselves.

Cast

Production

Marine Boy was the debut feature film by writer and director Yoon Jong-seok. Yoon said that he first began thinking about the story after watching a "very moving film noir", which inspired the type of characters he would later write into his script. During casting he was keen to avoid stereotypes, and for the role of Kang wanted someone who looked more like a businessman than a typical gangster boss, choosing Cho Jae-hyun for that reason.[2] Lead actor Kim Kang-woo had to overcome his fear of water, and prepared for his role by undergoing three months of intensive training, which began with learning basic swimming strokes in a pool and progressed to more advanced skills such as scuba diving. Kim went on to film dangerous water sequences without using a stunt double, earning praise from his fellow cast members and the production crew.[3][1] For her role as a jazz singer, Park Si-yeon received vocal training to improve her performance.[4]

Filming commenced in Seoul on 17 May 2008 with scenes of Cheon-soo and Yu-ri's first meeting,[4] and later moved to Cebu Island in the Philippines.[2] The film's production went through much trial and error due to the crew's lack of experience of filming at sea, and both crew members and actors suffered severe seasickness during filming.[3] From the initial draft of the script in 2004 to the end of production, Marine Boy took more than four years to complete.[2]

Release

Marine Boy was released in South Korea on 5 February 2009, and topped the domestic box office on its opening weekend with 415,360 admissions.[5] As of 8 March the film had accumulated a total of 833,696 admissions,[6] and as of 22 March had grossed a total of US$3,923,970.[7] Marine Boy was not regarded as a "big hit"; this has been attributed to the release of two other Korean thrillers—The Scam and Handphone—during the same month, placing the three films in competition with each other.[8] Distribution rights for the film in Turkey were sold at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival,[9] and it was one of three Korean films to be screened at the 12th Spring Showcase of the Hawaii International Film Festival.[10]

Critical response

Lee Hyo-won of The Korea Times was critical of Marine Boy for feeling "too Hollywood at times, with expensive cars crashing and featuring straight-to-bed romances", and noted that the film's middle section felt slow after a "fast paced and highly engrossing" beginning. However, Lee praised Cho Jae-hyun for portraying Kang "with ferocious naturalness and surprising tenderness", and credited supporting cast members Lee Won-jong and Oh Kwang-rok for giving the film substance.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Lee Hyo-won. "'Marine Boy' Explores Drug Trafficking". The Korea Times, 6 January 2009. Retrieved on 6 May 2009.
  2. ^ a b c Lee Eun-joo. "Marine Boy hooked on diving for drugs". JoongAng Daily, 28 January 2009. Retrieved on 6 May 2009.
  3. ^ a b Yang Sung-jin. "'Marine Boy' swims against the tide". The Korea Herald, 6 January 2009. Retrieved on 6 May 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Park Si-yeon, Challenge Kim Hye-soo of "The War of Flower" as 'femme fatale"". HanCinema, 22 May 2008. Retrieved on 6 May 2009.
  5. ^ "Korean Box Office Week-end 2009.02.06 ~ 2009.02.08". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 May 2009.
  6. ^ "Korean Box Office Week-end 2009.03.06 ~ 2009.03.08". HanCinema. Retrieved on 5 May 2009.
  7. ^ "South Korea Box Office March 20–22, 2009". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved on 5 May 2009.
  8. ^ Lee Hyo-won. "Korean Films to Return in April". The Korea Times, 26 March 2009. Retrieved on 5 May 2009.
  9. ^ Lee Eun-joo. "Korean films leave their mark in Berlin". JoongAng Daily, 18 February 2009. Retrieved on 5 May 2009.
  10. ^ Chung, Jeff. "3 Korean films to show in HIFF's spring festival". The Honolulu Advertiser, 20 March 2009. Retrieved on 7 May 2009.
  11. ^ Lee Hyo-won. "'Marine Boy' Stays Afloat With Supporting Acts". The Korea Times, 22 January 2009. Retrieved on 5 May 2009.

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Marine Boy Korean 마린보이 RR Marin Boi is a 2009 South Korean film The feature film debut of writer and director Yoon Jong seok it stars Kim Kang woo Cho Jae hyun and Park Si yeon in the lead roles Marine Boy is the story of a former national swimmer who finds himself in debt and out of desperation is employed as a mule by a gangster boss smuggling drugs by sea Yoon regarded the film s title as a unique point saying There is something beguiling about its duality how these criminals are called something that romantically calls to mind the popular cartoon Marine Boy or the star swimmer Park Tae Hwan 1 Marine BoyTheatrical posterDirected byYoon Jong seokWritten byYoon Jong seokProduced byWon Dong yeonKim Ho seongLee Sang yongStarringKim Kang wooCho Jae hyunPark Si yeonCinematographyKim Ji yongEdited bySteve M Choe Kim Chang juMusic byJung Jae ilProductioncompanyREALies picturesDistributed byCJ EntertainmentRelease dateFebruary 5 2009 2009 02 05 Running time118 minutesCountrySouth KoreaLanguageKoreanBox officeUS 3 923 970 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 5 Critical response 6 References 7 External linksPlot EditFormer national swimmer Cheon soo dreams of travelling to Palau and to fund his trip he works as a swimming instructor by day while gambling at night However after losing a game of poker he finds himself heavily in debt and in trouble with the loan sharks Kang the head of a local drugs syndicate offers to pay off Cheon soo s debts in return Cheon soo must work as a marine boy a mule who smuggles drugs across the open waters Knowing the danger he faces Cheon soo tries to make a run for it but he is arrested at the airport by police detective Kim Gae ko Kim is intent on capturing Kang and faced with no other choice Cheon soo agrees to work as a spy on his behalf His situation becomes further complicated when he falls for Yu ri a jazz singer under Kang s charge and the daughter of Kang s best friend But Yu ri suspects Kang of killing her father and she and Cheon soo plot to take the drug money for themselves Cast EditKim Kang woo Cheon soo Cho Jae hyun Company president Kang Park Si yeon Yu ri Lee Won jong Detective Kim Gae ko Um Hyo sup Section chief Jo Oh Dae hwan Coach Lee Choi Su rin as Jazz bar owner Yoo Ji yeon House madame Park Byung eun Ji ho Im Hyeong gook Choi Do wook Jo Jae yoon Department head Im Kim Joon bae Company president Hwang Oh Kwang rok Doctor Park Choi Jung woo Gambling man Hakuryu SuzukiProduction EditMarine Boy was the debut feature film by writer and director Yoon Jong seok Yoon said that he first began thinking about the story after watching a very moving film noir which inspired the type of characters he would later write into his script During casting he was keen to avoid stereotypes and for the role of Kang wanted someone who looked more like a businessman than a typical gangster boss choosing Cho Jae hyun for that reason 2 Lead actor Kim Kang woo had to overcome his fear of water and prepared for his role by undergoing three months of intensive training which began with learning basic swimming strokes in a pool and progressed to more advanced skills such as scuba diving Kim went on to film dangerous water sequences without using a stunt double earning praise from his fellow cast members and the production crew 3 1 For her role as a jazz singer Park Si yeon received vocal training to improve her performance 4 Filming commenced in Seoul on 17 May 2008 with scenes of Cheon soo and Yu ri s first meeting 4 and later moved to Cebu Island in the Philippines 2 The film s production went through much trial and error due to the crew s lack of experience of filming at sea and both crew members and actors suffered severe seasickness during filming 3 From the initial draft of the script in 2004 to the end of production Marine Boy took more than four years to complete 2 Release EditMarine Boy was released in South Korea on 5 February 2009 and topped the domestic box office on its opening weekend with 415 360 admissions 5 As of 8 March the film had accumulated a total of 833 696 admissions 6 and as of 22 March had grossed a total of US 3 923 970 7 Marine Boy was not regarded as a big hit this has been attributed to the release of two other Korean thrillers The Scam and Handphone during the same month placing the three films in competition with each other 8 Distribution rights for the film in Turkey were sold at the 59th Berlin International Film Festival 9 and it was one of three Korean films to be screened at the 12th Spring Showcase of the Hawaii International Film Festival 10 Critical response EditLee Hyo won of The Korea Times was critical of Marine Boy for feeling too Hollywood at times with expensive cars crashing and featuring straight to bed romances and noted that the film s middle section felt slow after a fast paced and highly engrossing beginning However Lee praised Cho Jae hyun for portraying Kang with ferocious naturalness and surprising tenderness and credited supporting cast members Lee Won jong and Oh Kwang rok for giving the film substance 11 References Edit a b Lee Hyo won Marine Boy Explores Drug Trafficking The Korea Times 6 January 2009 Retrieved on 6 May 2009 a b c Lee Eun joo Marine Boy hooked on diving for drugs JoongAng Daily 28 January 2009 Retrieved on 6 May 2009 a b Yang Sung jin Marine Boy swims against the tide The Korea Herald 6 January 2009 Retrieved on 6 May 2009 a b Park Si yeon Challenge Kim Hye soo of The War of Flower as femme fatale HanCinema 22 May 2008 Retrieved on 6 May 2009 Korean Box Office Week end 2009 02 06 2009 02 08 HanCinema Retrieved on 5 May 2009 Korean Box Office Week end 2009 03 06 2009 03 08 HanCinema Retrieved on 5 May 2009 South Korea Box Office March 20 22 2009 Box Office Mojo Retrieved on 5 May 2009 Lee Hyo won Korean Films to Return in April The Korea Times 26 March 2009 Retrieved on 5 May 2009 Lee Eun joo Korean films leave their mark in Berlin JoongAng Daily 18 February 2009 Retrieved on 5 May 2009 Chung Jeff 3 Korean films to show in HIFF s spring festival The Honolulu Advertiser 20 March 2009 Retrieved on 7 May 2009 Lee Hyo won Marine Boy Stays Afloat With Supporting Acts The Korea Times 22 January 2009 Retrieved on 5 May 2009 External links EditOfficial website in Korean Marine Boy at the Korean Movie Database Marine Boy at IMDb Marine Boy at HanCinema Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marine Boy film amp oldid 1112548923, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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