A Company Man (Korean: 회사원; RR: Hoesawon) is a 2012 South Korean action film starring So Ji-sub, Lee Mi-yeon, Kwak Do-won and Kim Dong-jun. It is about a hitman who finds himself targeted by his ex-employers after he falls in love with a single mother and quits his job.[2][3][4][5]
| A Company Man | |
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 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Im Sang-yoon |
| Written by | Im Sang-yoon |
| Produced by | Oh Joo-hyeon Yu Jeong-hoon Jeong Yong-wook |
| Starring | So Ji-sub Lee Mi-yeon Kwak Do-won Kim Dong-jun |
| Cinematography | Lee Hyung-deok |
| Edited by | Nam Na-yeong |
| Music by | Mowg |
| Distributed by | Showbox/Mediaplex |
Release date |
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Running time | 96 minutes |
| Country | South Korea |
| Language | Korean |
| Budget | ₩4 billion |
| Box office | US$7.3 million[1] |
A Company Man was released in South Korean theatres on 11 October 2012.[6] American distribution company Well Go USA Entertainment released the film in American theatres on 27 August 2013.[7]
Plot
editJi Hyeong-do works for a metal fabrication company which is a front for their assassination trade. Hyeong-Do is one of the most skilled assassins. One day, Hyeong-do is assigned to get rid of his young partner Ra-Hun, after finishing their assigned hit. Ra Hun asks Hyeong-Do to give money to his family as a favor.
Hyeong-do visits Ra Hun's home, where he meets Ra Hun's mother Yu Mi-Yeon, a former singer, and falls in love with her. When Hyeong-do's colleague wants to quit his job at the company as his job has become meaningless to him after his son's death. Hyeong-do is assigned the task of finishing him, but finds himself in a life crisis as well and his bonding with Mi-Yeon is increasing day by day.
The company's boss thinks very highly of him, even though his direct superior, Kwon has a problem with him. Eventually, Hyeong-Do's crisis makes him end up in a situation in which he becomes disloyal to the company and suddenly finds himself to become the target of his former employees.
Learning this, Hyeong-go and Mi-Yeon leave for a safe place to start a new life, but Kwon and his colleagues catch up to him and kill Mi-Yeon in front of him and shoots Hyeong-Do, who survives and leaves for his office where he intends to finish them and a shootout ensues, in which Hyeong-Do finishes the assassins and Kwon. Later, the police surround the building, and Hyeong-Do surrenders to the police.
Cast
edit- So Ji-sub as Ji Hyeong-do[8][9][10][11][12]
- Lee Mi-yeon - Yoo Mi-yeon[13]
- Kwak Do-won - Kwon Jong-tae[14]
- Kim Dong-jun as Ra Hoon
- Lee Geung-young as Ban Ji-hoon, department head
- Han Bo-bae as Ra Bo-seul
- Yoo Ha-bok as Jin Chae-gook, department head
- Yoo Na-mi as Miss Ahn, receptionist
- Hong Kyung-yeon as Yang, chief of the equipment materials team
- Jeon Guk-hwan as Representative Jeon
- Lee Jae-yoon as Shin Ip-nam, sales
- Park Ji-soo as Dispensary employee
Reception
editThe film achieved one million admissions 12 days after its release. It was sold to 55 countries including Japan, China, Thailand in Asia, as well as France, Switzerland, Austria, the Netherlands and Belgium in Europe.[15]
References
edit- ^ "Hoesawon (The Killer) (2012)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- ^ Park, Eun-jee (14 September 2012). "In Company Man, murder is business as usual". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Oh, Mi-jung (10 October 2011). "So Ji Sub and Lee Mi Yeon Act in Neat Romance for A Company Man". enewsWorld. Archived from the original on 29 January 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Lee, Claire (15 October 2012). "When a Company Man tries to quit his job". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 19 June 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Baek, Byung-yeul (18 October 2012). "'All I wanted was to quit my job'". The Korea Times. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ A Company Man: Release info
- ^ "A Company Man: Well Go USA Entertainment". Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Lee, Eun-seon (23 October 2012). "SO Ji-sub of A Company Man". Korean Cinema Today. Retrieved 7 June 2013.
- ^ Lee, Hye-ji (12 September 2012). "So Ji-sub reveals difficulties of keeping acting profession". 10Asia. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (13 September 2012). "So Ji-sub almost walked off the set". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Jung, Ji-won (11 October 2012). "Tough guy gets tougher in new film Company Man". Korea JoongAng Daily. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Lee, Claire (18 October 2012). "A Company Man star 'understands' office grind". The Korea Herald. Archived from the original on 16 October 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Sunwoo, Carla (16 October 2012). "Lee Mi-yeon says So Ji-sub is boring and awkward". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Lee, Jin-ho (5 October 2012). "BIFF: Kwak Do Won Says So Ji Sub is Handsome and Nice". enewsWorld. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
- ^ Jang, Sung-ran (29 October 2012). "A Company Man Sold to 55 Countries". Korean Film Biz Zone. Korean Film Council. Retrieved 16 November 2012.
External links
edit- A Company Man at IMDb
- A Company Man at the Korean Movie Database (in Korean)
- A Company Man at HanCinema