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Champion (2002)
Directed by Kwak Kyung-taek
“The heart of a Warrior. The Fight of his Life.”
Drama · 1h 55m
This biopic tells the true story of Korean boxer Kim Deuk-gu. Born into poverty, Kim used boxing to free himself from his bleak surroundings, eventually becoming the world's top lightweight. Tragically, Kim's life was cut short when he died from a blood clot in his brain during a championship fight with Ray Boom Boom Mancini.
Cast
Yu Oh-seong
Kim Deuk-gu
Chae Min-seo
Lee Kyeong-mi
Yoon Seung-won
Kim Hyeon-ji
Jung Doo-hong
Lee Sang-bok
Kim Hyun-sook
Bus Driver
K
Kim Byeong-seo
Park Jong-pal
Ji Dae-han
Hwang Jun-seok
Shin Jung-keun
Kim Yoon-goo
Yang Gil-yeong
Lee Jong-sil
P
Park Ju-chun
Kim Gwang-min
L
Lee Jung-pil
Jang Seok-soo
Kim Won-jung
Kim Yong-dae
Crew
- Director
- Kwak Kyung-taek
- Writer
- Kwak Kyung-taek
- Director of Photography
- Hong Kyung-pyo
- Editor
- Park Gok-ji
- Producer
- Yang Joong-kyeong
Details
- Original title
- 챔피언
- Release date
- 2002-06-28
- Runtime
- 1h 55m
- Genres
- Drama
- Original language
- KO
- Spoken languages
- Korean
- Countries
- South Korea
- Production
- Cowell, Zininsa Film Production, Korea Pictures