[movie 2008] Dachimawa Lee 다찌마와리

[Guest kdramafanusa]

Lim Won-hee, Ryoo Seung-beom, Kong Hyo-jin, Park Si-yeon, Hwang Bo-ra

Dachimawa Lee 다찌마와리

PRESENTED BY : SHOWBOX/MEDIAPLEX

PRODUCED BY : FILMMAKER R&K

DIRECTOR : Ryoo Seung-wan 류승완 (City of Violence, Crying Fist, No Blood No Tears, Arahan)

CAST : Lim Won-hee 임원희 (Le Grand Chef), Ryoo Seung-beom 류승범 (Bloody Tie, Crying Fist, Arahan), Kong Hyo-jin 공효진 (Thank You), Park Si-yeon 박시연 (Bittersweet Life), Hwang Bo-ra 황보라

GENRE : Action, Adventure, Comedy

RELEASE DATE : August 14, 2008

SYNOPSIS :

Official Homepage : Official website // Official blog

Related Sites : Trailers * Cine21 * Daum

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RYOO Seung-wan Remakes Short into Feature

[by Nigel D’Sa (KOFIC) - 2008-01-18]

Director RYOO Seung-wan has cast brother RYOO Seung-beom and actress KONG Hyo-jin in an expanded remake of his 35-minute short film Dajjimawa Lee (2000), originally made exclusively to screen on the internet. Actor LIM Won-hee (Le Grand Chef), who also starred in the original, will join RYOO and KONG in the updated version.

Dajjimawa Lee became a sensation when it was released over the internet, receive more than a million views. The film followed on the success of director RYOO’s low budget astonishing debut Die Bad, a US $65 000 action film with gripping if gritty visuals and an adroitly woven plot.

Dajjimawa was intended as a parody of / homage to Korean action films of the 70s. The term dajjimawa was often used in the film industry to describe action scenes. Dialogue in RYOO’s spoof was often taken verbatim from genre films of that era, such as “Kyung-ah, there’s nothing do. How ‘bout a little kiss?” RYOO reportedly was also deeply influenced by the films of cult-auteur KIM Ki-young.

The new version, produced by Owe-yoo-nae-kang, appears to have sidelined RYOO’s period-set zombie action feature Yacha for the time being.

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SYNOPSIS

Under Japanese imperialism, Korean national treasure Golden Buddha is stolen. The interim government appoints legendary Korean spy Agent Lee to recover the fabled statue and reveal the dark plot behind the theft. The first attempted recovery operation fails miserably, loosing both the statue and a sexy partner. Agent Lee discovers that the failure was an inside job and fueled by rage of revenge, he must face off with the shadowy figure behind the plot on the snowy field of Switzerland where the statue is believed to be hidden.

ABOUT MOVIE

A new wave and new standards in a character movie

Having shattered stereotypes and standards of traditional action movies in the past, RYOO Seung-wan redefines spy movie with DACHIMAWA LEE, a pioneering spy-action film that strikes a balance between a style, substance and comedy. The film blends in various characteristics of Korean cinema of Korean cinema during the sixties and seventies in order to give the look and feel of the film from that period and parody the era at the same time. One such example is dubbing 100% of all dialogues in post, which are delivered in a completely exaggerated tone and manner.

CHARACTERS / CAST

LIM Won-hee as 'Dachimawa Lee'

A new breed of ultra action spy

Perfectly combed and parted hair, trend-defining fancy new suit, and lightning fists. These are what a real man is made of. And such real man would never admit sadness even when he is wallowing in sorrow. There's no other man like DACHIMAWA LEE. He is the only person that can save his country from crisis and willingly takes on the death-defying mission.

[selected Filmography]

2007 LE GRAND CHEF // 2005 CRYING FIST // 2004 THREE...EXTREMES - SEGMENT CUT

PARK Si-yeon as 'Marie'

The Black Flower of the Espionage

A sensuous Bond girl who has both a sweet fragrance and a deathly poison!

[selected Filmography]

2007 A LOVE // 2005 THE FOX FAMILY

KONG Hyo-jin as 'GEUM Yeon-ja'

A Woman of a Thousand Faces

A chilling super agent who allows not even the slightest mistake!

[selected Filmography]

2007 M / HAPPINESS // 2005 FAMILY TIES

RYOO Seung-bum as 'Border Lynx'

A Bandit without a Country

An unlucky man who aspires for justice, only to be beaten down by his own nature!

[selected Filmography]

2008 RADIO DAYS // 2006 BLOODY TIE // 2005 CRYING FIST // 2004 ARAHAN

DIRECTOR RYOO Seung-wan

"I wouldn't have started it at all if it wasn't unique!"

After making a stunning debut with DIE BAD, director RYOO Seung-wan took another gigantic leap in action with NO BLOOD NO TEARS. He then followed with urban martial arts legend ARAHAN, opening the doors for potential Korean martial arts films, then scraped humanity up from out of the deepest of pits with CRYING FIST, and reinvented Korean-style real action with THE CITY OF VIOLENCE.

Director RYOO is famous for taking a certain genre and completely changing it around to represent it, 'RYOO style'. His endless research into drama containing Korean sentimentality and Korean-style action shines through in DACHIMAWA LEE. He has given birth to a very original film that takes the plot and details of a spy movie and converge them. The film is bound to be the greatest sensation of the year 2008.

2006 CITY OF VIOLENCE (Venice FF, Midnight section)

2005 CRYING FIST (Cannes FF, Director's Fortnight, FIPRESCI Prize)

2004 ARAHAN (PIFAN, BEST OF PUCHON)

2002 NO BLOOD NO TEARS

2000 DIE BAD (Pusan FF, PSB AUDIENCE AWARD; Vancouver FF, Dragons and Tigers Award)

[Details/Photos: Mediaplex/Showbox, Cine21, Twitch, Daum]

[Guest]

GASP! RSB and GHJ?!

Whoa. I wonder if it'll be kinda weird.

[Guest kdramafanusa]

CAST

Lim Won-hee 임원희

http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Person/pe...nfo.php?id=7388

Ryoo Seung-beom 류승범

http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Person/pe...fo.php?id=14266

Kong Hyo-jin 공효진

http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Person/pe...fo.php?id=10423

Park Si-yeon 박시연

http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Person/pe...fo.php?id=56963

Hwang Bo-ra 황보라

http://www.cine21.com/Movies/Mov_Person/pe...fo.php?id=60610

[Guest kdramafanusa]

Source: KUNG FU CINEMA

‘Dachimawa Lee,’ Ryoo Seung-wan’s spy spoof

By Mark Pollard • June 24, 2008

Ryoo Seung-wan, director of THE CITY OF VIOLENCE, is back with a new movie and it’s something a little different. DACHIMAWA LEE is a spy-action spoof of ’60s and ’70s Korean cinema, right down to the exaggerated acting, crazed martial arts action and post-production dubbing. The film is based on Ryoo’s first work, a short film produced in 1998.

Under Japanese Imperialism, a Korean national treasure known as the Golden Buddha is stolen. The interim government appoints legendary Korean spy Agent Dachimawa Lee(Lim Won-hee) to recover the fabled statue and reveal the plot behind the theft. The first attempted operation fails miserably with Agent Lee losing both the statue and his sexy partner. He discovers that he was betrayed by an insider. Fueled by a desire for revenge, he faces off with the shadowy figure behind the plot on a snowy field in Switzerland where the statue is believed to be hidden.

The film co-stars Park Si-yeon, Kong Hyo-jin and Ryoo Seung-bum (CRYING FIST). Lim Won-hee began his acting career in Ryoo’s original short and is reprising the role for the feature film. Since 1998 he has appeared in numerous films including NO BLOOD NO TEARS and CRYING FIST.

A teaser trailer below is apparently not footage from the movie but a marketing gag to use the character to spoof the James Bond franchise. If the polish on this teaser is any indication, the movie itself is going to offer some serious eye candy.

[Guest kdramafanusa]

Source: Lunapark6 2008-06-23

"Dachimawa Lee" opens August 14th (S. Korea)

Posted by luna6

Likely the second most anticipated South Korean movie for summer 2008, “Dachimawa Lee” has made August 14th its official opening date. What’s so special about “Dachimawa Lee” you may ask? Well, the movie is directed by none other than Seung-wan Ryoo, maker of such films as “City of Violence,” “Crying Fist,” “No Blood No Tears,” “Arahan,” and “Die Bad.” There’s also Won-hie Lim (Le Grand Chef) playing a suave (Mike Myers type?) secret agent. If the thought of Won-hie Lim doesn’t wet your appetite, well the supporting cast surely will.

Supporting cast features a troika of lovely South Korean actresses: Hyo-jin Kong (Happiness/M/Family Ties), the lovely Si-yeon Park (The Fox Family/A Love), and the wild and crazy Bo-ra Hwang (Shim’s Family/Radio Days). You might also to think to yourself whats a Seung-wan Ryoo film without the appearance of his brother Seung-beom Ryoo? Well fear not, Seung-beom Ryoo (Radio Days, Crying Fist, Arahan) also appears in the movie in a supporting role.

“Dachimawa Lee” was originally released as a short internet film back in 1998, directed by Seung-wan Ryoo and featuring Won-hie Lim and Seung-beom Ryoo. The 2008 version promises a lot of summertime fun & action on the level of “The Good, The Bad, and The Weird.” More about this film will be posted closer to release date.

[Guest kdramafanusa]

Source: Twitch 2008-06-24

Ryoo Seung-Wan Parodies Bond In The First DACHIMAWA LEE Teaser

Posted by Todd Brown

Oh, man ... I’m totally of two minds on this. On one side there is the fact that Cannes award winning Crying Fist director Ryoo Seung-Wan’s period set espionage-action-comedy-martial arts flick Dachimawa Lee is an incredibly vibrant and colorful piece of work, a playful and unique exercise in style, and I just hate that the first teaser for the film shows absolutely no footage that actually appears in the film itself. Instead they’ve opted to shoot a mostly unrelated gag. On the other side there’s the fact that the gag - an extended riff on James Bond - is pretty funny and very well executed. I’ll let you have this one, Ryoo, just make sure you show us something from the actual film soon, okay?

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Source: Twitch 2008-03-25

First Image From Ryoo Seung-Wan’s Feature Length DACHIMAWA LEE!

Posted by Todd Brown

Long before he began turning heads around the globe with films such as the Cannes award-winning Crying Fist, South Korea’s Ryoo Seung-Wan turned heads at home with an energetic short film titled Dachimawa Lee. Rarely seen in the western world it introduced Korean audiences to Ryoo’s kinetic style and served notice that a major new talent had arrived in the country. Ryoo likes to be busy and so when his period zombie martial arts picture Yacha took longer than expected to get off the ground he opted to return to his roots and expand that early short out into a feature. Slated for a late summer or early fall release, the feature version of Dachimawa Lee is being shot now and the first image has arrived.

<<<Under Japanese imperialism, Korean national treasure Golden Buddha is stolen. The interim government appoints legendary Korean spy agent Dachimawa Lee to recover the fabled statue and reveal the dark plot behind the theft. The first attempted operation fails miserably, losing both the statue and his sexy partner. Agent Lee discovers that the failure was an inside job and fueled by rage of revenge, he must face off with the shadowy figure behind the plot on the snowy field of Switzerland where the statue is believed to be hidden.>>>

[Guest kdramafanusa]

some old pictures of Ryoo Seung-beom & Kong Hyo-jin

Credits: Cine21

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[Guest angel2nyt]

oh... ryu seung bum and gong hyo jin in one movie

[Guest kdramafanusa]

Original Korean Article: Newsen 2008-01-08 08:41:45

English Translation Credit: HanCinema

Ryoo Seung-beom and Kong Hyo-jin are co-starring in "Dajjimawa Lee", suggesting the possibility of reunion

Ryoo Seung-beom and Kong Hyo-jin are going to co-starring in "Dajjimawa Lee" (Director Ryoo Seung-wan/ Production agency: Owe-yoo-nae-kang). The possibility of the formal couple's reunion had been suggested ever since.

The Ryoo Brothers' (director Ryoo Seung-wan and actor Ryoo Seung-beom) new film, "Dajjimawa Lee" is already at the center of attention. It is a longer version of its shorter version of (35 min long) which was made in 2000 and became a sensational hit in the internet. The sole purpose of the shorter version was to screening in the internet. Lim Won-hee, who starred in the shorter version, is once again appearing in the longer version of "Dajjimawa Lee" with Ryoo Seung-beom and Kong Hyo-jin.

Ryoo Seung-beom and Kong Hyo-jin began their relationship when they co-starred in SBS mini-series "Beautiful Days" in 2001 and they co-starred in the film "No Manners" once again in 2002. Even after they broke up, they acted a couple in the film "The Birth of a Family" (2006).

The possibility of the ex-couple's reunion had been continuously suggested when they appeared together in various official events. Recently, the ex-couple attended a volunteer work in church, adding more expectation to their fans to see them getting back together again.

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Original Korean Article: MK 2008-05-22 17:08:08

English Translation Credit: HanCinema

Ryoo Seung-beom, Kong Hyo-jin, Deny marriage

The March issue of a women's magazine stated that Ryoo Seung-beom and Kong Hyo-jin, who broke up after six years of dating, were back together and preparing for marriage.

But the management companies of both actors are denying these rumors.

Ryoo Seung-beom's company, Oracle Entertainment, said that the two were happily back together but there is no news of marriage yet. Kong Hyo-jin's company, Sidus HQ, also denied the truth of any marriage rumors.

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[Guest Ender's Girl]

coolio! the short was a riot. can't wait for this!!!

GHJxRSB back together? yay!!!

[Guest kdramafanusa]

oh... ryu seung bum and gong hyo jin in one movie

coolio! the short was a riot. can't wait for this!!!

GHJxRSB back together? yay!!!

They are back together.

GASP! RSB and GHJ?!

Whoa. I wonder if it'll be kinda weird.

I wonder if it'll be like Mike Myers type of comedy (ala Austin Powers).

[Guest Ishida21]

Already posted in Park Si-yeon's thread:

http://www.soompi.com/forums/index.php?sho...9797&st=380

Park Si-yeon, femme fatale

This sexy lady has been visiting us through the television and films.

Her dangerous charisma has engulfed us all through the drama "Bitter Sweet Life" where she is the lady in affair also tempts many men in the movies. The movie "Dajimawa Lee" aired on the internet was a big hit back in 2000 starring Im Won-hee in the lead action role.

The new movie will be hitting the theatres this time with Park Si-yeon as a secret agent who fights as the seductive black rose against Dajimawa Lee.

The genre is comic action showing a new korean style of the 'Bond girl' through Park Si-yeon.

Later this year, she will also be starred, along with Jo Jae-hyeon in the movie "Marine Boy" where she is the dangerous lady. This thrillling movie's setting is underwater in which the story of drug dealing is taking place. Park Si-yeon takes on the role acting a Jazz singer in disguise undertaking a risky illegal trade.

Let's wait and see how this glamorous actress portrays femme fatale role.

Source: Hancinema.net & kr.news.yahoo

[melusine]

Main posters are out, in all their vintagey pulpy glory!

Additional teaser posters from dachimawalee.com

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More info from Twitch: (Welcome back, X!)

Finally Some Action from Ryu Seung-Wan's 다찌마와 리 (Dachimawa Lee)

Posted by . X . at 7:51pm.

Oh oh, the action kid is back. If you remember, right after Ryu Seung-Wan released 죽거나 혹은 나쁘거나 (Die Bad) in 2000, he joined an Internet project along with Jang Jin and Kim Ji-Woon. The idea was to make one short film each, and exclusively distribute them online, even though eventually they found their way to DVD. The other two were a success as well, and Kim Ji-Woon's 커밍아웃 (Coming Out) in particular is quite good. But Ryu's 다찌마와 리 (Dachimawa Lee) was just straight up cult material, right from the beginning. A parody of just about everything Ryu grew up watching (the machismo kitsch of 70s Korean action films, Jackie Chan, Shaw Brothers, etc.) the little short film is now getting the feature treatment, courtesy of our good old action kid, who's apparently shelving 야차 (Yacha) for the time being. And looking at the cast, it seems Ryu has signed some of the most interesting youngsters in the biz, including Gong Hyo-Jin, Hwang Bo-Ra, and the shockingly improved Park Si-Yeon. Wrapping up the cast are obviously the Ryu Seung-Wan regulars, Im Won-Hee, Ahn Gil-Gang and Ryu Seung-Beom on top. This trailer finally shows some footage, and it looks deliriously over the top, with some badass action.

Film will release on August 14. You can find the trailer below the break. And you can bet this will get monster coverage.

Teaser

(Bond parody)

<Watch online>

http://www.dachimawalee.com/multi/tpreview_low.zip

http://www.dachimawalee.com/multi/tpreview_high.zip

NG

Trailer

(with actual footage from the film)

<Watch online>

http://www.dachimawalee.com/multi/preview_low.zip

http://www.dachimawalee.com/multi/preview_high.zip

Stills from dachimawalee.com

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(^hee hee, that comb is so typical of him)

...Is it obvious I am really really REALLY looking forward to this?

[Guest kdramafanusa]

Main posters are out, in all their vintage-y pulp-y glory!

(^hee hee, that comb is so typical of him)

...Is it obvious I am really really REALLY looking forward to this?

Melusine, thank you so much for all the goodies.

I'm really..really looking forward to this too.

It's so nice to have X back at Twitch; I love reading his writeups.

Already posted in Park Si-yeon's thread:

Ishida21, thanks for sharing the article on PSY here.

[Guest thunderbolt]

...Is it obvious I am really really REALLY looking forward to this?

I'm really, really, really looking forward to this too. Whether real or reel, I'm just thrilled that they're together. Go, RSB and GHJ!!

[Guest valley girl]

wow soo vintage. PSY reminds me with her miss en scene CF with insung,, so vintage

[Guest kdramafanusa]

Source: HanCinema

Via: DongA 2008-07-22

Wedding bells for Ryoo Seung-beom and Kong Hyo-jin not until after November.

The star couple has been in the spot light for a long time. Even though the fans are waiting for the wedding dates, it seems it won't be anytime during this year.

The two stars have been very open in their dating through vacations and church going together. However, Ryoo Seung-beom will be a special guest actor in the movie "Dajimawa Lee" directed by his own brother Ryoo Seung-hwan. This action movie is produced in a huge scale so Ryoo Seung-beom will be helping out his brother in this big project starting this August.

If his special casting is definite, he will be filming until this November. Ryoo will be concentrating on this movie, so there won't be any news of wedding bells ringing.

Ryoo's part will be as a gangster who in the end comes to aid justice. He will also be acting with a Ho-nam dialect, thus it will a new challenge.

[insertusernamehere]

I'm so excited about this movie!!! Ryu director is always the best at action movies <3 the teaser and trailer both look sooo hilarious and slick!

cant wait

[im a tad disappointed that he picked PSY because she cant really act. Well, she's pretty]

[Guest kdramafanusa]

Source: HanCinema

Via: OSEN 2008.08.02 11:20

"Dajimawa Lee" posters represent 3 different genres

Posters for the new movie "Dajimawa Lee" are released to the public!

3 different posters represent three different genres that are within this new action movie. First one, 'the action poster' is where Dajimawa, Im Won-hee takes on a pose representing a body guard waiting for action not afraid to risk his life. Second one, 'romance poster' shows Dajimawa's dilemma choosing between two beautiful women. And the third one, 'solitude poster' is where he is alone revealing his human side.

Dajimawa Lee is a spy who is in search all around the world for a missing document risking his life against his enemies. The action movie will be released this 14th!

[Guest kdramafanusa]

Source: Official Dachimawalee blog